Publications

Selected Publications

Pande, C., Martin, A., & Pimmer, C. (2023). Towards Hybrid Dialog Management Strategies for a Health Coach Chatbot. Challenges Requiring the Combination of Machine Learning and Knowledge Engineering 2023. AAAI-MAKE 2023, Hyatt Regency, San Francisco Airport, California. https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3433/paper11.pdf

Pimmer, C., Brühlmann, F., Odetola, T. D., Dipeolu, O., Oluwasola, D. O., Jäger, J., & Ajuwon, A. J. (2021). WhatsApp for mobile learning. Effects on knowledge, resilience and isolation in the school-to-work transition The Internet and Higher Education. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iheduc.2021.100809

Pimmer, C., et al. (2020). Fake news resilience through online games? Tentative findings from a randomized controlled trial in higher education CELDA – 17th International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age 2020. Lisbon, Portugal.

Eisemann C. and Pimmer, C. (2020). Educational approaches to address fake news: preliminary insights from a systematic review. CELDA 2020 : 17th International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age. Lisbon, Portugal. Nov 18, 2020 – Nov 20, 2020

Chipps, J., Ologun-Abiodun, R., Daniels, F., & Pimmer, C. (2020). A WhatsApp community of practice for nurse graduates in South Africa. Nurse Education in Practice, 46. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2020.102826

Pimmer, C., Daniels, F., Ologun-Abiodun, R., & Chipps, J. (2019). “I Felt a Sense of Belonging Somewhere”. Supporting nurse graduates’ job transitions with WhatsApp groups. Nurse Education Today, 81, 57-83.  Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2019.06.010

Mateescu, M., Pimmer, C., Zahn, C., Klinkhammer, D., & Reiterer, H. (2019). Collaboration on Large Interactive Displays: A Systematic Review. Human-computer interaction. doi:10.1080/07370024.2019.1697697

Ajuwon, A. and C. Pimmer (2019). “How WhatsApp groups support Nigeria’s nurse graduates.” THE CONVERSATION. from https://theconversation.com/how-whatsapp-groups-support-nigerias-nurse-graduates-124514.

Pimmer, C., Gütersloh, C., Linxen, S., & Rohner, R. (2018). Mobile and Ubiquitous Knowledge Management: Lessons from the transportation sector. Paper accepted at the 19th European Conference on Knowledge Management, Padua, Italy.

Pimmer, C., Brühlmann, F., Odetola, T. D., Dipeolu, O., Oluwasola, D. O., & Ajuwon, A. J. (2019). Facilitating Professional Mobile Learning Communities with Instant Messaging. Computers & Education. 128, 102–112.

Pimmer, C., & Rambe, P. (2018). The inherent tensions of ‘instant education’. A critical review of mobile instant messaging. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 19(5), 219-237.

Pimmer, C., & Huhua, F. (2018). Forging new lives, using mobile technology. UNESCO Courier, 4, 5-53. Retrieved from https://en.unesco.org/courier/2018-4/forging-new-lives-using-mobile-technology

Pimmer, C., Lee, A., & Mwaikambo, L. (2018). Mobile Instant Messaging – New knowledge tools in Global Health. Knowledge Management & E-Learning, 10(3), 153–169.

Pimmer, C., Brühlmann, F., Odetola, T. D., Dipeolu, O., Gröhbiel, U., & Ajuwon, A. J. (2018). Instant messaging and nursing students’ clinical learning experience. Nurse Education Today, 64, 119–124

Pimmer, C., & Mbvundula, F. (2018). One message, many voices. Mobile audio counselling in rural health education. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 2(1), 463-480

Pimmer, C., Mhango, S., Mzumara, A., & Mbvundula, F. (2017). Mobile Instant Messaging for rural community health workers. A case from Malawi. Global Health Action, 10(1).

Pimmer, C., Chipps, J., Brysiewicz, P., Walters, F., Linxen, S., & Gröhbiel, U. (2018). Facebook for supervision? Research education shaped by the structural properties of a social media space. Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 26(5), 517-528

Pimmer, C., Rambe, P., & Pachler, N. (2017). Dialectical theory to review the educational potential of mobile instant messaging. Paper accepted for presentation at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting 2017, San Antonio, Texas.

Pimmer, C., Chipps, J., Brysiewicz, P., Walters, F., Linxen, S., & Gröhbiel, U. (2016). Supervision on social media. Use and perception of Facebook as a research education tool in disadvantaged areas. International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 17(5), 200-214

Pimmer, C., Mateescu, M., & Gröhbiel, U. (2016). Mobile and ubiquitous learning in higher education settings. A systematic review of empirical studies. Computers in Human Behavior, 63 490-501.

Pimmer, C., Pachler, N., Mateescu, M., & Gröhbiel, U. (2016). Findings from a Critical Review of Mobile Learning in Higher Education Settings. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting Washington.

Pimmer, C., & Tulenko, K. (2016 ). The convergence of mobile and social media. Affordances and constraints of mobile networked communication for health workers in low- and middle-income countries . Mobile Media & Communication, 4(2), 252-269.

Pimmer, C. (2016). Mobile learning as boundary crossing. An alternative route to technology-enhanced learning? Interactive Learning Environments, 24(5), 979-990.

Pimmer, C., Brysiewicz, P., Linxen, S., Walters, F., Chipps, J., & Gröhbiel, U. (2014) Informal mobile learning in nurse education and practice in remote areas. A case study from rural South Africa. Nurse Education Today 34(11), 1398-1404.

Pimmer, C., Mateescu, M., Zahn, C., & Genewein, U. (2013). Smartphones as multimodal communication devices to facilitate clinical knowledge processes – a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 15(11), e263.

Pimmer, C., Pachler, N., & Genewein, U. (2013). Reframing Clinical Workplace Learning Using the Theory of Distributed Cognition. Academic Medicine, 88(9), 1239–1245.

Pimmer, C., & Pachler, N. (2014). Mobile learning in the workplace. Unlocking the value of mobile technology for work-based education. In M. Ally & A. Tsinakos (Eds.), Increasing Access through Mobile Learning (Vol. 1, pp. 193-204). Vancouver: Commonwealth of Learning Press and Athabasca University.

Pimmer, C., Pachler, N., & Genewein, U. (2013).  Contextual dynamics in clinical workplaces. Learning from doctor-to-doctor consultations. Medical Education. 47(5), 463–475.

Pimmer, C., Linxen, S., & Gröhbiel, U. (2012). Facebook as a learning tool? A case study on the appropriation of social network sites along with mobile phones in developing countries. British Journal of Educational Technology, 43(5), 726-738

Pimmer, C., Linxen, S., Gröhbiel, U., Jha, A., & Burg, G. (2012). Mobile learning in resource-constrained environments. A case study of medical education. Medical Teacher. 35(5), e1157-e1165.

Pimmer, C., Pachler, N., Nierle, J., & Genewein, U. (2012). Learning through inter-and intradisciplinary problem solving: using cognitive apprenticeship to analyse doctor-to-doctor consultation. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 17(5 ), 759-778. 

Pimmer, C., & Gröhbiel, U (2011). Lernerzentrierter Unterricht mit Netbooks. Drei Fallbeispiele von mobilem Lernen in Schweizer Schulen. MedienPädagogik. Zeitschrift für Theorie und Praxis in der Medienbildung (19)

Pachler, N., Pimmer, C., & Seipold, J. (Eds.). (2011). Work-Based Mobile Learning. Concepts and Cases. Oxford, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Wien: Peter-Lang.

Pimmer, C., Pachler, N., & Attwell, G. (2010).  Towards Work-Based Mobile Learning: What We Can Learn from the Fields of Work-Based Learning and Mobile Learning. International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning (IJMBL), 2(4), 1-18.

 

Outreach examples:

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, & Medicine. (2017). Using Technology to Advance Global Health: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. Retrieved: https://www.nap.edu/catalog/24882/using-technology-to-advance-global-health-proceedings-of-a-workshop

Zambian Nursing Council. (2019). Guidelines for the Professional Use of Mobile Phones and Social Media. For ZambianNurses and Midwives. Retrieved from http://socialmedia4health.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Zambian-Guidelines-for-the-professional-use-of-mobile-phones-and-social-media-Nursing-Council.pdf

 

 

Publication List Christoph Pimmer (updated Thursday, 13 May 2021)

Journal Articles (peer-reviewed)

Pimmer, C., Brühlmann, F., Odetola, T. D., Dipeolu, O., Oluwasola, D. O., Jäger, J., & Ajuwon, A. J. (2021). WhatsApp for mobile learning. Effects on knowledge, resilience and isolation in the school-to-work transition The Internet and Higher Education. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iheduc.2021.100809

Chipps, J., Ologun-Abiodun, R., Daniels, F., & Pimmer, C. (2020). A WhatsApp community of practice for nurse graduates in South Africa. Nurse Education in Practice, 46. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2020.102826

Mateescu, M., Pimmer, C., Zahn, C., Klinkhammer, D., & Reiterer, H. (2019). Collaboration on Large Interactive Displays: A Systematic Review. Human-computer interaction. doi:10.1080/07370024.2019.1697697

Pimmer, C., Daniels, F., Ologun-Abiodun, R., & Chipps, J. (2019). “I Felt a Sense of Belonging Somewhere”. Supporting nurse graduates’ job transitions with WhatsApp groups. Nurse Education Today, 81, 57-83.  Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2019.06.010

Chipps, J., Ologun-Abiodun, R., Daniels, F., & Pimmer, C. (2019). A systematic qualitative review of nursing students’ experiences and support needs in South Africa’s community service programme. Curationis. 42(1) https://doi.org/10.4102/curationis.v42i1.1906

Pimmer, C., Brühlmann, F., Odetola, T. D., Dipeolu, O., Oluwasola, D. O., & Ajuwon, A. J. (2019). Facilitating Professional Mobile Learning Communities with Instant Messaging. Computers & Education. 128, 102–112.

Pimmer, C., Lee, A., & Mwaikambo, L. (2018). Mobile Instant Messaging – New knowledge tools in Global Health. Knowledge Management & E-Learning, 10(3), 153–169.

Pimmer, C., & Rambe, P. (2018). The inherent tensions of ‘instant education’. A critical review of mobile instant messaging. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 19(5), 219-237.

Odetola, T. D., Oluwasola, O., Pimmer, C., Dipeolu, O., Akande, S. O., Olaleye, O. S., . . . Ajuwon, A. J. (2018). Theory-practice gap:  The experience of Nigerian nursing students. African Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 20(1), 18.

Ajuwon, A., Pimmer, C., Odetola, T., Groehbiel, U., Oluwasola, O., & Olaleye, O. (2018). Mobile Instant Messaging to support Teaching Practice: Insights from a nurse tutor program in Nigeria. Malawi Medical Journal, 30(2), 118-124.

Pimmer, C., Brühlmann, F., Odetola, T. D., Dipeolu, O., Gröhbiel, U., & Ajuwon, A. J. (2018). Instant messaging and nursing students’ clinical learning experience. Nurse Education Today, 64, 119–124

Mwape, L., Wahila, R., Makukula, M. C., Lyambai, K., & Pimmer C. (2018). WhatsApp Messaging for Sharing Best Practices and Prevention of Professional Isolation: A Case of HIV Nurse Practitioners in Zambia. Creative Education, 9(3), 393-405 

Pimmer, C., & Mbvundula, F. (2018). One message, many voices. Mobile audio counselling in rural health education. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 2(1), 463-480

Pimmer, C., Mhango, S., Mzumara, A., & Mbvundula, F. (2017). Mobile Instant Messaging for rural community health workers. A case from Malawi. Global Health Action, 10(1).

Pimmer, C., Chipps, J., Brysiewicz, P., Walters, F., Linxen, S., & Gröhbiel, U. (2018). Facebook for supervision? Research education shaped by the structural properties of a social media space. Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 26(5), 517-528

Pimmer, C., Chipps, J., Brysiewicz, P., Walters, F., Linxen, S., & Gröhbiel, U. (2016). Supervision on social media. Use and perception of Facebook as a research education tool in disadvantaged areas. International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 17(5), 200-214

Pimmer, C., Mateescu, M., & Gröhbiel, U. (2016). Mobile and ubiquitous learning in higher education settings. A systematic review of empirical studies. Computers in Human Behavior, 63 490-501.

Pimmer, C., & Tulenko, K. (2016 ). The convergence of mobile and social media. Affordances and constraints of mobile networked communication for health workers in low- and middle-income countries . Mobile Media & Communication, 4(2), 252-269.

Pimmer, C. (2016). Mobile learning as boundary crossing. An alternative route to technology-enhanced learning? Interactive Learning Environments, 24(5), 979-990.

Chipps, J., Pimmer, C., Brysiewicz, P., Walters, F., Linxen, S., Ndebele, T., & Gröhbiel, U. (2015).  Using mobile phones and social media to facilitate education and support for rural-based midwives in South Africa . Curationis, 38(2).   

Pimmer, C., Brysiewicz, P., Linxen, S., Walters, F., Chipps, J., & Gröhbiel, U. (2014) Informal mobile learning in nurse education and practice in remote areas. A case study from rural South Africa. Nurse Education Today 34(11), 1398-1404.

Pimmer, C., Mateescu, M., Zahn, C., & Genewein, U. (2013). Smartphones as multimodal communication devices to facilitate clinical knowledge processes – a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 15(11), e263.

Pimmer, C., Pachler, N., & Genewein, U. (2013). Reframing Clinical Workplace Learning Using the Theory of Distributed Cognition. Academic Medicine, 88(9), 1239–1245.

Pimmer, C., Pachler, N., & Genewein, U. (2013).  Contextual dynamics in clinical workplaces. Learning from doctor-to-doctor consultations. Medical Education. 47(5), 463–475.  

Pimmer, C., Linxen, S., & Gröhbiel, U. (2012). Facebook as a learning tool? A case study on the appropriation of social network sites along with mobile phones in developing countries. British Journal of Educational Technology, 43(5), 726-738 

Pimmer, C., Linxen, S., Gröhbiel, U., Jha, A., & Burg, G. (2012). Mobile learning in resource-constrained environments. A case study of medical education. Medical Teacher. 35(5), e1157-e1165.  

Pimmer, C., Pachler, N., Nierle, J., & Genewein, U. (2012). Learning through inter-and intradisciplinary problem solving: using cognitive apprenticeship to analyse doctor-to-doctor consultation. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 17(5 ), 759-778. 

Pimmer, C., & Gröhbiel, U (2011). Lernerzentrierter Unterricht mit Netbooks. Drei Fallbeispiele von mobilem Lernen in Schweizer Schulen. MedienPädagogik. Zeitschrift für Theorie und Praxis in der Medienbildung (19)

Pimmer, C., Pachler, N., & Attwell, G. (2010).  Towards Work-Based Mobile Learning: What We Can Learn from the Fields of Work-Based Learning and Mobile Learning. International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning (IJMBL), 2(4), 1-18. 

Pimmer, C., Pachler, N., Gröhbiel, U., & Genewein, U. (2009). Arbeitsintegriertes Lernen im Gesundheitswesen. Konzept für ein mobiles Kollaborations- und Lernsystem am Beispiel der ärztlichen Weiterbildung. bwp@ Berufs und Wirtschaftspädagogik – online, 15.

Seidel, S., Recker, J., Pimmer, C., & vom Brocke, J. (2014). IT-enabled Sustainability Transformation—the Case of SAP. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 35(1), 1-17.

Refereed Conference Contributions

 

Pimmer, C., et al. (2020). Fake news resilience through online games? Tentative findings from a randomized controlled trial in higher education CELDA – 17th International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age 2020. Lisbon, Portugal.

Eisemann C. and Pimmer, C. (2020). Educational approaches to address fake news: preliminary insights from a systematic review. CELDA 2020 : 17th International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age. Lisbon, Portugal. Nov 18, 2020 – Nov 20, 2020

Blumer, E., & Pimmer, C. (2019). Health professional communication in social media and digital literacy. Findings from a systematic review. Paper presented at the European Conference on Health Communication (ECHC), 13 to 15 November 2019, Zurich, Switzerland. 

Zahnd, A., Pimmer, C., & Gröhbiel, U. (2019). Participatory videos to teach the use of renewable energy systems.  A case study from rural Nepal. . Paper presented at the Solar World Congress 2019. Education and Training – 13th International Symposium on Renewable Energy Education (ISREE 2019), Santiago, Chile.

Pimmer, C., Gröhbiel, U., & Ajuwon, A. J. (2019). Mobile technology in school-to-work transitions: Insights from health profession contexts. Paper presented at the 6th Congress on Research in Vocational Education and Training. 4-6 March 2019 – Bern/Zollikofen, Switzerland.

Mateescu, M., Pimmer, C., & Zahn, C. (2018). Auswirkung interaktiver Multi-Touch-Oberflächen auf die Teamarbeit: Ein systematisches Literaturreview Paper presented at the 51. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie. 15-20 September 2018. Frankfurt, Germany

Daniels, F., Ologun-Abiodun, R., Pimmer, C., & Chipps, J. (2018). Supporting nurses’ transition using WhatsApp. Paper presented at the AMEE Conference- An International Association For Medical Education AMEE. Basel, Switzerland 25-29 August 2018.

Pimmer, C., Gütersloh, C., Linxen, S., & Rohner, R. (2018). Mobile and Ubiquitous Knowledge Management: Lessons from the transportation sector. Paper accepted at the 19th European Conference on Knowledge Management, Padua, Italy.

Zahnd, A., Pimmer, C., & Gröhbiel, U. (2017). Digital Media to contribute to the development and dissemination of renewable energy systems. Paper presented at the ISES Solar World Congress 2017. Abu Dhabi, UE.

Ologun-Abiodun, R., Daniels, F., Pimmer, C., & Chipps, J. (2017 30 -31 October). Testing a WhatsApp group to support newly qualified nurses in underserved areas in South Africa. Poster presented at the Successes and failures in Telehealth Brisbane, Australia

Ologun-Abiodun, R., Daniels, F., Pimmer, C., & Chipps, J. (2017, Wednesday 13 September ). Systematic review of nursing students’ experiences and support needs in South Africa’s community service programme. Poster presented at the Global Evidence Summit, Cape Town.

Pimmer, C., Rambe, P., & Pachler, N. (2017). Dialectical theory to review the educational potential of mobile instant messaging. Paper accepted for presentation at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting 2017, San Antonio, Texas.

Chipps, J., Ologun, R., & Pimmer, C. (2016, 31 October – 3 November 2016). The development of a Social Media Support Platform for Community Service Nurses in South Africa. (Poster presentation). 7th Annual Meeting of the Australasian Telehealth Society. Paper presented at the Successes & Failures in Telehealth 2016. 7th Annual Meeting of the Australasian Telehealth Society, Auckland, New Zealand

Pimmer, C., Pachler, N., Mateescu, M., & Gröhbiel, U. (2016). Findings from a Critical Review of Mobile Learning in Higher Education Settings. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting Washington.

Pimmer, C. & Rambe, P. (2016). The educational role of mobile instant messaging. Findings from a systematic review. New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences. [Online]. 11, pp 153-161. Available from: www.prosoc.eu

Pimmer, C., Gröhbiel, U., Gwandiwa, D., & Friedli, M. (2015). Crossing the boundaries of schools and workplaces by leveraging the convergence of mobile and social media. Tentative considerations from an apprenticeship study from the Global South. Paper presented at the 4th Congress on Research in Vocational Education and Training. Bern, Switzerland.

Pimmer, C., Gröhbiel, U., & Widmer, C. (2014). Facebook & Co for teacher development in disadvantaged areas. Findings from a social mobile media feasibility study from rural India. Paper presented at the Ninth European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning. Empowering Teachers as Designers of Learning Experiences Utilising Social-Mobile Technologies Workshop, Graz, Austria.

Brysiewicz, P., Pimmer, C., Chipps, J., Walters, F., Linxen, S., & Gröhbiel, U. (2014). Mobile phones as learning tools. Paper presented at the 20th annual Qualitative Health Research Conference, British Columbia, Canada  

Pimmer, C., Linxen, S., Chipps, J., Brysiewicz, P., Gröhbiel, U., & Walters, F. (2014). Mobile phones to facilitate connected social learning and work-based practices in marginalized settings. Insights from a research project in rural South Africa. Paper for the Bristol Ideas in Mobile Learning 2014 Symposium, University of the West of England, Bristol.

Gröhbiel, U., & Pimmer, C. (2014). Changing the role of teachers by integrating mobile technology in a rural school in Zimbabwe. A reflection in the light of UNESCO policy guidelines. Paper for the UNESCO Symposium on Mobile Learning, Paris.

Pimmer, C., & Gröhbiel, U. (2013). The affordances of social mobile media for boundary crossing. Paper for the Swiss Society for Research in Education Conference: Integrating formal and informal learning, Lugano, Università della Svizzera Italiana. (Nominated for best paper award)

Brysiewicz, P., Pimmer, C., Gröhbiel, U., Walters, F., Linxen, S., & Chipps, J. (2013). The neglected grass root adoption of mobile phones as learning tools in resource-limited settings. A study from advanced midwifery education in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Paper presented at the South African Association of Health Educationalists Conference, Durban, South Africa.

Linxen, S., & Pimmer, C. (2011). The transformational role of social mobile media on education and learning in developing countries. Paper presented at the International Roundtable on Social mobile networking for informal learning, London.

Pimmer, C., Pachler, N., & Genewein, U. (2011). The potential of smartphones to mediate intra-hospital communication and learning practices of doctors. Preliminary results from a scenario-based study. Paper presented at the Mobile learning: Crossing boundaries in convergent environments conference, Bremen.

Seidel, S., Recker, J., Pimmer, C., & vom Brocke, J. (2010). Enablers and Barriers to the Organizational Adoption of Sustainable Business Practices. Paper presented at the Proceedings of the Sixteenth Americas Conference on Information Systems, Lima, Peru.

Pimmer, C. (2009). Work-based mobile learning in the health sector: Concept of a mobile learning system exemplified by educational scenarios of junior doctors. Paper presented at the 3rd WLE Mobile Learning Symposium: Mobile Learning Cultures across Education, Work and Leisure WLE Centre, IOE London, UK. 

Pimmer, C., & Gröhbiel, U. (2008). Mobile Learning in corporate settings. Results from an Expert Survey. mLearn2008. The Bridge From Text To Context, 248 – 255.

Edited Books

Pachler, N., Pimmer, C., & Seipold, J. (Eds.). (2011). Work-Based Mobile Learning. Concepts and Cases. Oxford, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Wien: Peter-Lang.

Book Chapters

Rohs, M., & Pimmer, C. (2017). Informelles Lernen mit mobilen Geräten. Perspektiven und Grenzen. In F. Thissen (Ed.), Lernen in virtuellen Räumen. Perspektiven des mobilen Lernens (pp. 143–154): De Gruyter.

Pimmer, C., & Pachler, N. (2014). Mobile learning in the workplace. Unlocking the value of mobile technology for work-based education. In M. Ally & A. Tsinakos (Eds.), Increasing Access through Mobile Learning (Vol. 1, pp. 193-204). Vancouver: Commonwealth of Learning Press and Athabasca University.

Pimmer, C., Pachler, N., & Attwell, G. (2012). Towards Work-Based Mobile Learning: What We Can Learn from the Fields of Work-Based Learning and Mobile Learning. (Reprint) In D. Parsons (Ed.), Refining Current Practices in Mobile and Blended Learning: New Applications (pp. 210-228). Auckland, New Zealand: IGI Global.

Pachler, N., Pimmer, C., & Seipold, J. (2011). Work-Based Mobile Learning – An Overview. In N. Pachler, C. Pimmer & J. Seipold (Eds.), Work-based mobile learning: concepts and cases. Oxford, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Wien: Peter-Lang.

Pimmer, C., & Gröhbiel, U. (2011). Mobile learning in corporate settings: Results from an expert survey. In N. Pachler, C. Pimmer & J. Seipold (Eds.), Work-Based Mobile Learning. Concepts and Cases (pp. 335-354). Oxford, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Wien: Peter-Lang.

Pimmer, C., Haefliger, J., & Blumer, F. (2012). Competence and Training Management. In A. Uhl & L. A. Gollenia (Eds.), A Handbook of Business Transformation Management Methodology. Farnham, England: Gower Publishing Ltd.

Pimmer, C., Uhl, A., Brandenburg, M., & Günther, R. (2012). Motor Stars – implementation of a global HR system in an automotive company. In A. Uhl & L. A. Gollenia (Eds.), A Handbook of Business Transformation Management Methodology. Farnham, England: Gower Publishing Ltd.

Journal and Conference Articles (non-peer reviewed)

 

Ajuwon, A. and C. Pimmer (2019). “How WhatsApp groups support Nigeria’s nurse graduates.” THE CONVERSATION. from https://theconversation.com/how-whatsapp-groups-support-nigerias-nurse-graduates-124514.

Pimmer, C., Ajuwon, A., & Chipps, J. (2018). Social media for global health professionals: Findings from a multinational research project on WhatsApp use. MMS Bulletin – The Swiss online journal for international cooperation and health, 148.  Retrieved from https://www.medicusmundi.ch/de/bulletin/mms-bulletin/digital-health/der-einsatz-digitaler-medien/social-media-for-global-health-professionals-find-ings-from-a-multinational-research-project-on-whatsapp-use

Pimmer, C., & Huhua, F. (2018). Forging new lives, using mobile technology. UNESCO Courier, 4, 5-53. Retrieved from https://en.unesco.org/courier/2018-4/forging-new-lives-using-mobile-technology

Chipps, J., Brysiewicz, P., Pimmer, C., Linxen, S., & Grobhiel, U. (2015). An Evaluation of a Facebook Intervention for Rural Midwives in South Africa. Paper presented at the Med-e-Tel. Luxembourg.

Pimmer, C., & Gröhbiel, U. (2014). Das Mobilgerät als Lernwerkzeug des bewegten Menschen? Eine Perspektive des räumlich-mobilen Lernens. Education Permanente. Der bewegte Mensch – L’homme en mouvement., 2.

Pimmer, C. (2012). Mobile Health: Bessere Kommunikation unter Ärzten durch Smartphone-App. IT for Health. Forschung & Lehre, 1(1), 56-57.

Schiefner, M., Pimmer, C., & Rohs, M. (2011). Im Trend: Mobiles Lernen – Nur Informationshäppchen? Education Permanente. Trends in der Weiterbildung – 60 Jahre SVEB 2, 44-46.

Uhl, A., & Pimmer, C. (2011). Transdisciplinary Knowledge for Business Transformation. The diverse potential of a global network of experts. 360 degree – the business transformation journal (translated article from OrgansiationsEntwicklung 1/2011), 1(1), 21-29.

Uhl, A., & Pimmer, C. (2011). Wandelkompetenz durch Expertennetzwerke. Business Transformation bei der SAP. OrganisationsEntwicklung. Zeitschrift für Unternehmensentwicklung und Change Management, 1.

Pimmer, C., Nissler, A., & Gröhbiel, U. (2010). Mobiles Lernen in der Aus- und Weiterbildung: Potenziale und Herausforderungen. Education Permanente. Faktor Zeit / Le temps et la formation(4), 40-42.

Gröhbiel, U., Stoller Schai, D., & Pimmer, C. (2010). E-Learning: Den Mehrwert steuern. Zeitschrift PERSONAL, 1 (Schwerpunkt: Humankapital bewerten), 14-16.

Gröhbiel, U., & Pimmer, C. (2008 ). Mobiles Lernen: Personalentwicklung jenseits der Schulbank. Zeitschrift PERSONAL, Heft 02, 18-20.

Pimmer, C. (2008). Lernen unterwegs. iPhone als Lernmedium? Online PC Zeitung, 5, 17.

Reports/Thesis

Pimmer, C., Zelezny-Green, R., & Gröhbiel, U. (2018). UNESCO-Report: A lifeline to learning. Leveraging technology to support education for refugees. Miao, M. Pagano, & M. West (Eds.), Download: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0026/002612/261278e.pdf.

 

Pimmer, C. (2015). WhatsApp Groups to support Community Health Workers (interim report). Preliminary Insights from a Pilot Study in rural Malawi (Interim Report).  Retrieved from https://www.christoph.pimmer.info/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/WhatsApp-Groups-to-support-Community-Health-Workers-interim-report1.pdf  DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.1450.5048

Pimmer, C., & Gröhbiel, U. (2013). Piloting and evaluation of collaboration environments. Project report 3.1 of Learning Infrastructure. Information scientifique: accès, traitement et sauvegarde Programme.   Retrieved 15.05, 2014, from http://blogs.fhnw.ch/learninginfrastructure/files/2013/12/Report-WP3.1v03.pdf

Edinger, E.-C., Reimer, R. T. D., Klammer, J., Konrad, J., Mathez, J., Göldi, S., Papanikolaou, M., Dörhöfer, S., Pimmer, C., Van den Anker, F., & Zölch, M. (2013). Doing Social Media. Social Media in Lehr- und Lernszenarien der Aus-und Weiterbildung. Arbeitsbericht Strategische Initiative der Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz.   Retrieved 23.01, 2014  http://blogs.fhnw.ch/SMinLehre/files/2012/06/Einsatzkonzept_Social_Media.pdf.

Pimmer, C., Spikol, D., & Glocker, S. (2013). Research report: Intercultural communication challenges between health professionals and immigrants. Grundtvig Life-Long Learning Project. Malmö, Augsburg and Basel.

Pimmer, C. (completed). Lernen und Kompetenzentwicklung im dynamischen Umfeld klinischer  Arbeit. Zusammenspiel und Bedeutung von Lern- und Arbeitsprozessen sowie technologischen Artefakten in medizinisch-klinischen Kontexten. Dissertation. University of Zürich, Faculty of Economics, Business Administration and Information Technology, Zürich.

Nissler, A., & Pimmer, C. (2012). Der Einsatz von Netbooks im Unterricht – aus der Perspektive von Praxis-Experten. Ergebnisse einer Online-Befragung. (Forschungsbericht). Basel: Schweizer Netzwerk für Bildungsinnovation.

Gröhbiel, U., Nissler, A., & Pimmer, C. (2010). Netbookeinsatz bei Primarschülerinnen und -schülern. Evaluation von drei Schweizer Pilotprojekten. Abschlussbericht. Schweizerisches Netzwerk für Bildungsinnovation, from http://www.snbi.ch/

Pimmer, C. (2009). Mobile Learning at Work: Contextual Issues. Position Paper. Paper presented at the Alpine Rendez-Vous, STELLAR Network of Excellence. Technology-enhanced learning in the context of technological, societal and cultural transformation’ November 30 to December 1 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria.

Gröhbiel, U., & Pimmer, C. (2008). mLeap – Mobile Learning & Performance in Enterprises. Abschlussbericht zu einer Expertenbefragung. Basel: Institut für Wirtschaftsinformatik, Hochschule für Wirtschaft, Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz (FHNW) Basel. 

 

About my work

Kruger, N. (2018). WhatsApp, Nurse? Supporting Nurses’ Transition Using WhatsApp. University of the Western Cape. News. Retrieved from https://www.uwc.ac.za/News/Pages/WhatsApp,-Nurse-Supporting-Nurses%E2%80%99-Transition-Using-WhatsApp.aspx

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, & Medicine. (2017). Using Technology to Advance Global Health: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. Retrieved: https://www.nap.edu/catalog/24882/using-technology-to-advance-global-health-proceedings-of-a-workshop

FHNW news (2017) Innovationstechnologien und die Transformation von Public und Global Health. Brugg Windisch: FHNW.  (English version)

Levasseur Berlinger, L. (2017). The dynamic duo. In L. Levasseur Berlinger (Ed.), Making a difference the Swiss way. The impact of the FHNW School of Business’s Internationalization Strategy. Switzerland: School of Business. University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland.  

FHNW news: Uniting Business, Academia and Government to Advance Global Health. Christoph Pimmer discussed Digital Global Health Innovations at the Public-Private Partnerships for Global Health Forum of the U.S. National Academies. Brugg Windisch: FHNW. 

FHNW news: Uniting Business, Academia and Government to Advance Global Health. Christoph Pimmer discussed Digital Global Health Innovations at the Public-Private Partnerships for Global Health Forum of the U.S. National Academies. Brugg Windisch: FHNW.  

FHNW Institute for Information Systems Blog: Forschungsprojekt in Ghana, London und New York, Basel: FHNW

FHNW Forschungsbericht 2013 (2014). Facebook als Wissensplattform für Gesundheitspersonal in Südafrika. Brugg Windisch: FHNW.  

Interview in News in German (2014). “Ohne das Handy wären sie ziemlich isoliert”. April 2014

FHNW News (2014). UNESCO Mobile Learning Symposium: Internationaler Wissensaustausch zu mobilem Lernen. University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland

FHNW News (2014). Invitation to the UNESCO Mobile Learning Symposium, FHNW HSW News. University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland

 Swiss Development Cooperation Learning and Networking Blog (2013). Facebook as a learning tool?  Published online October 16, 2013

News (2013). UN Summit New York: More Cooperation with International Organisations. Scho University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland

Interview Learntec (2013). Potenziale von Mobile Learning im E-Learning Einsatz. http://www.elearning-journal.de Karlsruhe

News (2012). Invitation to the UN Summit in New York. University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland

 Interview FHNW-News: Das Rückgrat der medizinischen Versorgung bilden Krankenpflegerinnen, October 2012

FHNW Forschungsbericht 2011(2012). Mit dem iPhone im Dienste des Patienten. In FHNW Forschungseinblicke. Brugg: Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz.

Interview: Pimmer, C. (2008). Mobiles Lernen in betrieblichen Anwendungen. Mobile Learning – eine neue Erfolgsstory? E-Learning Dossier, 3. Pädagogische Hochschule, Zürich

Interview/Podcast: Pimmer, C. (2008). Mobile Learning und das Potenzial für E-Learning, Interview mit Christoph Pimmer von der Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz. Podcast der ETH, NET NEWS.