Dr. Rob Power has been working in Education sector since 2001. His experience includes working as a Technology and Learning Resources, English Language Arts, and Social Studies teacher at the Intermediate / Secondary level in Newfoundland and Labrador. He has also worked as an Information Technology instructor and an Instructional Developer at the post-secondary level, both in Canada and abroad. He has also worked as an Instructional Development Consultant, and the Leader of the Online Learning team with the Fraser Health Authority in British Columbia, Canada. Dr. Power has been developing and teaching undergraduate and graduate-level Education courses for various Canadian universities since 2015, with a focus on Instructional Design and Development, Educational Technology Integration, Technology and the Curriculum, and Mobile Learning. Since 2013, Dr. Power has served in leading roles with the International Association for Mobile Learning (IAmLearn), and he has served as the Chair of the 12th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning (mLearn 2013). He served as President of the Executive Committee of IAmLearn from 2017-2019. Dr. Power is also a founding member of the Pedagogy, Education and Technology Lab (PETL).
Research interests
Pedagogical approaches and instructional design for mobile learning
Teacher preparation for the use of mobile and ubiquitous technologies
Teacher self-efficacy with educational technology
The use of educational technology to increase academic collaboration among educators and students
Glahn, C., Power, R., Tan, E., Hambrock. H., Specht, M., Parsons, D., Brown, T., Cristol, D., and Mac Cullum, K, (Eds), (2019). Proceedings of the 18th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning, 16-18 September 2019, Delft, Netherlands. https://www.learntechlib.org/j/MLEARN/v/2019/n/1/
Glahn, C., Power, R., Tan, E., (2019). Future Learning Through Experiences and Spaces. In Glahn, C., Power, R., Tan, E., Hambrock. H., Specht, M., Parsons, D., Brown, T., Cristol, D., and Mac Cullum, K, (Eds), Proceedings of the 18th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning, 16-18 September 2019, Delft, Netherlands. https://www.learntechlib.org/p/210594/
Hambrock, H., de Villiers, F., Rusman, E., MacCullum, K., & Arrieya Arrifin, S. (2020). Seamless Learning in Higher Education (R. Power, Editor). [eBook]. International Association for Mobile Learning. https://seamlesslearning.pressbooks.com/
Kay, R., Ruttenberg-Rozen, R., & Power, R. (in press). Exploring an Evidence-Based Framework for Classifying and Using Educational Apps: A Review of the Literature. Computers & Education.
Moodley, K., Cacellier, C., Power, R., Côté, P. (2020). Evidence-based Claims Adjudication of Traffic Injury Claims in Ontario: Shifting the Focus from Cost to Care. Journal of Insurance Medicine, 48(2), 154-164. https://journalofinsurancemedicine.org/doi/10.17849/insm-48-2-1-11.1
Parsons, D., Power, R., Hambrock, H., & MacCullum, K. (Eds). (2021). Proceedings of the 19th World Conference on Mobile, Blended, and Seamless Learning (mLearn 2020), 2-4 November 2020, Cairo, Egypt. https://www.learntechlib.org/j/MLEARN/v/2020/n/1/
Power, R. (2022). Accessibility in Online Learning. In R. H. Kay & W.J. Hunter (Eds.), Thriving Online: A Guide for Busy Educators (pp. 101-108). Ontario Tech University. https://doi.org/10.51357/ERZM7438
Power, R. (2022). Creating Online Learning Modules. In R. H. Kay & W.J. Hunter (Eds.), Thriving Online: A Guide for Busy Educators (pp. 164.173). Ontario Tech University. https://doi.org/10.51357/JKGQ6434
Power, R. (2022). Accessibility in Online Learning. In R. Kay & B. Hunter (Eds.), Thriving Online: A Guide for Busy Educators. Ontario Tech University. https://dx.doi.org/10.51357/TMSM9420
Power, R. (2022). Creating Online Learning Modules. In R. Kay & B. Hunter (Eds.), Thriving Online: A Guide for Busy Educators. Ontario Tech University. https://dx.doi.org/10.51357/TMSM9420
Power, R., Gallant, G., Gallant, J., Girouard, J., Hildebrandt, K, MacLeod, J., McCarthy, T., Mugford, J., Pinhorn, C., & Pitts, M. (2020). Integration of Instructional Design and Technology to Support Rapid Change. [eBook]. Power Learning Solutions. ISBN 978-1-9993825-3-7. https://idandrapidchange.pressbooks.com/
Power, R. (2020). A Rapid Transition to Online Learning Survival Guide. In Integration of Instructional Design and Technology to Support Rapid Change. [eBook]. Power Learning Solutions. https://idandrapidchange.pressbooks.com/chapter/survivalguide/
Power, R. (Ed). (2019). Technology and the curriculum: Summer 2019. [eBook]. Power Learning Solutions. ISBN 978-1-9993825-1-3. https://techandcurr2019.pressbooks.com/
Parsons, D., Power, R., Palalas, A., Hambrock, H., Mac Callum, K., (Eds), (2018). Proceedings of the 17th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning, 11-14 November 2018, Chicago, IL, USA. https://www.learntechlib.org/j/MLEARN/v/2018/n/1/
Power, R. (2019). Design of mobile teaching and learning in higher education: An introduction. In Zhang. Y., Cristol, D. (eds), Handbook of Mobile Teaching and Learning (2nd Edition). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41981-2_10-2
Power, R. (2018). Supporting mobile instructional design with CSAM. In Yu, S., Ally, M., & Tsanikos, A. (Eds), The International Handbook of Mobile and Ubiquitous Learning, pp. 193-209. Springer Nature.