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Dr Kara Johnson is the Associate Dean for Learning & Teaching in the Faculty of Business & Law and aÌýSenior Lecturer at the Open University Law School.

Kara joined the OU in 2020Ìýwith extensive experience of strategic academic leadership andÌýonline education. Previously, she hadÌýbeen Head of the School of Law and Criminology at Arden University andÌýSenior Lecturer and Award Director at Staffordshire University.ÌýKara holdsÌýan LLB in Law, French and German,Ìýan LLM in CommercialÌýLaw and has completed a Professional Doctorate in Education.ÌýKara's work in education has predominantly been with adults entering HE through non-traditional routes. Her doctorate focuses on the liminal experiences of part-time adult learners as they embark on undergraduate online study and also explores how innovative online research tools can give educator-researchers new insights into participantÌýstories.

Kara has also acted as a higher educationÌýconsultant in digital learning, working withÌýHEIs onÌýembedding academic skills across the online curriculum, digital pedagogies, onboardingÌýand innovation in online assessment. Her consultancy work has involved her in advising several institutions including the universities of Liverpool, Derby, Roehampton, and East London

Kara is a Senior Fellow of Advance HE and sits on the Law Society's Digital Education Task Force, She also works asÌýa Reviewer for the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme and anÌýExternal Examiner for the UniversitiesÌýof Plymouth and Cardiff.