Aga Palalas, EdD,MEd, BA

Program Director / Assocate Professor

    Available to supervise

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    Calculated based on number of publications stored in Pure and citations from Scopus
    Calculated based on number of publications stored in Pure and citations from Scopus
    20122022

    Research activity per year

    Personal profile

    Personal profile

    Dr. Agnieszka (Aga) Palalas is Associate Professor in Open, Digital and Distance Education at Athabasca University; Program Director of the Doctor in Distance Education as well as Master of Open, Digital and Distance Education Programs. Aga is an experienced practitioner and researcher of technology-assisted learning/teaching with a focus on innovative pedagogy and digital technologies for human-centred learning. Drawing from three decades of experience as a face-to-face and online educator, instructional designer, mobile learning and IT programmer, combined with her two-decade-long mindfulness practice, she researches and designs digital learning for the whole person, which nourishes the intellect, body, mind and spirit of the individual and the community (with focus on digital wellness, mindfulness in online learning and digital learning design). She is one of the Founding Directors and the Past-President of the International Association for Blended Learning (IABL) and the Past-President of the International Association for Mobile Learning (IAmLearn).

    Research Interests

    Research focused on technology-assisted learning/teaching with a focus on innovative pedagogy and digital technologies for human-centred learning. Drawing from three decades of experience as a face-to-face and online educator, instructional designer, mobile learning and IT programmer, combined with her two-decade-long mindfulness practice, she researches and designs digital learning for the whole person, which nourishes the intellect, body, mind and spirit of the individual and the community. Her research interests include the following: • Digital wellness in online & digital learning • Mindfulness in teaching and learning • Contemplative pedagogy in digital learning • Innovative approaches to digital learning (pedagogy of care, healing; critical pedagogy) • Disruptive human-centered digital pedagogies • Mobile learning • Computer-assisted language learning • Mobile-assisted language learning • Blended learning • Human-centered instructional design • Ecological Constructivism as learning theory • Design-based research

    Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

    In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

    • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    • SDG 4 - Quality Education
    • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

    Education/Academic qualification

    Ed.D

    … → 2011

    M.Ed.

    … → 2006

    B.A.(Linguistics), University of Toronto

    … → 1994

    External positions

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    • It’s Happy Hour Somewhere: Videoconferencing Guidelines for Traversing Time and Space

      Translated title of the contribution: It’s Happy Hour Somewhere: Videoconferencing Guidelines for Traversing Time and SpacePalalas, A., Heiser, R. E. & Gollert, A., 29 Nov. 2022, In: Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology. 48, 4

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal Articlepeer-review

      Open Access
    • Attentional literacy as a new literacy: Helping students deal with digital disarray

      Translated title of the contribution: Attentional literacy as a new literacy: Helping students deal with digital disarrayPegrum, M. & Palalas, A., 24 Nov. 2021, In: Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology. 47, 2, p. 1-18 18 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal Articlepeer-review

      Open Access
      10 Citations (Scopus)
    • A framework for enhancing mobile learner-determined language learning in authentic situational contexts

      Palalas, A. & Wark, N., 1 Oct. 2020, In: International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching. 10, 4, p. 83-97 15 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal Articlepeer-review

      6 Citations (Scopus)
    • The relationship between mobile learning and self-regulated learning: A systematic review

      Palalas, A. & Wark, N., 2020, In: Australasian Journal of Educational Technology. 36, 4, p. 151-172 22 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal Articlepeer-review

      Open Access
      37 Citations (Scopus)
    • Design Principles for an Adult Literacy Mobile Learning Solution

      Palalas, A. & Wark, N., 30 Oct. 2017, Proceedings - 16th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning, mLearn 2017. Souleles, N., Papadopoulos, G. & Loizides, F. (eds.). a27. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingPublished Conference contributionpeer-review

      5 Citations (Scopus)