Published Papers

 

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. Miltisilta (Eds.). Proceedings of the 11th 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. (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 (Download Poster)

 

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). 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. (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 the Mobile Learning: Gulf Perspectives Research Symposium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 25 April 2013. (Download Poster)

 

Power. R. (2013, September). Creating mobile RLOs (reusable learning objects) using Collaborative Situated Active Mobile (CSAM) learning strategies. Webinar presentation for participants in the University of British Colombia Master of Education program, Fall 2013.

 

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, April). Future trends in mobile learning. Guest lecture presentation for A World of Mobile Learning 2014, University of Western Australia, April 2014. Retrieved from http://youtu.be/ZySfdhuGerE

 

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/

 

 

Selected Doctoral Studies Papers

(Unpublished papers from the EdD in Distance Education program at Athabasca University)

 

Farias, G., & Power, R. (2013).  Case studies in mLearning leadership wiki.  Available from http://deleadership.pbworks.com

 

Power, R. (2011).  Developing a rubric for the effectiveness of media integration in instruction design: A holistic approach to the media effectiveness debate.  Unpublished manuscript, Center for Distance Education, Athabasca University, Athabasca, Canada.

 

Power, R. (2012).  An overview of activity theory and Vygotsky's zone of proximal development.  Unpublished manuscript, Center for Distance Education, Athabasca University, Athabasca, Canada.

 

Power, R. (2012).  Effective learning strategies with mobile devices: Collaborative situated active mobile learning.  Unpublished manuscript, Center for Distance Education, Athabasca University, Athabasca, Canada.

 

Power, R. (2012).  Examining theoretical paradigm issues in the QR Cache research project.  Unpublished manuscript, Center for Distance Education, Athabasca University, Athabasca, Canada.

 

Power, R. (2012). Developing a conceptual framework for the QR Cache research project.  Unpublished manuscript, Center for Distance Education, Athabasca University, Athabasca, Canada.

 

Power, R. (2012).  Planning research strategies for the QR Cache research project.  Unpublished manuscript, Center for Distance Education, Athabasca University, Athabasca, Canada.

 

Power, R. (2013). Leadership and project management in distance education wiki.  Available from http://deleaders.pbworks.com

 

 

Research Seminar Paper
(Master of Education (Information Technology) program, Memorial University and University College of Cape Breton)

Power, R. (2003).  Broadband in teaching and learning in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Education 6590: Research Seminar in Education.  Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Other Academic Papers
(Unpublished papers from the MEd. (IT) program at Memorial University and University College of Cape Breton)

Barrett, G. & Power, R. (2003).  Creating Operation: Philanthropist:  A webquest for

high school English language arts students.  Education537: Designing web-based learning.  University College of Cape Breton.

 

Doody, C., Power, R. & Yu, B. (2003).  Creating Becoming an Effective Job Seeker:

A multimedia web-based unit for job seekers.  Education535: Applications of learning theory in education multimedia applications.  University College of Cape Breton.

 

Leahy, Brian, MacAulay, C., Muprhy, D., Power, R., & Yang, J. (2003).  Program development model.

Education 6823: Principles of program design and development.  Memorial University of Newfoundland.

 

Power, R. (2002).  Attitudes, Policies, and the Failing of Students in a Rural Academy:

Critical Race Theory as a Lens for Exploring Educational Issues, and Empowering Students and Parents in a Rural Newfoundland Community.  Education 6100:  Research designs and methods in education.   Memorial University of Newfoundland.

 

Power, R. (2002).  A critique of Ann Berlack’s “Teaching and testimony: Witnessing and bearing

witness to racisms in culturally diverse classrooms.”  Education 6100:  Research designs and methods in education.   Memorial University of Newfoundland.

 

Power, R. (2002).  A critique of Butyniec-Thomas and Woloshyn’s study of explicit-strategy

and whole-language spelling instruction methods.  Education 6100:  Research designs and methods in education.   Memorial University of Newfoundland.

 

Power, R. (2002).  Analyzing English performance trends between urban and rural high school

graduates.  Education 6610:  Research on computers in the curriculum.   Memorial University of Newfoundland.

 

Power, R. (2002).  Assessing the effectiveness of message boards for strengthening literacy.

Education 6610:  Research on computers in the curriculum.   Memorial University of Newfoundland. 

 

Power, R. (2002).  Asynchronous communication in online education: online discussion forums.

Education 6620:  Issues and trends in educational computing.   Memorial University of Newfoundland.

 

Power, R. (2002).  An overview of digital repositories and learning objects.  Educations 6620:

Issues and trends in educational computing.  Memorial University of Newfoundland.

 

Power, R. (2002).  A review of current issues and trends.  Education 6620:

Issues and trends in educational computing.   Memorial University of Newfoundland. (ED6620 rlptrends)

 

Power, R. (2002).  A synopsis of data-driven research.  Education 6610:

Research on computers in the curriculum.   Memorial University of Newfoundland. (ED6610 synopsis2)

 

Power, R. (2002).  A synopsis of idea-based research.  Education 6610:

Research on computers in the curriculum.   Memorial University of Newfoundland.

 

Power, R. (2003).  Case study: the Ricardo Martinez case.  Education 6910:

Perspectives in web course management for education and training.  Memorial University of Newfoundland.

 

Power, R. (2003).  A comparative analysis of the management of private and public sector

web course management & design.  Education 6910: Perspectives in web course management for education and training.  Memorial University of Newfoundland.

 

Power, R. (2003).  IBM’s Learning Village from a teacher’s perspective: An evaluation of

Learning Village as an electronic performance support system. Education 541: Information management in education environments.  University College of Cape Breton.

 

Power, R. (2003).  Supporting teacher performance. Education 541: Information management

in education environments.  University College of Cape Breton.

 

Power, R. (2003).  Web site evaluation: Is it the same as software evaluation? Education 531:

Assessment of software and information technology.  University College of Cape Breton.

 

Power, R. & Yang, J. (2003).  An evaluation of competing multimedia software packages and

a software evaluation model.  Education 531: Assessment of software and information technology.  University College of Cape Breton.

 

Power, R. & Yang, J. (2003).  The programme development process for a proposed graduate

diploma in educational fundraising and community ties.  Education 6823: Principles of program design and development.  Memorial University of Newfoundland.