ROBERT POWER BA, Dipl (JCA), BEd, MEd (IT), EdD Instructional Developer Advanced Learning Technologies Center Center for Teaching, Learning and Educational Innovation, College of the North Atlantic-Qatar

Email (work): robert.power@cna-qatar.edu.qa Email (personal): robpower@hotmail.com Tel (Canada): (709) 728-5450 Tel (Qatar): +974-5513-3561 Mailing Address (Canada): Site 5, Box 24, Clarke’s Beach, NL, Canada, A0A 1W0 Mailing Address (Qatar): PO Box 24449, Doha, Qatar

 

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EDUCATION

 

2015  EdD, Distance Education

Athabasca University, Athabasca, AB, Canada

 

Thesis: Power, R. (2015). A framework for promoting teacher self-efficacy with mobile reusable learning objects (Doctoral dissertation, Athabasca University). Available from http://hdl.handle.net/10791/63  

Supervisor: Dr. Mohamed Ally

 

2003  Master of Education, Information Technology

Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada

 

Thesis: Power, R. (2003).  Broadband in teaching and learning in Newfoundland and Labrador. Education 6590: Research Seminar in Education.  Memorial University of Newfoundland.

 

2001  Bachelor of Education, Intermediate/Secondary

Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada

 

1997  Honours Diploma, Journalism/Communications Arts

Lawrence College, St. John’s, NL, Canada

 

1996  Bachelor of Arts, English / History

Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada

 

 

AWARDS

 

2014     Graduate Student Research Fund, $1268

            Athabasca University, Athabasca, AB, Canada

 

2014     Graduate Student Dissemination Fund, $1991

            Athabasca University, Athabasca, AB, Canada

 

2000     Named to the Dean’s List, Faculty of Education

            Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada

 

1993     Dr. M.O. Morgan Entrance Scholarship

            Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

2013 -         Instructional Developer

                   College of the North Atlantic-Qatar, Doha, Qatar

 

Work with course instructors and subject matter experts to developer online content for blended learning environments using College of the North Atlantic-Qatar’s Desire2Learn (D2L) learning management system.

 

2005-2013   Information Technology Instructor and ICDL Training & Testing Centre Coordinator

                    College of the North Atlantic-Qatar, Doha, Qatar

 

Instructed courses in application software, operating systems, Internet applications development, computer hardware and troubleshooting.  Facilitated accreditation and coordination of the ICDL Training and Testing Centre.  Provided professional development courses in IT skills for faculty, support staff and clients from outside corporations and state-governed K-12 schools.

 

2003-2005   Technology/Learning Resources Teacher

                     John Burke High School, Eastern School District of Newfoundland and Labrador

 

Instructed courses in technology. Administered school computer network. Managed Learning Resources Centre. Provided IT and learning resource support to teachers.

 

2001-2002  English/Learning Resources Teacher

                    Jane Collins Academy, Lewisporte-Gander School District

 

Instructed English and Business Communications courses.  Managed Learning Resources Centre.  Provided learning resource guidance and support to teachers.

 

1997-2001  Newswriter/Broadcast Journalist

                     Steele Communications/VOCM Radio, 1997-2001

 

Conducted interviews and wrote news stories for on-air broadcast on VOCM News.  Read on-air news broadcasts.  Performed on-the-spot news coverage.  Formatted and uploaded news stories for the VOCM News website.

 

 

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

 

2014-2015   Lead Researcher (Doctoral Candidate)

                       Athabasca University, Athabasca, AB, Canada

 

Lead researcher for the doctoral dissertation research project A framework for promoting teacher self-efficacy with mobile reusable learning objects.  Developed an online professional development course centred on using the Collaborative Situated Active Mobile (CSAM) learning design framework, and assessed the impact of participation in the course on teachers’ perceptions of self-efficacy with mobile learning strategies. 

 

2014            Research Assistant

                    Athabasca University, Athabasca, AB, Canada

     

Research assistant for the Mobile Learning research project partnership between Athabasca University, Qatar University, Qatar Foundation, and Qatari industry. Responsibilities included liaising with appropriate administrative and instructional personnel at College of the North Atlantic-Qatar, and identification of appropriate student control and experimental groups for participation in portions of the research study data collection phase taking place on campus at College of the North Atlantic-Qatar. Responsibilities also included the facilitation of participant instructor and student briefing sessions, and the administration of pre and post-treatment assessments and follow-up surveys.

 

2012           Lead Researcher

                    College of the North Atlantic-Qatar, Doha, Qatar

 

Lead researcher for a mobile learning research project entitled QR Cache: Assessing the feasibility of using Quick Response (QR) codes and mobile devices to help students master computer-related workplace English competencies.  Developed a set of mobile device compatible Reusable Learning Objects (RLOs) designed to cover content from the Hardware Components module of the TPP-MC-105 course.  Prepared Research Ethics Committee and SEED Funding Committee applications.  Prepared participant student and instructor feedback survey instruments.  Primary responsibility for conducting data analysis and preparing final research report(s) and conference presentations.  Supervision of student research assistant from the School of IT, College of the North Atlantic-Qatar.      

 

2003           Research Assistant and Online Facilitator

                   Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NF, Canada

 

Assisted with interviews and facilitated video conference sessions in the Telesat Multimedia Satellite Trials for Schools project with the Faculty of Education.  Assisted with the collation of data.  

 

 

PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE 

 

Professional Organizations

 

2013 -          Executive Committee

                    International Association for Mobile Learning (IAmLearn)

 

Member-at-Large of the Executive Committee. Responsibilities include contributing to planning and policy for the Association’s ongoing research and professional development initiatives in partnership with institutions and organizations from around the world. Responsibilities also include planning and policy related to the Association’s annual mLearn conference series, as well as communications and promotion of the Association and of mobile and contextual learning research and practical implementation issues in general.

 

Conference Organization

 

2012-2013   12^th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning (mLearn 2013)

International Association of Mobile Learning and College of the North Atlantic-Qatar

 

Served as project manager and conference chair for the 12^th annual global conference of the International Association for Mobile Learning (IAmLearn).  Responsibilities included management of logistical conference arrangements, creation and management of the conference website, presentation proposal submission system, and conference registration system.  Responsibilities also included the formation and chairing of the local conference planning committee, coordination of corporate conference sponsors, coordination of the vetting of presentation proposal submissions, and production and publication of the conference proceedings.

 

2012-2013   6^th Annual Exploring ICT in Education Conference

College of the North Atlantic-Qatar, Doha, Qatar

 

Served as project manager for the 6^th Annual Exploring ICT in Education Conference hosted by the School of Information Technology, College of the North Atlantic-Qatar.  Responsibilities included management of logistical conference arrangements, creation and management of the conference website, presentation proposal submission systems, and conference registration system. 

 

Institutional Organizations

 

2014 -          Mobile Learning Subcommittee

College of the North Atlantic-Qatar, Doha, Qatar

 

Serving as a member of the mobile learning subcommittee of the College of the North Atlantic-Qatar Strategic Planning Steering Committee. Responsibilities include researching current student mobile device usage trends and attitudes towards mobile device usage in learning, and proposing strategic initiatives for the integration of mobile learning strategies at College of the North Atlantic-Qatar, including initiatives for applied research, classroom practice, and faculty professional development.

 

2011 -          SEED Program Adjudication Committee

College of the North Atlantic-Qatar, 2011-present

 

Worked with other members of the SEED Program Adjudication Committee and the Office of Applied Research, College of the North Atlantic-Qatar.  Responsibilities included the evaluation of applications from full-time faculty and staff of College of the North Atlantic-Qatar for permission to conduct research projects, and the determination of eligibility for funding from the SEED Program and the Qatar National Research Fund’s Undergraduate Research Experience Program.

 

2009-2010   Learning Management Systems Steering Committee

College of the North Atlantic-Qatar, 2009-2010

 

Worked with other members of the Learning Management Systems Steering Committee to develop a report for the Vice President, Academic, and the Executive Committee, College of the North Atlantic-Qatar, on recommendations for the purpose, vision, and effective implementation of Learning Management Systems for the College.

 

Manuscript Reviewing

 

2014 -          International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM)

Peer review of paper submissions.

 

2014            13th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning (mLearn 2014)

Peer review of paper submissions.

 

2013 -          International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning (IJMBL)

Guest editor for a special edition (Volume 6, Issue 4) dedicated to the 12th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning (mLearn 2013). Peer review of paper submissions.

 

2013 -          Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: Gulf Perspectives (LTHE: Gulf)

Peer review of paper submissions.

 

2013 -          12th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning (mLearn 2013)

Lead editor for conference proceedings. Peer review of paper submissions.

 

2011 -          International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning (IRRODL)

Peer review of paper submissions.

 

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 

Information Technology Courses

(College of the North Atlantic-Qatar, 2005 - present)

 

• CP1280: Windows Client
• CP1310: Windows Server Administration
• CP1510: Windows Operating System
• CP1610: Introduction to Computer Components
• CP1910: Computer Hardware and Troubleshooting I
• CP2060: Operating System Fundamentals
• CP2190: Linux Operating System
• CR1260: Client Services for the Computer Industry 
• CT1150: Introduction to Computers for Technology
• EP1140: Business Operations in Information Systems 
• MC1050: Introduction to Computers
• MC1220: Productivity Tools I
• MC1221: Productivity Tools II
• MC1241: Computer Applications II 
• MC1800: Software Applications I
• MC1801: Software Applications II
• MC1810: Fundamental Computer Applications
• MC1820: Computer Applications
• MC2220: Productivity Tools III
• SD1570: Effective Learning 
• TPP-MC105: Introduction to Computers (Technical Preparatory Program – Qatar Petroleum)

 

Professional Development Courses

(College of the North Atlantic-Qatar, 2005 - present)

 

• International Computer Driver’s License (ICDL) Core Certificate
• Information Technology Skills for the Workplace

 

Contract Training Courses

(College of the North Atlantic-Qatar, 2005 - present) 

 

• International Computer Driver’s License (ICDL) Core Certificate
• Ministry of Finance, State of Qatar, Spring 2007
• Served as instructional and testing coordinator

 

• International Computer Driver’s License (ICDL) Core Certificate Testing
• Qatar International School. State of Qatar, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13
• Served as testing coordinator for students and staff from Qatar International School

 

• CE-IT 1010: Using Interactive Whiteboards in the Curriculum
• Supreme Education Council, State of Qatar, 2009-2010
• Served as a program developer in collaboration with the Supreme Education Council of Information and Communication Technology, State of Qatar
• Served as an instructor working with teachers and support staff from state-governed K-12 schools.

 

• Digital Inclusion for Women Trainer Skills Workshop
• Supreme Education Council of Information and Communications Technology (ictQATAR), 2012
• Served as a program developer in collaboration with the Supreme Education Council of Information and Communications Technology, State of Qatar
• Served as a content developer for the Digital Inclusion for Women community development program in collaboration with the Supreme Education Council of Information and Communications Technology, State of Qatar
• Served as the Learning Management System course interface and content developer for the Trainer Skills Workshop program
• Served as a face-to-face and online instructor working with trainers employed by local training companies in preparation for their delivery of the Digital Inclusion for Women community development program.

 

Intermediate/Secondary Courses:

(Eastern School District and Lewisporte-Gander School District, Province of Newfoundland and Labrador)

 

• Communications Technology 3400, John Burke High School, Grand Bank, NL (2003-2005)
• English 9, Jane Collins Academy, Hare Bay, NL (2001-2002)
• English 1202, Jane Collins Academy, Hare Bay, NL (2001-2002)
• English 2101: Research and Writing, Jane Collins Academy, Hare Bay, NL (2001-2002)
• English 2204: Canadian Literature, Jane Collins Academy, Hare Bay, NL (2001-2002)
• English 3102: Business English, Jane Collins Academy, Hare Bay, NL (2001-2002)
• Integrated Systems 1205, John Burke High School, Grand Bank, NL (2003-2005)
• Technology 8, John Burke High School, Grand Bank, NL (2003-2005)
• Technology 9, John Burke High School, Grand Bank, NL (2003-2005)
• Web Masters 3224, John Burke High School, Grand Bank, NL (2003-2005)

 

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)

(Offered as an independent subject matter expert and instructional developer)

 

• Creating Mobile Reusable Learning Objects Using Collaborative Situated Active Mobile (CSAM) Learning Strategies (May-June 2014)
• Online professional development course hosted on the Canvas open learning management system.
• Course designed as part of EdD dissertation research project at Athabasca University, AB, Canada.
• Participants included professional educators from Canada, the United States, and Qatar.
• Served as subject matter expert, instructional developer and course facilitator.

 

• Instructional Design for Mobile Learning (ID4ML) (May-June 2015)
• Online professional development course hosted on the Canvas open learning management system.
• Course designed for open enrollment with an international target audience of professional educators.
• Serving as subject matter expert, instructional developer, and course co-facilitator.

 

  

PUBLICATIONS

 

Power, R. (2012).  QR Cache: Assessing the feasibility of using Quick Response (QR) codes and mobile devices to help students master computer-related workplace English competencies.  Available from http://qrcache.pbworks.com

 

Power, R. (2012).  QR Cache: Connecting mLearning practice with theory.  In M. Specht, M. Sharples, & J. Multisilta (Eds.), Proceedings of the 11^th Annual World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning (mLearn 2012) held in Helsinki, Finland, 16-18 October 2012 (pp. 346-349).  Retrieved from http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-955/

 

Power, R. (2013). Book review: Quinn, C. N. (2011), The mobile academy. Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: Gulf Perspectives, 10(2). Retrieved from http://lthe.zu.ac.ae/index.php/lthehome/article/view/150/69

 

Power, R. (2013). Collaborative situated active mobile (CSAM) learning strategies: A new perspective on effective mobile learning. Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: Gulf Perspectives, 10(2). Retrieved from http://lthe.zu.ac.ae/index.php/lthehome/article/view/137

 

Power, R. (2013). Leader-member exchange theory in higher and distance education. The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 14(4). Retrieved from http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1582

 

Power, R. (2013, June 19). Mobilizing the MOOC: A review of Instructional Design for Mobile Learning (IDML13). MOOC News and Reviews. Available from http://moocnewsandreviews.com/mobilizing-the-mooc-review-of-instructional-design-for-mobile-learning-idml13/

 

Power, R. (Ed.), (2013). QScience Proceedings: Vol. 2013, 12th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning (mLearn 2013). Retrieved from http://www.qscience.com/toc/qproc/2013/3

 

Power, R. (2013). Targeting FRAME: A new tool for mLearning design. QScience Proceedings: Vol. 2013, 12th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning (mLearn 2013), 34. DOI: 10.5339/qproc.2013.mlearn.34

 

Power, R. (Ed). (2014). Special issue from the 12^th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning. International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 6(4). Available from http://www.igi-global.com/ijmbl 

 

Power, R. (2015). A framework for promoting teacher self-efficacy with mobile reusable learning objects (Doctoral dissertation, Athabasca University). Available from http://hdl.handle.net/10791/63

 

Power, R., Cristol, D., & Gimbert, B. (2014). Exploring tools to promote teacher efficacy with mLearning. In M. Kalz, Y. Bayyurt, & M. Specht (Eds), Mobile as a mainstream – Towards future challenges in mobile learning: Communications in Computer and Information Science Volume 479, pp. 61-68. Available from http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-13416-1_7

 

Power, R. & Murphy, E. (2004). Broadband in teaching and learning in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Morning Watch (Winter 2004). Available from http://www.mun.ca/educ/faculty/mwatch/win04/murphypower.htm

 

 

CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS

 

Power, R. (2012, October). QR Cache: Linking mLearning theory to practice in Qatar. Qatar Foundation Annual Research Forum Proceedings, 2012 (CSP31). DOI: 10.5339/qfarf.2012.CSP31. Retrieved from http://www.qscience.com/doi/abs/10.5339/qfarf.2012.CSP31 

 

Power, R. (2013, April). Create your own mobile RLOs (reusable learning objects) for situated active learning.  Workshop presentation at Technology in Higher Education 2013, 16-17 April, 2013, Doha, Qatar.

 

Power, R. (2013, April). Collaborative Situated Active Mobile (CSAM) learning strategies: A new perspective on effective mobile learning. Presentation at Mobile Learning: Gulf Perspective Research Symposium, April 25, 2013, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

 

Power, R. (2013, November). Create your own mobile RLOs… and get your students doing it too! Workshop presentation at Teaching with Technology 2013, 26-28 November, 2013, Clarenville, Newfoundland, Canada.

 

Power, R. (2014, May). Framing instructional design for collaborative RLOs with the CSAM framework. Presentation at the Advanced Distributed Learning Group's 2014 Interagency Mobile Learning Webinar Series, 22-24 May, 2014. Retrieved from http://www.adlnet.gov/interagency-mobile-learning-webinar-series-2014/schedule/

 

Power, R., Cristol, D., & Gimbert, B. (2014, November). Using free tools and a pedagogical framework to promote teacher efficacy with mLearning. Workshop presentation at the 13^th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning (mLearn 2014), 3-5 November, 2014, Istanbul, Turkey. Retrieved from http://iamlearn.net/workshop-5-using-free-tools-and-a-pedagogical-framework-to-promote-teacher-efficacy-with-mlearning/

 

 

GUEST LECTURER APPEARANCES

 

2015    Ohio State University

           Guest lecturer for EDUTL 5226.        

 

2014    Athabasca University

           Guest lecturer for MDDE 623: Introduction to Mobile Learning.

 

2013    University of British Columbia

           Guest lecturer for the Introduction to Educational Technology course.

 

2014    University of Western Australia

           Guest lecturer appearance for the A World of Mobile Learning course.

 

 

OTHER PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

 

Graduate Student Research Integrity Program (GRIP)

 

• Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada

 

International Computer Driving License (ICDL)

 

• ICDL Core Certification (GCC 060 077613)
• ICDL Certified Training Professional (GCC C06 0165)
• ICDL Authorized Tester (GCC T06 00015)
• ICDL Authorized Training Centre and Test Centre Coordinator (GCC T06 00015)

 

Mada: Qatar Assistive Technology Center

 

• Document Accessibility training. Certificate of Participation, 12-13 May, 2014.
• Video Captioning training. Certificate of Participation, 14 May, 2014.
• Web and Mobile App Accessible Design and Usability training. Certificate of Participation, 20-25 May, 2014.

 

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

 

• International Association for Mobile Learning (IAmLearn), 2011-present
• Member of the Advanced Distributed Learning group’s Mobile Learning Instructional Design Framework Working Group, 2014-present.  

 

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

 

• The use of information and communication technology to increase academic collaboration between educators and students
• The effective use of information and communication technology to facilitate online and distributed learning
• The use of mobile devices for the dissemination of learning materials
• The effective use of information and communication technology to enhance learning in the classroom

 

 

TEACHING INTERESTS

 

• Basic Information Communications Technology literacy skills
• Effective use of information and communication technologies to enhance teaching and learning in the classroom
• Effective use of information and communication technologies to enhance teaching and learning through online or distributed education
• Computer hardware and software applications maintenance and troubleshooting skills
• Website development for personal or academic communication

 

 

REFERENCES

 

• Ms. Paula Hayden, Chair, Centre for Teaching, Learning and Educational Innovation, College of the North Atlantic – Qatar, Doha, Qatar, +974-4495-2301 paula.hayden@cna-qatar.edu.qa  

• Dr. Mohamed Ally, Professor, Center for Distance Education / Researcher, Technology Enhanced Knowledge Research Institute (TEKRI), Athabasca University, Athabasca, Alberta, Canada, 1-866-916-8650 mohameda@athabascau.ca 

• Dr. Dean Cristol, Associate Professor, Department of Teaching and Learning, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University, 419-995-9274 cristol.2@osu.edu 
• Professor John Traxler, Professor of Mobile Learning, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom, +01902-328591, john.traxler@wlv.ac.uk
• Dr. Elizabeth Murphy, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland  (709) 737-7634  emurphy@mun.ca