Presentations
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Applications of Seamless Learning (OEW26)
Be the change you want to see: Applications of Seamless learning. Research projects from the International Research Network for Innovative Sustainable and Seamless Education (IRN-ISSE). Presented by Dr. Ebba Ossiannilsson (with members of the IRN-ISSE team} on March 4, 2026).
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Global Research Project 2021-2022 Update
Presentation by Dr. Helga Hambrock at the 21st World Conference on Mobile, Contextual, and Seamless Learning (mLearn 2022), providing an update on the latest findings of the SLiGHT Global Research Project, and the official launch of Seamless Learning in Higher Education 2: Comparisons from International Educators of Changes During a Global Pandemic.
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Designing Quality Content for Student-Centered Learning (SLED and UDL) - Dr Helga Hambrocky
In this guest presentation for MDDE 619 at Athabasca University, Dr. Helga Hambrock discusses the essential considerations for designing quality content for student-centered learning, the Seamless Learning in Global Higher Education Technology global research project, the Seamless Learning Experience Design (SLED) framework, and Universal Design for Learning (UDL).
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2024 IRN-ISSE AI for Seamless Education Webinar Series
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SLEDing: IRN-ISSE 2025 Podcast Series
Journal Articles
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De Villiers, F & Hambrock, H. (2023). Proposing a Seamless Learning Experience Design (SLED) Framework Based on International Perspectives of Educators from Five Higher Education Institutions. The Electronic Journal of e-Learning (EJEL), 21(1). https://doi.org/10.34190/ejel.21.1.2497
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Open Access eBooks by IRN-ISSE
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Seamless Learning in Higher Education: Perspectives of International Educators on its Curriculum and Implementation Potential
This book is based on a study on the perspectives of international educators at five respective universities in five countries. The aim of the study is to establish the readiness of educators to implement seamless learning as part of their curriculum. A clarification about the challenges and successes is compiled through this study and will be useful for policy makers in their respective environments.
The target audience of this book on seamless learning includes educators, curriculum developers, decision makers and policy developers in higher education that are interested in the implementation of seamless learning in their environment. The study can be repeated to establish the readiness of a university by following the examples in this book. For assistance in similar studies the Global research team of the International Association for Mobile Learning can be contacted. Hambrock, H., de Villiers, F., Rusman, E., MacCallum, K., and Arrifin, S. A., (2020). Seamless Learning in Higher Education: Perspectives of International Educators on its Curriculum and Implementation Potential. [eBook]. International Association for Mobile Learning. ISBN: 978-1-7751408-1-8. https://pressbooks.pub/seamlesslearning/
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Seamless Learning in Higher Education 2: Comparisions from International Educators of Changes During a Global Pandemic
The second book on Seamless Learning in Higher Education is a compilation of detailed descriptions and comparisons of educators designing and teaching courses from 10 countries where identified courses before and during COVID-19 are analyzed based on the Seamless Learning Experience Design (SLED) framework. The book is intended as a clarification for the identified concepts within the SLED model and as a demonstration of improving quality education in learning environments where technology is ample and available as well as in learning environments with minimal technology resources. The book provides rich information that will support educators, instructional designers, and management alike to improve their approach toward the continuous changes in the education landscape.
The target audience of this book on seamless learning includes educators, curriculum developers, decision makers and policy developers in higher education that are interested in the implementation of seamless learning in their environment. The study can be repeated to establish the readiness of a university by following the examples in this book. For assistance in similar studies the Global research team of the International Association for Mobile Learning can be contacted. Hambrock, H., de Villiers, F., Power, R., Koole, M., Ahmed, M., Ellis, W., Abd Karim, R., Kurubacak, G., El-Hussein, M., Ossiannilsson, E., Sharma, R., José Sousa, M., & Wollin, U. (2022). Seamless Learning in Higher Education 2: Comparisons from International Educators of Changes During a Global Pandemic (H. Hambrock, F. de Villiers, R. Power, and M. Koole, Eds). International Association for Mobile Learning and Power Learning Solutions. ISBN 978-1-9993825-6-8. https://pressbooks.pub/seamlesslearning2/
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Artificial Intelligence for Seamless Education
The third book on Seamless Learning in Higher Education is a compilation of discussions stemming from the International Research Network for Innovative Sustainable Seamless Education’s (IRN-ISSE) 2024 Artificial Intelligence for Seamless Education webinar series. This book features chapters based on presentations hosted by IRN-ISSE researchers from around the globe, offering insights into perspectives on leveraging AI to facilitate engaging, ethical, seamless learning experiences. This book is intended as a practical application of the Seamless Learning Education Design (SLED) model. The book provides rich information that will support educators, instructional designers, and management alike to improve their approach toward continuous changes in the education landscape.
The target audience of this book on seamless learning includes educators, curriculum developers, decision makers and policy developers in higher education who are interested in the implementation of seamless learning in their environment. Hambrock, H., Power, R. Ferrieria-Meyers, K., Abd Karim, R., Ossiannilsson, E., & Stefan, A. (2025). Artificial Intelligence for Seamless Education (Rob Power and Helga Hambrock, Eds.). International Research Network for Innovative Sustainable Seamless Education and Power Learning Solutions. ISBN 978-1-7390190-3-7. https://pressbooks.pub/aiforseamlesseducation
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Related Books by IRN-ISSE Members
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The ALT Text: Accessible Learning with Technology
The ALT Text: Accessible Learning with Technology compiles tools, resources, and strategies for promoting accessibility in instructional design that have been curated by Dr. Rob Power through his website, Power Learning Solutions. It also features interactive chapters and resources developed by students from instructional design and educational technology courses facilitated by Dr. Power at various Canadian higher education institutions. The aim of The ALT Text is to provide readers with an appreciation for the importance of accessibility issues when designing teaching and learning resources, the guidelines and regulations that inform accessible design, the barriers to accessible learning with technology, and tools and strategies to support accessibility and eliminate barriers for students.
Power, R. (Ed.). (2024). The ALT Text: Accessible Learning with Technology. Power Learning Solutions. ISBN 978-1-7390190-2-0. https://pressbooks.pub/thealttext
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Everyday Instructional Design: A Practical Resource for Educators and Instructional Designers
Everday Instructional Design: A Practical Resource for Educators and Instructional Designers provides useful background understanding of the principles and processes that guide the design, development, testing, and refinement of online course modules. This book has been developed based on a series of instructional design and educational technology courses taught by Rob Power at different Canadian universities, and follows a project-based learning experience that walks participants through the first few weeks of an instructional design and development project. These steps typically span the first six to eight weeks of designing and developing online courses as a contract instructional designer or as an in-house ID specialist. Everyday Instructional Design works through this process, exploring the rationale and pragmatics of all of the steps involved with determining what needs to be developed, creating our initial design plans, developing a prototype of a selected portion of the larger ID project, collaborating with other instructional designers to get “expert feedback” on our works-in-progress, pilot testing our prototypes with a “live” student audience, reflecting on the expert and student feedback we receive, and determining how we can tweak our prototype designs before proceeding with the rest of the course development project.
Power, R. (2023). Everyday Instructional Design: A Practical Resource for Educators and Instructional Designers. Power Learning Solutions. ISBN: 978-1-9993825-8-2. https://pressbooks.pub/everydayid/
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Technologies for Sustainable Global Higher Education
Digital technologies are influencing the way we learn, live, work, and exist in different contexts of society in the digital age. There are a variety of learning systems that support innovative digital approaches, and universities and organizations around the world are investing in building their own e-learning platforms. Digital technologies are enabling wider access to education and new markets for student recruitment, resulting in increased income prospects for global higher education institutions. Technology enables numerous data and information sources, which give greater access to information and data. It also enables highly virtual environments, which impact teaching and the classroom. The widespread use and application of digital technologies in the teaching and learning process provoke pedagogical inquiry and mediation. It is in this context that Technologies for Sustainable Global Higher Education focuses on analyzing the application of digital technologies in the teaching–learning process.
The chapters in this edited collection seek to answer questions relevant to the context of higher education, such as:
This book provides answers to these questions by focusing on issues central to improving education through digital technologies, digital learning, and pedagogical practices in digital education. It also provides case studies of higher education institutions. Sousa, M., de Bem Machada, A., & Aparecida Dandolin, G. (Eds). (2024). Technologies for Sustainable Global Higher Education. Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Technologies-for-Sustainable-Global-Higher-Education/Sousa-de-Bem-Machado-Aparecida-Dandolin/p/book/9781032262895
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