Dr. Marguerite Koole (she/her) PhD
Associate Professor College of EducationEducational Technology & Design (ETAD), Department of Curriculum Studies
- Address
- 3118 Education,
- 28 Campus Drive,
- Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X1
- Hours
- By appointment
Research Area(s)
- Mobile learning
- Makerspaces
- Technology-enhanced learning
- Socio-materialism/new materialism
- Social constructionism
- Decolonization of educational technology
Supervision inquiries
For all supervision inquiries, please contact:
- Patricia Gilles, Graduate Secretary patricia.gillies@usask.ca
Biography
Dr. Koole is an Associate Professor in Educational Technology & Design at the University of Saskatchewan and has worked at the U of S since 2014. In 2013, Dr. Koole completed her PhD in E-Research and Technology-Enhanced Learning at Lancaster University UK. Her thesis is entitled “Identity Positioning of Doctoral Students in Networked Learning Environments”. She also holds a Masters of Education in Distance Education (MEd) through the Centre for Distance Education at Athabasca University. Her focus was on mobile learning.
Dr. Koole has a BA in Modern Languages and has studied French, Spanish, German, Blackfoot, Cree, Latin, Mandarin, American Sign Language (ASL), ancient Mayan hieroglyphics, and linguistics. Her interests in languages led her to teaching. She has taught English as a Second Language (ESL), English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and university-level writing at the University of Lethbridge, Athabasca University, private schools in Canada, and a private school in Spain.
While teaching at the University of Lethbridge, Dr. Koole became interested in designing online educational resources. She completed a college diploma in Multimedia Production with training in web development, audio, video, animation, 3D animation, marketing, and business.
Dr. Koole has worked in online and distance education for over 20 years. Through the years, she has been involved in teaching, instructional design, multimedia programming, content management, e-portfolios, and social software. She has designed interactive, online learning activities for various learning purposes and platforms—including print, web, and mobile devices.
Decolonization of Digital Learning Spaces Project Website: http://tawaw.org
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=gj275K8AAAAJ&hl=en
In the News
- Revitalizing Indigenous languages using digital tools: What began as a simple spreadsheet evolved into a language database accessible to all. Mitacs website. February, 2020: https://www.mitacs.ca/en/impact/revitalizing-indigenous-languages-using-digital-tools
- Spaghetti and 3-D printers A small, clear acrylic cube whirs and hums on Marguerite Koole’s desk in her office on the third floor of the Education Building. On Campus News. May, 2018: https://news.usask.ca/articles/colleges/2018/spaghetti-and-3-d-printers.php
- Globalink Intern Connects with Indigenous Language Research. On Campus News. August, 2017. https://vpresearch.usask.ca/students/undergraduate/student-stories/globalink-intern-connects-with-indigenous-language-research.php
Education
Ph.D. in E-Research and Technology-Enhanced Learning 2013
Centre for Technology-Enhanced Learning, Lancaster University, UK
M.Ed. in Distance Education 2006
Centre for Distance Education, Athabasca University, Canada
Diploma in Multimedia Production 1999 (Honors)
Lethbridge Community College, Canada
B.A. in Modern Languages, French & Spanish 1990 (Great Distinction)
University of Lethbridge, Canada
Courses
Courses taught since 2014 (University of Saskatchewan):
- ERES 990: Seminar in Doctoral Education Research and Practice
- ECUR 990: Seminar in Curriculum Research
- ETAD 402: Multimedia
- ETAD 802: Historical and Theoretical Foundations of Educational Technology
- ETAD 803: Multimedia Design for Learning
- ETAD 804: Distance Education
- ETAD 809: Program Evaluation
- ETAD 873: Instructional Design
- ETAD 874: Advanced Instructional Design
- ETAD 898: Independed Study (various, master's seminars)
- Leadership in a Digital World
- Makerspaces
- Student Completion Rates in Online Learning
- Language Revitalization
- Learning Analytics
- ETAD 898: Independed Study (doctoral seminar)
- An introduction to mobile-assisted language learning (MALL)
- ETAD 991: Porfolio / Capstone Project
- ETAD 992: Project (seminar)
Courses taught prior to 2014 (Athabasca University):
- MDDE 615: Human Factors in Educational Technology (Paced study)
- MDDE 621: Online Teaching in Distance Education and Training (Paced study)
- ENGL 177: English for Academic Purposes (Individualized study)
- ENGL 187: Writing and Speaking for Business (Individualized study)
Guest Lecturer:
- Diffusion of the FRAME Model (Manuela Beltran University, Columbia) - May 2016
- Introduction to Mobile Learning (MDDE 610, Athabasca University) - March 2016
Supervision
Doctoral Students
Torres Callejas, E. Cross Departmental PhD program. Focus: Educational technology (mobile learning) and English language learning (2020 to the present).
Badarneh, N. Interdepartmental PhD program. Focus: Mobile English learning of recent Arab immigrant and refugee women in Saskatchewan (2021 to the present).
Kristine Dreaver-Charles. Cross Departmental PhD program. Focus: Indigenization and instructional design. (2019 to the present). (Co-supervision with Dr. Micheal Cottrell, Ed Admin.)
Sepideh Gorjizadeh. Cross Departmental PhD program. Focus: Instructional Design (2021 to present).
Jade Ballek. Cross Departmental PhD program. Focus: Reconciliation from a Settler's Perspective (2022 to present).
Master's Theses
Derksen S, Master’s Thesis, Principal Supervisor. Working title: Manners of incorporating technology into English language proficiency curricula, completed February 2022.
Kraus D, Master’s Thesis, Principal Supervisor, Title: Simulation games and the development of entrepreneurial literacy and skills in grade 12 students, completed, May 2021.
Master's Projects Completed 2024
Nielson, Kassidy, Master's Project, Principal Supervisor. Title: Saskatchewan Sexuality, Women, and Gender Studies 30 [Proposed[ Curriculum, 2024.
Zuzak, Ilaria, Master's Project, Principal Supervisor. Title: Enhancing Accessibility to Dance Education in Saskatchewan Schools, 2024.
Master's Projects Completed 2021
Alexon C, Master’s Project, Principal Supervisor. Title: Institutional adoption of a new learning management system: A narrative inquiry, 2021.
Master's Projects Completed 2020
Beaumier A, Master’s Project, Principal Supervisor. Title: Augmented reality and virtual reality in French immersion science in K-12, 2020.
Plosz K, Master’s Project, Principal Supervisor. Title: Non-traditional chemistry laboratories in distance education in K-12, 2020.
Master's Projects Completed 2019
Clark S, Master’s Project, Principal Supervisor. Title: From concept to product: An exploration into the value of ‘making’ to think, 2019.
Currie T, Master’s Project, Principal Supervisor. Title: The influence of educational design technology studies on the innovations model for teaching career and technology studies in Alberta, 2019.
Matheson J, Master’s Project, Principal Supervisor. Title: eSport in education: How things should be, 2018.
Olson C, Master’s Project, Principal Supervisor. Title: Designing formative assessment logs: Tabulating student learning, 2019.
Obach L, Master’s Project, Principal Supervisor. Title: Technology coaching in Park West School Division, 2019.
Master's Projects Completed 2018
DeGroot M, Master’s Project, Principal Supervisor. Title: Developing digital self-image: Digital identity and the core competencies, 2018.
Foster A, Master’s Project, Principal Supervisor. Title: Modelling writing instruction, 2018.
Hindmarsh J, Master’s Project, Principal Supervisor. Title: Communicating vision through visual representation, 2018.
Laj D. Master’s Project, Principal Supervisor. Title: Scholarship of teaching and learning: An examination of a podcast unit in a high school English class, 2018.
For all supervision inquiries, please contact:
- Patricia Gilles, Graduate Secretary patricia.gillies@usask.ca
Publications
Edited Book:
Koole M, Smith M, Traxler J, Adam, Taskeen, & Footring S. (in press). Decolonising educational technology: Challenging colonial biases for a just education. Reprint of special issue in Education Sciences, MDPI. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14101070
Chapters in Books:
Koole, M, Rugg, G, Traxler, J, Smith, M, Touati, R, Mcleod, A, Richardson, R, & Footring, S. (2024). Unveiling community needs and aspirations: Card sorting as a research method for developing digital learning spaces. International Journal of Educational Methodology, 10(4), 609-628. https://doi.org/10.12973/ijem.10.4.609
Koole M, Cottrell M, Okoko J, & Dreaver-Charles, K. (2024). Indigenous, settler, diasporic, and post-colonial: The identities woven through our academic writing (Chapter 13). In Conrad D (Ed.) Research, writing, and creative processs in open and distance education: Tales from the field. Open Book Publishers. https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0356.13
Koole M, Beaumier, A. (2023). Tipping the Canoe: What Can Be Learned from a Postdigital Analysis of Augmented and Virtual Reality in Networked Learning? In Bonderup Dohn N, Jaldemark J, Öberg, L-M, Håkansson Lindqvist M, Ryberg T, and de Laat M (Eds). Sustainable Networked Learning. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42718-3_5
Beaumier, A (50%), Koole M (50%). (2023). A postdigital examination of AR and VR in education. In P MacDowell & J Locke (Eds.) Immersive education: Designing for learning.
Koole, M. Phenomenography. (2023). In J Okoko, S Tunison & K Walker (Eds.) Varieties of qualitative research methods: Selected contextual perspectives.
Koole, M. Actor-Network Theory. (2023). In J Okoko, S Tunison & K Walker (Eds.) Varieties of qualitative research methods: Selected contextual perspectives.
Koole, M., & Squires, V., (2021). The education system of Canada: ICT and STEM balancing economics with social justice. In The Education Systems of the Americas. Jornitz, S. & Parreira do Amaral, M. Springer. https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007%2F978-3-319-93443-3
Herman, C., Daniels, B., Lewis, K., Koole, M. (2020). Awakening sleeping languages in Saskatchewan with culturally appropriate curricula and technology. In H. Crompton and J. Traxler (Eds.) Critical Mobile Pedagogy: Cases of Inclusion, Development, and Empowerment. London, UK: Routledge. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/awakening-sleeping-languages-saskatchewan-culturally-appropriate-curricula-technology-cheryle-herman-belinda-daniels-kevin-lewis-marguerite-koole/e/10.4324/9780429261572-9
Morrison, D., Koole, M. (2019). Conceptual frameworks for designing digital learning. In D. Parsons (Section Ed.) Encyclopedia of Educational Innovation (Edition/volume to be determined). https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-981-13-2262-4_133-1
Koole, M., Dionne, J., Todd McCoy, E., Epp, J. (2016). Chapter 12: Makerspaces: Materializing, digitizing, and transforming learning. In J. Keengwe & P. Bull (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Transformative Digital Content and Learning Technologies. Hershey, PA: IGI Global https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/makerspaces/174054
Koole, M., Parchoma G. (2012). Chapter 2: A model of digital identity formation in online learning networks. In S. Warburton & S. Hatzipanagos (Ed.), Digital identity and social media (pp. 14 - 28). Hershey, PA: IGI Global https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/web-identity-model-digital-identity/72377
Koole, M. (2009). Chapter 2: A model for framing mobile learning. In M. Ally (Ed.), Mobile learning: Transforming the delivery of education and training (pp. 25 - 47). Edmonton: AU Press https://www.aupress.ca/books/120155-mobile-learning/
Lin, F., Stauffer, K., Koole, M. (2009). Chapter 19: A methodology for developing learning objects for web course delivery. In M. Rahman Syed (Ed.), Technologies shaping instruction and distance education: New studies and utilizations (pp. 208 - 289): IGI GlobalAU Press https://studfile.net/preview/8976609/page:9/
Papers in Refereed Journals:
Koole M, Smith M, Traxler J, Adam, Taskeen, & Footring S. (2024). Editorial for a Special Issue: Decolonsing educational technology. Education Sciences, 14(6).
Smith M, Koole M, Traxler J, Adam, Taskeen, & Footring S. (2024). (2024). Methodological insights for decolonising research and edtech. Education Sciences, 14(6), 580. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14060580
Koole, M., Morin, R., Lewis, K. W., Dreaver-Charles, K., Deters, R., Vassileva, J., & Lewis, F. B. (2023). Nisotak: An Example of Flexible Design for Indigenous Language Learning Apps and Reconciliation. International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning (IJMBL), 15(2), 1-23. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJMBL.318262
Umaefulam V (70%), Premkumar K (20%), Koole M (10%) (2022). Perceptions on the use of mobile health as a tool for health education in an Indigenous population. Digital Health https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076221092537
Rapanta, C., Botturi, L., Goodyear, P., Guàrdia, L., & Koole, M., Junhong Xiao (translator) (2022). 正确处理技术、教学法和新常态三者关系:后新冠疫情时代高等教育的挑战 [Balancing Technology, Pedagogy and the New Normal: Post-pandemic Challenges for Higher Education]. Postdigital Science and Education. https://kns.cnki.net/kcms/detail/detail.aspx?doi=10.13541/j.cnki.chinade.2022.03.007
Rapanta, C., Botturi, L., Goodyear, P., Guàrdia, L., & Koole, M. (2021). Balancing Technology, Pedagogy and the New Normal: Post-pandemic Challenges for Higher Education. Postdigital Science and Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42438-021-00249-1
Gourlay, L., Rodríguez-Illera, J. L., Barberà, E., Bali, M., Gachago, D., Pallitt, N., Jones, C., Bayne, S., Hansen, S. B., Hrastinski, S., Jaldemark, J., Themelis, C., Pischetola, M., Dirckinck-Holmfeld, L., Matthews, A., Gulson, K. N., Lee, K., Bligh, B., Thibaut, P., … Koole, M. ... (NLEC), N. L. E. C. (2021). Networked Learning in 2021: A Community Definition. Postdigital Science and Education, 3(2), 326–369. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42438-021-00222-y
Koole, M., Clark, S., Hellsten-Bzovey, L.-A., McIntyre, L., & Hendry, B. (2021). Stalked by Our Own Devices: Cyberbullying as a Boundary Crossing Behavior. Postdigital Science and Education, 3(2), 464–490. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42438-020-00210-8
Rapanta, C., Botturi, L., Goodyear, P., Lourdes G., Koole M. (2020) Online university teaching during and after the Covid-19 crisis: Refocusing teacher presence and learning activity. Postdigit Sci Educ 2, 923–945 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s42438-020-00155-y
Koole, M., Anderson, K., Wilson, J. (2020). Unleashing the learners: Teacher self-efficacy in facilitating school-based makerspaces. in education. 26 (1). https://journals.uregina.ca/ineducation/article/view/452
Parchoma, G., Koole, M., Morrison, D., Nelson, D., & Dreaver-Charles, K. (2019). Designing for learning in the Yellow House: a comparison of instructional and learning design origins and practices. Higher Education Research & Development, doi:10.1080/07294360.2019.1704693 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07294360.2019.1704693?journalCode=cher20
Morrison, D., Koole. M. (2018). Learning on the go: Older adults' use of mobile devices to enhance self-directed, informal learning. Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 29(3): 389-410. https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/181348/
Koole M., Buck, R., Anderson, K., Laj, D. (2018). Diffusion of research models in mobile learning: The FRAME model and the 3-level evaluation model. Educational Sciences, 8(3): 114. doi: 10.3390/educsci8030114 https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/8/3/114
Koole M., Lewis, K. (2018). Mobile learning as a tool for Indigenous language revitalization and sustainability in Canada: Framing the challenge. International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 10(4): 1-12. doi: 10.4018/978-1-7998-0423-9.ch028 https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/mobile-learning-as-a-tool-for-indigenous-language-revitalization-and-sustainability-in-canada/239778
Koole M. (2018). Mobile learning, teacher education, and the sociomaterial perspective: Analysis of the SMS story project, International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 10(2): 66 - 77. doi:10.4018/IJMBL.2018040106 https://www.igi-global.com/article/mobile-learning-teacher-education-and-the-sociomaterial-perspective/201895
Koole M., Epp J., Anderson K., Hepner R., Hossain M. (2017). Designing a makerspace for pre- and in-service teachers, International Journal of Designs for Learning, 8(1): 82 - 97. https://www.scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/ijdl/article/view/22703
Koole, M., Stack, S. (2016). Doctoral students’ identity positioning in networked learning environments, Distance Education, 37(1): 1 - 19. doi:10. 1080/01587919.2016.1153961 https://www.scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/ijdl/article/view/22703
Koole, M. (2014). Identity and the itinerant online learner, International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 15(6): 52 - 70. doi: 10.19173/irrodl.v15i6.1879 http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1879
Koole, M. Parchoma G., (2012). The ethical and practical implications of systems architecture on identity in networked learning: A constructionist perspective, Interactive Learning Environments, 20(3): 203 - 215. doi: 10.1080/10494820.2011.593526 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10494820.2011.593526
Fahy, P., Spencer, B., Koole, M. (2010). Self-assessed personal and professional prospects and program expectations of students in three doctoral cohorts, Eric Documents, ED537443 https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED537443.pdf
Koole, M., Ally, M., Letkemen McQuilkin, J. (2010). Mobile learning in distance education: Utility or futility, Distance Education, 24(2): 59 - 82. https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Mobile+learning+in+distance+education%3a+Utility+or+futility%2c+Distance+Education&id=EJ892387
Stauffer, K., Lin, F., Koole, M. (2009). A methodology for developing learning objects for web course delivery, International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 6(3): 58 - 68. doi: 10.4018/jdet.2008070104 https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1095133
Garrison, D., Cleveland-Innes, M., Koole, M., Kappelman, J. (2006). Revisiting methodological issues in transcript analysis: Negotiated coding and reliability, Internet and Higher Education, 9(1): 1 - 8. doi: 10.1016/j.iheduc.2005.11.001 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1096751605000771
Book Reviews:
Koole, M. (2020). Review of Rosi Braidotti (2019). Posthuman Knowledge. Postdigit Sci Educ. doi: 10.1007/s42438-020-00139-y https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42438-020-00139-y
Koole, M. (2019). Review of Allison Littlejohn, Jimmy Jaldemark, Emmy Vrieling-Tuenter, & Femke Nijland (Eds.) (2019). Networked professional learning: Emerging and equitable discourses for professional development. Postdigitital Science Education. doi: 10.1007/s42438-019-00092-5 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42438-019-00092-5
Koole, M. (2018). Review: Design of technology-enhanced Learning: Integrating research and practice. Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology. 44(2). doi: 10.21432/cjlt27808 https://cjlt.ca/index.php/cjlt/article/view/27808
Presentations
Invited Presentations
Koole M. Torres Callejas E, Badarneh N. (2024) Mobile AI Chatbots as study partners for women and girls in Afghanistan. Bridging traditions with technology in Education. Online via Kabul, Afghanistan. December 5, 2023.
Koole M, Hamilton M, Fillatre M (2023). College of Education Graduate Programs. Saskatchewan Teacher’s Association Conference. Saskatoon, Sk. August 29, 2023.
Koole, M (2022). Becoming an academic: Sticky situations and how to make them less adhesive. TEL Researchers at Lancaster Series. Date: October 5, 2022. (Lancaster University, online).
Morin, R, Dreaver-Charled, K, Koole M, Lewis B (2020). Information Session: The nisotak Mobile Application Project. Federation of Soverign Indigenous nations (FSIN). May 4, 2022 (online).
Rapanta C, Botturi L, Koole M (2022). Post-pandemic challenges for higher education: Rethinking cultural inclusive and ethical instructional design and teaching practice. Association for Educational Communication and Technology (AECT) Culture, Learning, and Technology-Graduate Student Assembly (CLT-GSA) webinar. April 21 (Indiana/online).
Morin, R, Koole M (2020). Workshops on How to Use the nisotak Mobile Application Project. Maskwacis Cultural College. Feburary 1, 2022 (online).
Morin, R, Lewis, B, Koole M (2020). The nisotak Mobile Application Project. Maskwacis Cultural College. October 6, 2021 (online).
Whitstone M, Lewis K, Koole M (2020). The nisotak Mobile Application Project. Maskwacis Cultural College. May 3, 2021 (online).
*Koole, M. (2021). Response to Acimowin (Video by Linda Young). March 30, 2021 (online).
*Koole, M, Costello, J, (2020). Introduction to Phenomenography Workshop (Part 1). Faculty of Medicine, University of Botswana, June 9, 2020. (Online).
Costello, J., Koole, M, (2020). Introduction to Phenomenography Workshop (Part 2). Faculty of Medicine, University of Botswana, June 24, 2020. (Online).
*Koole M, & Lewis K, (2020). Challenges and new frontiers of teaching low-resourced languages with technology: Cree realities and perspectives (panel). The 3rd Pan-Pacific Technology-Enhanced Language Learning Conference, June 29, 2020
*Koole M, & Cole E, (2019). Wearable computing: A makerspace project. The 55th Saskatchewan Principal’s Short Course, Saskatoon, July 2, 2019
*Koole M, & Munkler R, (2018). Makerspaces: Technology in the classroom. The 54th Saskatchewan Principal’s Short Course, Saskatoon, July 2, 2018
*Koole M, (2018). How do I keep students engaged? College of Education Learning Communities (2018), Saskatoon, SK, March 22, 2018
*Koole M, (2018). Connecting the dots: Balancing the pros and cons of technology in early childhood education (Keynote). Preschool Information and Registry Service (PIRS) 32nd Annual Conference: Mud Pies to Tablets Balancing Technology and Creative Play, Saskatoon, SK, February 2, 2018
*Koole M, & Anderson K, (2017). Makerspaces: Hands-on, low-cost activities. 53rd Annual Saskatchewan Principal’s Short Course, Saskatoon, SK, July 4, 2017
*Koole M, Rasmussen K, & Costello J, (2017). An introduction to phenomenography: Applications for the field of dentistry. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Seminar Series, Edmonton, Alberta, June 22, 2017
*Koole M, & Parchoma G, (2017). Online doctoral students’ and supervisors’ identity positioning. ICDE Global Doctoral Consortium, Oslo, June 6, 2017
Koole M, (2016). Workshop: How to survive your distance PhD. ICDE Global Doctoral Consortium, Pretoria, September 21, 2016
*Koole M, (2016). Doctoral students’ identity positioning in networked learning (Keynote). ICDE Global Doctoral Consortium, Pretoria, September 21, 2016
*Koole M, Dionne J, & Todd McCoy E, (2016). Makerspaces: Technology in the classroom. 52nd Annual Saskatchewan Principal’s Short Course, Saskatoon, SK, July 4, 2016
*Koole M, & Power R, (2015). Apps for learning English (App-LE): How mobile learning can enhance teaching and learning in ESL. TESL Ontario (Workshop), January 1, 2015
*Koole M, & Morrison D, (2014). New environments for learning: Using educational technologies for e-learning. Education Students’ Society, Saskatoon, October 31, 2014
*Koole M, (2010). Mobile learning: Do the benefits justify the cost and time? Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, BC, January 1, 2010
Conference Presentations
Koole M, Traxler J, Smith M, Footring S. (2024). Card sorting as a methodology for discovering underlying needs of communities seeking to develop learning spaces: Towards a better understanding of the sociocultural ecology. Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association (OTESSA). Montreal, Québec June 12-15, 2024. (Congress)
Rugg G, Koole M, Traxler J, Smith M, Footring S. (2024). Navigating knowledge: Nifty tools for nimble networked learning researchers. The fourteenth International Conference on Networked Learning (NLC2024) Valletta, Malta May15-17, 2024.
Koole M., Rusman E, MacCallum K, Cristol D, Arnedillo-Sánchez I, Van Der Merwe H. (2023). Leaping forward without losing sight of the past: A collective reflection on the future of mobile learning. 22nd International mLearn/iTLT Conference, Durban, South Africa. October 9-11, 2023.
Koole M, Okoko J, Fillatre M. (2023). Tackling the Complexities of International Research: What puts projects at risk? 4S Conference for the Society for Social Studies of Science. Honolulu, USA. November 8-11, 2023.
Traxler, J, Koole, M, & Footring, S. (2022). Decolonisation of Digital Learning Spaces: It’s Not About Knowing More but Knowing Better. Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association Conference (OT3SSA). Date: May 16-20, online.
*Koole M, Beaumier, A. (2022). Tipping the canoe: What can be learned from a postdigital analysis of augmented and virtual reality in networked learning? The 13th International Conference on Networked Learning (NLC2022) Date: May 16-18, Sundsvall, Sweden.
*Koole M, Elian, K (2021). Evaluating students’ experiences of a weekly ‘hour of code’: Cookies or cake? mLearn 2021: 20th World Conference on Mobile, Blended and Seamless Learning. Date: October 6-8. Tallinn University, Estonia (moved to online format).
Lewis K, Vassileva J, Dierters R, & Koole M, (2020). Ownership, Control, Access and Protection of Indigenous Communities' Data with Distributed Ledger (Blockchain) Technology. World Association of Educational Sciences (AMSE-AMCE-WAER), Buenos Aires, June 8, 2020
Hellsten L, Hendry B, Koole M, & McIntyre L, (2019). Mitigating factors in cyberbullying: Recommendations from Saskatchewan youth, educational and community stakeholders. International Bullying Prevention Association National Conference, Chicago, Il., November 7, 2019
Koole M., Anderson K., Wilson J. (2018). Makerspaces as complex sociomaterial assemblages: Is networking the key factor? The 11th International Conference in Networked Learning, Zagreb, May 14, 2018
Koole, M., Lewis, K., MacKay, G., Felber, A. (2018). An online database of Indigenous language learning/teaching tools. [Link to database.] Think Indigenous Education Conference 2018: Inspiring Change through Indigenous Knowledge, Story, and Education., Saskatoon, SK, March 14, 2018
Hellsten, L., Myburgh, J-E. McIntyre, L., Koole, M., March, B., Andrie, S., Cochrane, K,. Pisch, D. (2017). Exploring cyberbullying prevention recommendations across stakeholder groups. International Bullying Prevention Association National Conference, Nashville, Tennissee, November 5, 2017
Morrison D., Koole M. (2017). Learning on-the-Go: Older adults’ use of mobile devices to enhance self-directed, informal lLearning. The Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Vancouver, BC, October 17, 2017
Parchoma G., Koole M., Simmons M. (2017). Mapping patterns of relations on an online graduate course: A sociomaterialist perspective. The 25th Annual Conference of the Association for Learning Technology, Liverpool, September 5, 2017
Rasmussen, K., Koole, M., Costello, J. (2017). An introduction to phenomenography (workshop). Thinking Qualitatively Workshop Series by the International Institute for Qualitative Methodology, Edmonton, Alberta, June 21, 2017
Koole M., Parchoma G., Simmons M. (2017). Viewing blended learning as sociomaterial assemblages. Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education (CSSHE / Congress), Toronto, ON, May 27, 2017
Koole, M., Lewis, K. (2016). Mobile learning as a tool for Indigenous language revitalization and sustain-ability in Canada: Who will the pipe holders be? mLearn 2016: Mobile Learning Futures: Sustaining Quality Research and Practice in Mobile Learning, Sydney, October 24, 2016
Koole, M., Dionne, J., Todd McCoy, E. (2016). Makerspaces: Technology in the classroom. 52nd Annual Sask Principal’s Short Course, Saskatoon, SK, July 4, 2016
Rose, E., Koole, M., Power, M., Wilson, J., Jacobson, M., Parchoma G., Simmons, M., Lock, J., Blanchette, C. (2016). The quest for the finest blend of text and voice in graduate online learning. Add a new relation. Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education (CSSHE), Calgary, AB, May 27, 2016
Koole, M., Epp, J., Hepner, R., Hossain, M., Wilson, J. (2016). The Educational Technology Critique (ETC) Studio. Teaching and learning with the power of technology (TLT), Regina, SK, April 29, 2016
Lewis, K., Fleury, N., Koole, M., McKay, G., Whitstone, M. (2016). miskweyihtamowin kiskinwahamakamikohk: Discovering new ways to teach language in schools. AWASIS Aboriginal Education Conference, Saskatoon, SK, April 27, 2016
Koole, M. (2015). Diffractive reading as a methodology to explore educational technology. Qualitatives 2015, London, January 1, 2015
Jacobsen, M., Parchoma G., Wilson, J., Simmons, M., Koole, M. (2015). The quest for the finest blend of text and voice in graduate online learning: A Western Canadian Perspective: A Western Canadian perspective. Canada’s Collaboration for Online Higher Education and Research, Victoria, January 1, 2015
Traxler, J., Koole, M. (2014). The theory paper: What is the future of mobile learning? The 10th International Conference on Mobile Learning, Madrid, January 1, 2014
Koole, M. (2013). Preparing learners for online doctoral study: The readiness app. The World Conference of the International Council for Open and Distance Education, Tianjin, January 1, 2013
Koole, M. (2013). Preparing learners for online doctoral study: The readiness app. EdMedia 2013: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology, Victoria, January 1, 2013
Koole, M. (2012). An introduction to phenomenography. Research in Distance Education Symposium: Teaching and Learning in a Wired World, Edmonton, January 1, 2012
Koole, M. (2012). A social constructionist approach to phenomenographic analysis of identity positioning in networked learning. The 8th International Conference on Networked Learning, Maastrict, January 1, 2012
Koole, M. (2012). Ontological and epistemological threshold crossings of doctoral students in networked learning environments: ‘My ontolo- . . . what? The 4th Biennial Threshold Concepts Conference and 6th NAIRTL Annual Conference, Dublin, January 1, 2012
Koole, M., Parchoma G., (2011). The web of identity: Identity formation in online learning. CIDER Sessions (online), Edmonton, January 1, 2011
Koole, M., de Waard, I., Elsayed Meawad, F., (2011). Mobile learning: Solutions and challenges. The CIDER Sessions (online), Edmonton, January 1, 2010
Cleveland-Innes, M., Ally, M., and Kenny, R., Koole, M. (2010). Developing a community of inquiry in a mobile learning context. The Canadian Network for Innovation in Education Annual Conference, Ottawa, January 1, 2010
Koole, M. (2010). The web of identity: Selfhood and belonging in online learning networks. 7th International Conference on Networked Learning, Aalbourg, May 3, 2010
Poster Presentations
Koole, M., Hellsten, L., McIntyre, L., Marsh, B. (2019). Cyberbullying as a boundary crossing behaviour: The proliferation of harm through time and space. The World Anti-Bullying Forum (WABF). Dublin, Ireland, June 4-6. [Poster].
Hellsten, L., McIntyre, L., Marsh, B., Koole. M. (2019). Examining factors influencing cyberbullying among Canadian youth: Appraisal of the I3 model. The World Anti-Bullying Forum (WABF). Dublin, Ireland, June 4-6. [Poster].
John-Etienne Myburgh, J., McIntyre, L., Koole, M., Marsh, B., Andrie, S., Cochrane, K., Pisch, D. (2018). Exploring cyberbullying prevention recommendations across stakeholder Groups. International Bullying Prevention Association National Conference, Nashville, Tennissee, November 5, 2017
Koole, M. (2012). Doctoral student identities in networked learning. Losing momentum? Current Challenges in Learning and Technology, Oxford, January 1, 2012
Reports and Other Outputs
Koole M. Landscapes of learning and other metaphors. June 26, 2023. Society for Research in Higher Education (SHRE) Blog. https://srheblog.com/2023/06/29/landscapes-of-learning-and-other-metaphors/
Research Grants
Morin, Randy (Co-PI), Lewis, Kevin (Co-PI), Koole, Marguerite, Vassileva, Julita, & Ralph Deters (2021). The nîswayohk ka-kiskinwahamâsohk (Learning Two Ways) project. $5000 (CAD). Granting organization: SHHRC Explore. [Awarded: May 5, 2021]
Koole, Marguerite (PI), Kevin Lewis, Julita Vassileva, Ralph Deters (2019-2020). nêhiyawê Instructional Syntax Online for Teaching and Knowledge (NISOTAK). $100,000 (with $89,000 matching). The Community Investment Program, Canadian Internet Registry Authority (CIRA).
Hellsten, Laurie-ann (PI) & Marguerite Koole, Laureen McIntyre (2016 - 2018). Why Do Youth Cyberbully? Exploring Instigating Triggers, Impelling Factors, and Inhibitors in Cyberbullying. $63645 (CAD). Insight Development Grant, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
Koole, Marguerite (PI) (2016 - 2017). Using a Makerspace to Explore Perceptions of Technological Self-Efficacy of Pre-and in-Service Teachers, $5127.5 (CAD). College of Education. $5127.5 (CAD) to Koole, Marguerite.
Koole, Marguerite (PI) (2015 - 2020). Faculty Recruitment and Retention Program, $27000 (CAD). Faculty Recruitment and Retention Program, College of Education. $27000 (CAD) to Koole, Marguerite.
Koole, Marguerite (PI) (2014 - 2019). G24551 - Faculty Recruitment and Retention Program, $3000 (CAD). Faculty Recruitment and Retention Program, College of Education. $3000 (CAD) to Koole, Marguerite.
Contributions to the Community
- Quick search for Indigenous resources by language, language family, proficiency.
- This website and database was funded through Mitacs Globalink Program and the U of S Faculty Recruitment and Retention Program.
Educational Technology Critique (ETC) Studio for pre-service and in-service teachers, College of Education:
- Makerspace Workshops - Year 4, July 2018 to June 2019
- Makerspace Workshops - Year 3 – site visits, July 2017 to June 2018
- Makerspace Workshops - Year 2, July 2016 to June 2017
- Makerspace workshops – Year 1, May 2016 to June 2016