His research interests include human-centred design of technologies for mobile, contextual and inquiry-based learning, and the application of studies of human cognition and social interaction to the development of novel interactive systems. He inaugurated the mLearn International conference series and was founding President of the International Association for Mobile Learning. In collaboration with theOpen University's Professor Eileen Scanlon, he was Principal Investigator of the recent PI: Personal Inquiry project to support inquiry learning of 21st century science topics between formal and informal settings. As a member of the MOBIlearn European 5th Framework project he led the design and evaluation of its context awareness subsystem.
Other projects include Design of Games for auditory learning, L-Mo with Sharp Labs Europe to develop mobile technology for language learning, a study of Web 2.0 technologies for learning at school and home, educational futures research , the design of a Writer's Assistant, an exploration of writing as creative design, computer implementation of story generation, and the development of a knowledge-based tutoring system for neuroradiology.
