Norbert pachler institute of education, university. Mobile learning as a global phenomenon is considered to offer new opportunities for teaching and learning as mobile technologies can be used inter alia to realise personalised and learner centred approaches see e. Learning to teach using ict in the secondary school offers teachers of all subjects a comprehensive, practical introduction to the extensive possibilities that ict offers pupils, teachers and schools. Norbert pachler institute of education, university college. Learning to teach foreign languages in the secondary school. Asserting a sociocultural view of learning, investigating mobile devices as cultural transformational tools is proposed to potentially expand perceptions and access to resources not only in how we view teaching and learning as a form of social capital, but also in how we design for it and conduct research in complex settings. Whats changed is that this portable, crosscontextual way of engaging with the world is driving a more proactive approach to learning on the part of. Norbert pachler published 2011 in this paper i attempt to show that under the prevailing economic, social, cultural, technological conditions new forms of appropriation and meaningmaking are required, namely those that valorize the cultural resources and media practices of everyday life and that take seriously the subjectivities and identities. An important conceptual frame for this paper is the mobile complex pachler, bachmair and cook, 2010, which shapes mobile learning and results from the delimitation of structures. Jan 01, 2010 the article analyses the interrelationship of users of mobile devices with the structures, agency and practices of, and in relation to what the authors call the mobile complex. Norbert pachler, christoph pimmer and judith seipold 1 workbased mobile learning.
Norberts research interests include the application of new technologies in. Methods for evaluating mobile learning 17 mike sharples 3. Structures, agency, practices norbert pachler, ben bachmair. A cultural ecology for mobile learning show all authors. Information about the lmlg and their activities is available at about the london mobile learning group judith seipold,norbert pachler bremen, germany march 2122, 2011.
Structures, agency, practices norbert pachler, ben bachmair, john cook, gunther kress on. Norbert pachler is professor of education at the institute of education, university of london, uk, where he is prodirector for professional education. Sharples, corlett, and westmancott, 2001, to find ways to include learners who are at a distance to formal education see e. Learning to teach foreign languages in the secondary. In some developing countries, large numbers of learners are moving directly to mobile devices, bypassing the personal computer stage. Learning with mobile technologies is an emerging field with a developing research agenda and many questions surrounding the suitability of traditional research methods to investigate and evaluate the new learning experiences associated with mobility and support for increasingly informal learning. Norbert pachler is professor of education at the institute of education, university of london, uk, where he is prodirector for. Creating situations that promote mobile learning ubiquitous mobility and its implications for pedagogy bridging the digital divide at the policy level. Reconceptualizing design research in the age of mobile learning. Guidelines for practitioners and examples of good practices. This book sets out the issues and requirements for mobile learning research, and presents recent.
Structures, agency, practices edition 1 available in hardcover. Thinking about the m in m learning gunther kress and norbert pachler, institute of education, london. Sustainability for innovative education the case of. Workshop white paper technologyenhanced learning in the. Reconceptualizing design research in the age of mobile. Norbert pachler is professor of education and prodirector. View enhanced pdf access article on wiley online library html view download pdf for offline viewing. Unlike many other events on mobile learning, the symposium deliberately focused on learning, rather than on technology, and contributions came from invited speakers, rather than through an open call.
Underpinned by the latest theory and research, it provides practical advice and guidance, triedandtested examples, and covers a range of issues and topics essential for teachers using ict. Core issues in mobile learning mobile devices as educational resources. Eric ej1085226 sustainability for innovative educationthe. Learning scouts peer assisted learning in the process of migration. Sustainability for innovative education the case of mobile. Norbert pachler, institute of education, university college london, ccm department, faculty member. The sociocultural ecological approach to mobile learning. Internat i onal jo u r n a l o f mo b i l e a n d blended le a r n i n g editorial preface i david parsons, editorinchief, ijmbl research articles 1 appropriation of mobile cultural resources for learning norbert pachler, institute of education, uk. This article argues that mobile phones should be viewed as new cultural resources that operate within an individualized. The wle centre, institute of education, 20 bedford way, london wc1h 0al.
Kop learning to teach foreign languages in the secondary school av norbert pachler, michael evans, ana redondo, linda fisher pa. Online learning and teaching and learning about online teaching \ 5. Research and practice in mobile learning are still in their infancy. Mobile learning structures, agency, practices norbert pachler. Norbert pachler is reader in education and codirector of the centre for excellence in workbased learning for education professionals at the institute of education, university of london. Studies teacher education, teacher development, and mobile learning. The lmlg comprises an international, interdisciplinary group of researchers from the fields of educational.
A cultural ecological frame for mobility and learning. Norbert pachler, christoph pimmer newbooks solutions. Two examples are presented and some curricular options for the assimilation of mobile devices into settings of formal learning are discussed. In this paper i attempt to show that under the prevailing economic, social, cultural, technological conditions new forms of appropriation and meaningmaking are required, namely those that valorize the cultural resources and media practices of everyday life and that take seriously the subjectivities and identities of learners and their modes of selfrepresentation. Thinking about the m in mlearning gunther kress and norbert pachler, institute of education, london. Norbert pachler is reader in education and codirector of. Mobileereaders download the bookshelf mobile app at or from the itunes or android store to access your ebooks from your mobile device or ereader. Increasing access mobile learning christoph pimmer. Researching mobile learning by norbert pachler, 9783039118328, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Key issues in elearning norbert pachler, caroline daly. As with television and computers before it, todays mobile technology challenges educators to respond and ensure their work is relevant to students. Sustainability for innovative educationthe case of mobile learning.
Learning ben bachmair and norbert pachler abstract mobile devices and services have achieved a level of critical mass and importance that requires us to take them seriously as new cultural resources. View enhanced pdf access article on wiley online library html view download pdf for offline. A third key feature of the mobile complex is the emergence of a new habitus of learning in which learners constantly view their lifeworlds with expectancy and contingency and see it framed both as a challenge. Increasing access through mobile learning is a timely book for mobile education, especially for developing countries where the use of mobile technology is increasing at a phenomenal rate. An important conceptual frame for this paper is the mobile complex pachler, bachmair and cook, 2010, which shapes mobile learning and results from the delimitation of structures, agency and practices.
Norbert pachler is reader in education and codirector of the. The volume features a selection of research papers presented at a symposium on mobile learning which was organised by and took place at the wle centre on february 9th 2007 and brought together. This article proposes appropriation as the key for the recognition of mobile devicesas well as the artefacts accessed through, and produced with themas. Unlocking the value of mobile technology for workbased education. Unlocking the value of mobile technology for workbased education christoph pimmer and norbert pachler abstract the use of mobile phones is attracting considerable interest in the fields of professional learning and workbased education. To fully conceptualize and reconceptualize design research in mobile learning, the authors address and unpack the unique affordances of mobile learning and implications for design research as well as the design process that has impact on both. Oct 30, 2015 an important conceptual frame for this paper is the mobile complex pachler, bachmair and cook, 2010, which shapes mobile learning and results from the delimitation of structures, agency and practices. Senior lecturer academic developer, university of new england, australia. The volume features a selection of research papers presented at a symposium on mobile learning which was organised by and took place at the wle centre on february 9th 2007 and brought together leading researchers and practitioners in the field. Agency, practices by norbert pachler, ben bachmair, john cook free pdf. Norbert pachler london mobile learning group this workshop has a special role as only 3 out of 16 participants received funding from stellar. Learning to teach using ict in the secondary school. This chapter explores the implications of contemporary environments and the affordances of mobile technologies for learning with particular reference to textmaking and implications for schools.
Internat i onal jo u r n a l o f o b i l e blended le a r n i n g. Pdf thinking about the m in mlearning researchgate. Towards a framework for analysis of usergenerated contexts. Thinking about the m in mlearning gunther kress and norbert pachler, institute of education, london 33 chapter 2 ubiquitous computing. Mobile learning open research online the open university. Mobile learning is a groundbreaking volume, sure to stimulate both discussion and innovation among educational professionals interested in technology in the context of teaching and. Norbert s research interests include the application of new technologies in. This chapter provides an overview of the conceptual and theoretical work of the london mobile learning group lmlg. Caroline daly is senior lecturer in education at the institute of education, university of london, uk with responsibility for the mixedmode master of teaching. Information about the lmlg and their activities is available at about the london mobile learning group judith seipold, norbert pachler bremen, germany march 2122, 2011. Mobile cultural resources emerge within what we call a mobile complex, which consists of the inter. Internat i onal jo u r n a l o f o b i l e blended le a r. Against the conceptual and theoretical background of a socioculturally orientated.
In turn delimitation does not lead to new, transformed but stabile features. John is a founding member of the london mobile learning group, was chairpresident of the association for learning technology 20046 and is currently the chair of alts research committee. A cultural ecology for mobile learning john cook, norbert pachler, and ben bachmair elearning and digital media 2011 8. Structures, concepts and practices of the british and german. Wle centre occasional papers in workbased learning 1, publisher. Recent survey findings and reflections on capturing informal learning 41 d. Journal of interactive media in education, v2015 n1. Edited by giasemi vavoula, norbert pachler and agnes kukulskahulme learning with mobile technologies is an emerging field with a developing research agenda and many questions surrounding the suitability of traditional research methods to investigate and evaluate the new learning experiences associated with mobility and support for increasingly. Appropriation of mobile cultural resources for learning. Mobile learning norbert pachler, ben bachmair, john cook, gunther kress 2129. Pdf thinking about the m in mlearning norbert pachler. Mobile learning structures, agency, practices norbert. Workbased learning 1 mobile learning towards a research agenda editor.
Norbert pachler is reader in education and codirector of the centre for excellence in workbased learning for education professionals at the. Most of the other participants were financed by the london mobile learning group lmlg. Mobile learning norbert pachler ben bachmair john cook mobile learning structures, agency, practices with contributions from gunther kress, judith. Edited by giasemi vavoula, norbert pachler and agnes kukulskahulme. What we can learn from the fields of workbased learning and mobile learning christoph pimmer university of applied sciences northwestern switzerland, switzerland, norbert pachler institute of education university of london, uk and graham attwell university of warwick, uk. Ben bachmair and norbert pachler the successful introduction of mobile learning into education is arguably premised on sustainability in the sense of an ability to maintain innovation over time and to become embedded into mainstream prac.