Norbert Pachler

Norbert Pachler is a Reader in Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, where he is the co-director of the Centre for Excellence in Work-Based Learning for Education Professional. His research interests include foreign language pedagogy, teacher education and development, and new technologies in education, and he has published widely in these fields. He is currently co-editor of the Language Learning Journal (Routledge), associate editor of the London Review of Education (Routledge), and editor of Reflecting Education (WLE Centre).

Publications

Appropriation of Mobile Cultural Resources for Learning
Appropriation of Mobile Cultural Resources for Learning
Norbert Pachler, John Cook, Ben Bachmair. © 2012. 21 pages.
This article proposes appropriation as the key for the recognition of mobile devices—as well as the artefacts accessed through, and produced with them—as cultural resources...
Towards Work-Based Mobile Learning: What We Can Learn from the Fields of Work-Based Learning and Mobile Learning
Towards Work-Based Mobile Learning: What We Can Learn from the Fields of Work-Based Learning and Mobile Learning
Christoph Pimmer, Norbert Pachler, Graham Attwell. © 2012. 19 pages.
Mobile devices are increasingly being used to support learning in work contexts. In exploring the emerging field of work-based mobile learning (WBML), researchers need to give...
Formative E-Assessment: Case Stories, Design Patterns and Future Scenarios
Formative E-Assessment: Case Stories, Design Patterns and Future Scenarios
Yishay Mor, Harvey Mellar, Norbert Pachler, Caroline Daly. © 2011. 21 pages.
This chapter presents findings from the JISC funded project ‘Scoping a vision for formative e-assessment’ (FEASST). The project was motivated by the increasing recognition of the...
Teacher Professional Development Practices: The Case of the Haringey Transformation Teachers Programme
Teacher Professional Development Practices: The Case of the Haringey Transformation Teachers Programme
Norbert Pachler, Caroline Daly, Anne Turvey. © 2010. 19 pages.
This chapter discusses the need for new models of teachers’ professional development in the context of established and emerging technologies and socio-constructivist theories of...
Appropriation of Mobile Cultural Resources for Learning
Appropriation of Mobile Cultural Resources for Learning
Norbert Pachler, John Cook, Ben Bachmair. © 2010. 21 pages.
This article proposes appropriation as the key for the recognition of mobile devices — as well as the artefacts accessed through, and produced with them — as cultural resources...
Towards Work-Based Mobile Learning: What We Can Learn from the Fields of Work-Based Learning and Mobile Learning
Towards Work-Based Mobile Learning: What We Can Learn from the Fields of Work-Based Learning and Mobile Learning
Christoph Pimmer, Norbert Pachler, Graham Attwell. © 2010. 18 pages.
Mobile devices are increasingly being used to support learning in work contexts. In exploring the emerging field of work-based mobile learning (WBML), researchers need to give...
Foreword
Foreword
Norbert Pachler. © 2009. 7 pages.
This Foreword is included in the book Handbook of Research on E-Learning Methodologies for Language Acquisition.
Online Communities and Professional Teacher Learning: Affordances and Challenges
Online Communities and Professional Teacher Learning: Affordances and Challenges
Norbert Pachler, Caroline Daly. © 2006. 28 pages.
This chapter examines online communities for professional teacher learning, in the context of a mixed-mode practice-based Masters degree, the Master of Teaching. It problematises...