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Dr Vickel Narayan PhD

Senior Lecturer in Digital Learning

Doctoral Supervisor
Institute of Education

Vickel Narayan is a senior lecturer (Digital Learning) at Massey University. Vickel has held similar roles in the last 10 years at four large higher education institutes in New Zealand and Australia and has over 15 years of experience in education. He completed his PhD (Education) from the University of Murdoch in Perth, in 2017. Vickel is an active researcher in the scholarship of teaching and learning domain (SoTL), particularly designing for learning, staff development and the scholarship of technology enhanced learning (SoTEL). He has a keen interest in social media and mixed mobile virtuality (MMR) and how they could be used for developing authentic and student-determined teaching and learning experiences. Vickel is particularly interested in exploring contemporary mobile and social media tools and pedagogies for creating, nurturing and maintaining virtual communities, and social connectedness, fostering social constructivism and enabling authentic learning and heutagogy. He is interested in design-based research and its implications on learning, teaching, and design. Vickel is the associate head editor for the Pacific Journal in Technology enhance Learning and has published in and reviews for several internationally ranked journals in the domain, such as BJET, AJET, Computers & Education and Computers in Human Behavior. He has won several teaching awards working with academics from across disciplines.

Vickel has been an active researcher in the scholarship of technology-enhanced learning domain and has published over 80 research articles that include 14 journal publications, 2 journal editorials, 14 booked chapters, over 50 conference contributions, one best paper award, three learning and teaching excellence awards and two study awards. He is the co-lead editor for the Pacific Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning (PJTEL), the annual international SoTEL Symposium and reviews for several internationally ranked journals in the domain, such as BJET, AJET, Computers & Education and Computers in Human Behavior. Vickel’s researcher profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6833-706X

 

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Professional

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy - Murdoch University (2017)

Certifications and Registrations

  • Licence, Supervisor, Massey University

Research Expertise

Research Interests

Educational technology, designing for learning, Mobile learning, Design-based research, heutagogy, social media, Mixed reality (AR/VR/MMR), communities of practice, SoTL, SoTEL, staff development, digital pedagogies, assessment and curriculum design

Thematics

21st Century Citizenship, Resource Development and Management, Design – for Commerce, Community and Culture, Health and Well-being

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Curriculum and Pedagogy (130200): Curriculum and Pedagogy Theory and Development (130202): Education (130000): Education Assessment and Evaluation (130303): Educational Technology and Computing (130306):
Other Technology (109900):
Science, Technology and Engineering Curriculum and Pedagogy (130212): Specialist Studies in Education (130300):
Technology (100000)

Keywords

Educational technology, designing for learning, Mobile learning, Design-based research, heutagogy, social media, Mixed reality (AR/VR/MMR), communities of practice, SoTL, SoTEL, staff development, digital pedagogies, assessment and curriculum design

Research Outputs

Journal

Cochrane, T., Narayan, V., Aiello, S., Alizadeh, M., Birt, J., Bone, E., . . . Worthington, T. (2022). Analysing mobile learning designs: A framework for transforming learning post-COVID. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology. 38(4)
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Cochrane, T., Narayan, V., & Birt, J. (2020). Special collection on mobile mixed reality 2019 update. Research in Learning Technology. 28
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Narayan, V., Herrington, J., & Cochrane, T. (2019). Design principles for heutagogical learning: Implementing student-determined learning with mobile and social media tools. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology. 35(3), 86-101
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Cochrane, T., & Narayan, V. (2018). Nurturing collaborative networks of mobile learning researchers and practitioners. International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning. 10(4), 73-92
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Stretton, T., Cochrane, T., & Narayan, V. (2018). Exploring mobile mixed reality in healthcare higher education: A systematic review. Research in Learning Technology. 26
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Cochrane, T., Stretton, T., Aiello, S., Britnell, S., Cook, S., & Narayan, V. (2018). Authentic interprofessional health education scenarios using mobile VR. Research in Learning Technology. 26
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Cochrane, T., Smart, F., & Narayan, V. (2018). Special issue on mobile mixed reality. Research in Learning Technology. 26
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Aguayo, C., Cochrane, T., & Narayan, V. (2017). Key themes in mobile learning: Prospects for learner-generated learning through AR and VR. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology. 33(6), 27-40
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Smith, PK., Grant, L., Conway, C., & Narayan, V. (2016). Mobile devices and mobile learning: Shifting the mindset of teachers and learners. International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning. 8(4), 1-16
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Cochrane, T., Narayan, V., & Antonczak, L. (2016). A framework for designing collaborative learning environments using mobile AR. Journal of Interactive Learning Research. 27(4), 293-316
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Cochrane, T., Antonczak, L., Keegan, H., & Narayan, V. (2014). Riding the wave of BYOD: Developing a framework for creative pedagogies. Research in Learning Technology. 22
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Cochrane, T., Black, B., Lee, M., Narayan, V., & Verswijvelen, M. (2013). Rethinking e-learning support strategies. International Journal for Academic Development. 18(3), 276-293
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Cochrane, T., & Narayan, V. (2013). Redesigning professional development: Reconceptualising teaching using social learning technologies. Research in Learning Technology. 21
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Book

Vallis, C., Wilson, S., Tyrrell, J., & Narayan, V. (2022). Co-design as Professional Learning: Pulling Each Other in Different Directions, Pulling Together. In Professional and Practice-based Learning. (pp. 133 - 146).
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Cochrane, T., & Narayan, V. (2020). Nurturing collaborative networks of mobile learning researchers and practitioners. In Research Anthology on Facilitating New Educational Practices Through Communities of Learning. (pp. 325 - 346).
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Cochrane, T., Narayan, V., & Burcio-Martin, V. (2016). Designing a cMOOC for lecturer professional development in the 21st century. In Leadership and Personnel Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications. (pp. 507 - 525).
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Cochrane, T., & Narayan, V. (2016). Design considerations for mobile learning. In Instructional-Design Theories and Models: The Learner-Centered Paradigm of Education. (pp. 385 - 413).
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Cochrane, T., Narayan, V., & Burcio-Martin, V. (2016). Designing a cMOOC for lecturer professional development in the 21<sup>st</sup> century. In Medical Education and Ethics: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications. (pp. 488 - 507).
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Cochrane, T., Narayan, V., & Burcio-Martin, V. (2016). Designing a cMOOC for lecturer professional development in the 21st century. In Educational Leadership and Administration: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications. (pp. 1930 - 1950).
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Cochrane, T., & Narayan, V. (2016). Mobile social media: Redefining professional development and collaborative scholarship. In Lecture Notes in Educational Technology. (pp. 43 - 61).
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Cochrane, T., Narayan, V., & Burcio-Martin, V. (2015). Designing a cMOOC for lecturer professional development in the 21st century. In Handbook of Research on Active Learning and the Flipped Classroom Model in the Digital Age. (pp. 378 - 396).
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Conference

Narayan, V., Cochrane, T., Birt, J., Aguayo, C., Stretton, T., Hong, J., . . . Cowling, M.Mobile learning special interest group symposium: revisiting mobile mixed reality. ASCILITE 2019 - Conference Proceedings - 36th International Conference of Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education: Personalised Learning. Diverse Goals. One Heart.. (pp. 638 - 640).
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Cochrane, T., Stretton, T., Aiello, S., Britnell, S., Christie, D., Cook, S., . . . Narayan, V.Developing virtual collaborative health team educational environments. ASCILITE 2017 - Conference Proceedings - 34th International Conference of Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education. (pp. 37 - 41).
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Cochrane, T., Lees, A., Narayan, V., Diesfeld, K., & Burcio-Martin, V.Designing an authentic professional development cMOOC. ASCILITE 2015 - Australasian Society for Computers in Learning and Tertiary Education, Conference Proceedings. (pp. 53 - 64).
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Cochrane, T., & Narayan, V.CMAlt CMOOC: Developing a scalable lecturer professional development framework. ASCILITE 2017 - Conference Proceedings - 34th International Conference of Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education. (pp. 216 - 224).
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Cochrane, T., & Narayan, V.Developing the scholarship of technology enhanced learning (SOTEL). ASCILITE 2015 - Australasian Society for Computers in Learning and Tertiary Education, Conference Proceedings. (pp. 710 - 712).
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Cochrane, T., Aiello, S., Cook, S., Stretton, T., Britnell, S., Narayan, V., . . . Aguayo, C.Designing a virtual health faculty hub. ASCILITE 2018 - Conference Proceedings - 35th International Conference of Innovation, Practice and Research in the use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education: Open Oceans: Learning Without Borders. (pp. 82 - 91).
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Narayan, V., Herrington, J., & Cochrane, T.Designing for learning with mobile and social media tools—A pragmatic approach. ASCILITE 2018 - Conference Proceedings - 35th International Conference of Innovation, Practice and Research in the use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education: Open Oceans: Learning Without Borders. (pp. 214 - 223).
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Cochrane, T., Sciascia, AD., Frielick, S., & Narayan, V.#NPF14LMD learners and mobile devices: Sharing practice. ASCILITE 2015 - Australasian Society for Computers in Learning and Tertiary Education, Conference Proceedings. (pp. 713 - 715).
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Cochrane, T., Farley, H., Jones, S., Narayan, V., & Kearney, M.Beyond Pokémon Go: Mobile AR &amp; VR in education. ASCILITE 2016 - Conference Proceedings - 33rd International Conference of Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education: Show Me the Learning. (pp. 136 - 138).
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Cochrane, T., & Narayan, V.Evaluating a professional development CMOOC: Mosomelt. ASCILITE 2016 - Conference Proceedings - 33rd International Conference of Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education: Show Me the Learning. (pp. 139 - 150).
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Narayan, V., & Herrington, J.Towards a theoretical mobile heutagogy framework. Proceedings of ASCILITE 2014 - Annual Conference of the Australian Society for Computers in Tertiary Education. (pp. 150 - 160).
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Cochrane, T., Narayan, V., & Oldfield, J.Emerging technologies in New Zealand: A pedagogical framework for mobile social media. . (pp. 126 - 143).
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Cochrane, T., Narayan, V., & Oldfield, J.IPadagogy: Appropriating the iPad within pedagogical contexts. International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation. 7 (1)(pp. 48 - 65). 1746-725X.
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Narayan, V.Technology as a creative partner: Unlocking learner potential and learning. 30th Annual conference on Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, ASCILITE 2013. (pp. 612 - 621).
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Narayan, V., & Lovegrove, C.Authentic learning and Web 2.0-completing the equation. ASCILITE 2012 - Annual conference of the Australian Society for Computers in Tertiary Education.
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Narayan, V., Davis, C., & Gee, R.Augmented learning - Spreading your wings beyond the classroom. Research in Learning Technology. 20 (SUPPL)(pp. 4 - 15). 2156-7069.
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Cochrane, T., & Narayan, V.Exploring mobile augmented reality. ASCILITE 2012 - Annual conference of the Australian Society for Computers in Tertiary Education.
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Narayan, V.Learner-generated content as a pedagogical change agent. ASCILITE 2011 - The Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. (pp. 891 - 903).
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Cochrane, T., & Narayan, V.DeFrosting professional development: Reconceptualising teaching using social learning technologies. ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology. 19 (SUPPL.1)(pp. 158 - 169). 0968-7769.
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Narayan, V., & Baglow, L.New beginnings: Facilitating effective learning through the use of web 2.0 tools. ASCILITE 2010 - The Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. (pp. 658 - 667).
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Teaching and Supervision

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Graduate Supervision Statement

Design-based research approach to designing learning environments using emerging and contemporary pedagogies and technologies. This includes the investigation of appropriate pedagogies for use in a context, embedded or applied practice to understand and create new meanings and theories. Research with a specific focus on the use of digital tools for enhanced pedagogical practice and learning.


Dr Vickel Narayan is available for Masters and Doctorial supervision.

Summary of Doctoral Supervision

Position Current Completed
Main Supervisor 3 0
Co-supervisor 1 0

Current Doctoral Supervision

Main Supervisor of:

  • Fiona Mitchell - Doctor of Philosophy
    Tools for Inclusion Podcast (TIPs) - A podcast series for teachers to support the implementation of Universal Design for Learning in NZ Classrooms
  • Krystyna Wishnowsky - Doctor of Philosophy
    Cultural capability and Resource Teacher - Learning and Behaviour practice
  • Izac Noh - Doctor of Philosophy
    Designing a framework for an AI enabled virtual world learning space

Co-supervisor of:

  • Jessica Pawley Copping - Doctor of Philosophy
    Designing for social multimodal e-reading as a secondary education tool

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