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John Traxler is a Professor in Digital Learning at the University of Wolverhampton, affiliated with the Faculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing and the Institute of Education. He holds the UNESCO Chair in Innovative Informal Digital Learning in Disadvantaged and Development Contexts and a Chair from the Commonwealth of Learning. Additionally, he serves as a Visiting Professor at the University of Gloucestershire. His career spans pioneering mobile learning research and extensive international collaboration, with projects in England, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
- MPhil in Computer Science, University of Brighton
- MSc in Computer Science, University of Sussex
Traxler’s research focuses on digital learning, mobile learning, and their intersections with ICT4D (Information and Communication Technologies for Development), ethics for development, researcher capacity building, and the sociology of mobilities. His work addresses the sociocultural impacts of mobile technologies in marginalized contexts, particularly in the Global South, and explores postdigital education, decolonizing pedagogy, and digital health interventions. His 15 most recent publications highlight trends in decolonizing education, mobile health (mHealth), language learning, and equity in digital spaces.
He has contributed to the field through co-editorship of seminal works like Mobile Learning: A Handbook for Educators and Trainers and Mobile Learning: The Next Generation. His journal papers have been cited over 10,000 times, placing him in the top 2% of his discipline globally. Grants include projects like Zikamob (health interventions), TEFLePal (language learning), and EdTech Hub (mentoring).
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA)
- Member of the British Computer Society (MBCS)
- Associate Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (AFIMA)
- Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (MIET)
Traxler supervises PhD and EdD students on topics like critical digital literacies, mobile social media for language learning, and digital responses in conflict zones. He is a frequent international keynote speaker and collaborates with agencies like UNESCO, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and the Commonwealth of Learning. His work emphasizes methodological innovation, ethical EdTech, and capacity building for educators in under-resourced contexts.
