eSTEeM Seminar Series: Mental wellbeing in distance learning: exploring barriers and solutions

Facilitated by Kate Lister

Mental wellbeing is a global priority, and higher education practices are increasingly coming under scrutiny for the impact they can have on students’ mental health. This is particularly important in distance learning, where many students are juggling multiple roles and responsibilities, and the impact of barriers to mental wellbeing can devastating. In this one-hour interactive session, you’ll learn about an OU study identifying barriers and enablers to mental wellbeing in distance learning, and you’ll explore how the findings might be applied to practice.

Biography

Kate Lister (PFHEA) is a Lecturer in Education Studies at the Open University, specialising in accessibility, inclusive pedagogy, and embedding mental wellbeing in curricula and teaching practice. Her role involves championing accessibility and inclusive practice; she is ECYS Accessibility Lead, chair of the Cross-Faculty Accessibility Working Group and leads the OU's Embedding Mental Wellbeing in the Curriculum project. She is also an Associate for Advance HE, co-leading on the Mental Wellbeing in the Curriculum collaborative project.