Mobile learning and socially constructed blended learning through the lens of Activity Theory

Vickel Narayan; Thomas Cochrane; Stephen Aiello; James R. Birt; Mehrasa Alizadeh; Neil Cowie; Paul Goldacre; David Sinfield; Todd Stretton; Tom Worthington; Chris Deneen; Michael A. Cowling

Mobile learning and socially constructed blended learning through the lens of Activity Theory

Vickel Narayan^*, Thomas Cochrane, Stephen Aiello, James R. Birt, Mehrasa Alizadeh, Neil Cowie, Paul Goldacre, David Sinfield, Todd Stretton, Tom Worthington, Chris Deneen, Michael A. Cowling

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The pandemic has drastically changed the education landscape. The pedagogical practices, policies and procedures ingrained and refined over many years were suddenly rendered less effective. Overnight, new practices, policies and procedures had to be drafted to support teaching and learning. More than a year on, educators have found a new home, new pedagogies and practices have been refined and continue to be, policies and procedures are agile to support a volatile environment academia dwells in during the pandemic era. Building upon the work the Mobile Learning Special Interest Group (MLSIG) presented last year at the conference, we investigate the role mobile learning is and could play in emerging pandemic pedagogies. Eight vignettes are presented from universities around the world that are analysed using Activity Theory to understand the role of mobile devices and social tools for developing blended synchronous learning (BSL) and HyFlex learning.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Back to the Future – ASCILITE ‘21. Proceedings of the 38th International Conference of Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education
Editors	Sue Gregory, Steve Warburton, Mark Schier
Publisher	Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education
Pages	166-171
Number of pages	6
Publication status	Published - 29 Nov 2021
Event	ASCILITE 2021: 38th International Conference on Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education: Back to the Future - University of New England, Armidale, Australia Duration: 29 Nov 2021 → 1 Dec 2021 Conference number: 38 https://2021conference.ascilite.org/

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Conference	ASCILITE 2021: 38th International Conference on Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education
Abbreviated title	ASCILITE 2021
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Armidale
Period	29/11/21 → 1/12/21
Internet address	https://2021conference.ascilite.org/

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Narayan, V., Cochrane, T., Aiello, S., Birt, J. R., Alizadeh, M., Cowie, N., Goldacre, P., Sinfield, D., Stretton, T., Worthington, T., Deneen, C., & Cowling, M. A. (2021). Mobile learning and socially constructed blended learning through the lens of Activity Theory. In S. Gregory, S. Warburton, & M. Schier (Eds.), Back to the Future – ASCILITE ‘21. Proceedings of the 38th International Conference of Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education (pp. 166-171). Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. https://2021conference.ascilite.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ASCILITE-2021-Conference-Proceedings.pdf

Narayan, Vickel ; Cochrane, Thomas ; Aiello, Stephen et al. / Mobile learning and socially constructed blended learning through the lens of Activity Theory. Back to the Future – ASCILITE ‘21. Proceedings of the 38th International Conference of Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education. editor / Sue Gregory ; Steve Warburton ; Mark Schier. Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, 2021. pp. 166-171

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Narayan, V, Cochrane, T, Aiello, S, Birt, JR, Alizadeh, M, Cowie, N, Goldacre, P, Sinfield, D, Stretton, T, Worthington, T, Deneen, C & Cowling, MA 2021, Mobile learning and socially constructed blended learning through the lens of Activity Theory. in S Gregory, S Warburton & M Schier (eds), Back to the Future – ASCILITE ‘21. Proceedings of the 38th International Conference of Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education. Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, pp. 166-171, ASCILITE 2021: 38th International Conference on Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia, 29/11/21. <https://2021conference.ascilite.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ASCILITE-2021-Conference-Proceedings.pdf>

Mobile learning and socially constructed blended learning through the lens of Activity Theory. / Narayan, Vickel; Cochrane, Thomas; Aiello, Stephen et al.
Back to the Future – ASCILITE ‘21. Proceedings of the 38th International Conference of Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education. ed. / Sue Gregory; Steve Warburton; Mark Schier. Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, 2021. p. 166-171.

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Narayan V, Cochrane T, Aiello S, Birt JR, Alizadeh M, Cowie N et al. Mobile learning and socially constructed blended learning through the lens of Activity Theory. In Gregory S, Warburton S, Schier M, editors, Back to the Future – ASCILITE ‘21. Proceedings of the 38th International Conference of Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education. Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. 2021. p. 166-171

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