UNESCO Chair Research

This page features our previous and ongoing research projects and publications.

Quote

Research Publications

The following list shows our latest research publications. Many are open access and available for download. 

Bahari, A., Smith, M. & Scott, H. (2024). Examining the Impact of Chatbot-Based Language Learning Support, Adaptive Learning Algorithms, and Virtual Reality Language Immersion on EFL Learners’ Language Learning Proficiency and Self-Regulated Learning Skills. Preprints, 2024031715. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.1715.v1

Bakeer, A., Dweikat, K. & Smith, M. (2023) The Effectiveness of Project-Based Learning on Improving the Undergraduate Students’ Speaking Skills through M-Learning. Rihan Journal for Scientific Publishing 38, 63-93. https://rjsp.org/?p=2846

Hodkinson, A., & Williams-Brown, Z. (Eds.). (2022). International Issues in SEND and Inclusion: Perspectives Across Six Continents. London: Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003177135

Itmeizeh, M., Khalil, Z. & Smith, M. (2022). Palestinian EFL Students' Perceptions of Using Edmodo in Developing their Writing Skills. Journal of Palestine Ahliya University for Research and Studies, 1(1), 143-160. https://journal.paluniv.edu.ps/index.php/journal/article/view/41

Muhtaseb, R., Traxler, J., & Scott, H. (2023). Educators’ Perceptions of the Influence of Culture on Social Media Use in Education in Palestine. Asian Journal of Distance Education, 18(1). https://www.asianjde.com/ojs/index.php/AsianJDE/article/view/698

Networked Learning Editorial Collective (NLEC) v. hodgson@ lancaster. ac. uk, Gourlay, L., Rodríguez-Illera, J. L., Barberà, E., Bali, M., Gachago, D., Scott, H.... & Knox, J. (2021). Networked learning in 2021: A community definition. Postdigital Science and Education, 3, 326-369.

Padilla Rodriguez, B. C., Armellini, A., & Traxler, J. (2021). The forgotten ones: How rural teachers in Mexico are facing the Covid-19 pandemic. Online Learning, 25(1), 253-268. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1287126.pdf

Qaddumi, H., & Smith, M. (2024). Implementation of Learning Management Systems (Moodle): Effects on Students’ Language Acquisition and Attitudes towards Learning English as a Foreign Language. Trends in Higher Education 3(2), 260-272. https://doi.org/10.3390/higheredu3020016

Qaddumi, H., Smith, M., Alawneh, Y., Shawamreh, N., Bakeer, A. & Itmeizeh, M. (2023). Palestinian undergraduate learners’ foreign language classroom anxiety in online environments. Studies in English Language and Education 10(3), 1358-1378. https://doi.org/10.24815/siele.v10i3.30031

Qaddumi, H., Smith, M., Masd, K., Bakeer, A. & Abu-Ulbeh, W. (2023). Investigating Palestinian in-service teachers’ beliefs about the integration of information and communication technology (ICT) into teaching English. Educ Inf Technol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-023-11689-6

Read, T., Kukulska-Hulme, A., Barcena, E. & Traxler, J. (2021). Mobile Open Social Learning for Languages (MOSL4L). Journal of Universal Computer Science, 27(5) pp. 425–436. https://doi.org/10.3897/jucs.67701

Scott, H., & Jarrad, S. (2023). To Exist Is to Resist. Critical Digital Pedagogy in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.15215/aupress/9781778290015.01

Scott, H. & Smith, M. (2023). A Design-Based Research Approach to Developing Teacher-Student Co-creation through Interactive E:books. Preprints, 2023121474. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.1474.v1

Scott, H. & Smith, M. (2024). Innovation from necessity: digital technologies, teacher development and reciprocity with organisational innovation. Open Learning: the Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning. https://doi.org/10.1080/02680513.2024.2307627

Scott, H., Ujvari, M. & Smith, M. (2024). “Our Identity is Our Dignity”: Digital Transformations: Palestinian Aspirations, Idealism, Reality and Pragmatism. Education as Change, 28. https://doi.org/10.25159/1947-9417/13828  

Smith, M., Koole, M., Adam, T., Traxler, J. & Footring, S. (2024). Methodological Insights for Decolonising Research and EdTech. Educational Sciences, 14(6), 580. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14060580

Smith, M. & Scott, H. (2023). Distance Education under Oppression: The Case of Palestinian Higher Education. Education Sciences 13(7), 729. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci13070729

Traxler, J. (2021). A Critical Review of Mobile Learning: Phoenix, Fossil, Zombie or…..?. Education Sciences, 11(9), 525. . https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11090525

Traxler, J. (2023). Decolonising Digital Language Learning in Palestine. Journal of Research in Applied Linguistics, 14(2), 20-29. https://doi.org/10.22055/RALS.2023.43549.3039

Traxler, J., Barcena, E., Andujar, A., Jalilifar, A. & Mashhadi, A. (2023). Introduction: Teaching Languages in Times of Social and Technological Change and Divide. Journal of Research in Applied Linguistics, 14(2), 20-29. https://doi.org/10.22055/RALS.2023.18722

Traxler, J., Koole, M. & Footring, S. (2022). Decolonization of Digital Learning Spaces: It’s Not About Knowing More but Knowing Better. OTESSA Conference Proceedings, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.18357/otessac.2022.2.1.85

Williams-Brown, Z. & Hodkinson, A. (2021) What is considered good for everyone may not be good for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities: teacher’s perspectives on inclusion in England, Education 3-13, 49:6, 688-702. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2020.1772845

Williams-Brown, Z., Hodkinson, A. & Jopling, M. (2023) Mission impossible: inclusive teaching in a standards-driven system, Education 3-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2022.2155066

Williams-Brown, Z. & Jopling, M. (2021) Measuring a plant doesn’t help it to grow: teacher’s perspectives on the standards agenda in England, Education 3-13, 49:2, 227-240. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2020.1717573

 

Cameron, L. M., Mitchell, R., Lalli, G., & Bartram, B. (2023). Taking a global perspective: The nature and value of comparative and international education (CIE) in UK universities. In Understanding Education Studies: Critical Issues and New Directions (1 ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003296935-11

Smith, M. & Traxler, J. (2022). Digital Learning in Higher Education: COVID-19 and Beyond. London: Edward Elgar Publishers. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800379404 ISBN: 9781800379398

Smith, M., De Laet, T. & Barata, A. (2023). Learning Analytics for Co-Creation and Interactive Courseware. In: Hayes, S., Jopling, M., Connor, S., Johnson, M. (Eds) Human Data Interaction, Disadvantage and Skills in the Community. Postdigital Science and Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31875-7_10

 Scott, H. (2023). ‘Reject All’: Data, Drift and Digital Vigilance. In Human Data Interaction, Disadvantage and Skills in the Community: Enabling Cross-Sector Environments for Postdigital Inclusion (pp. 285-298). Cham: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31875-7_15

Smith, M., Scott, H. & De Laet, T. (2023). Learning analytics: panopticon or panacea? In R. Sooryamurthy & V. Ojang (Eds) Researching the ‘New Normal’ Social World: Methodological Adaptations and Innovations. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003386087-8

Smith, M., Scott, H. & Traxler, J. (2022). Researching Mobile Language Learning through Disruption. In H. Reinders, C. Lai & P. Sundqvist (Eds) The Routledge Handbook of Language Learning and Teaching Beyond the Classroom. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003048169

g (2020) Game mechanics for digital learning, in Jagannathan, S. (ed.) Reimagining Digital Learning for Sustainable Development: How Upskilling, Data Analytics, and Educational Technologies Close the Skills Gap. Abingdon: Routledge. https://wlv.openrepository.com/handle/2436/624316 

Research Projects

The following list shows our research projects. Click the links to explore them, download project materials and discover our impact. 

Full details coming soon. 

Research Publications

The following list shows a range of links to relevant external research.

Full details coming soon.  

Would you like to add your research or project?

If you would like to add your research to our list of projects and publications please get in touch with Matt.Smith@wlv.ac.uk.