robert fitzgerald, phd

CURRICULUM VITAE (full pdf version)
Academic Qualifications

• PhD - Social Pyschology, University of Sydney (2002).
• MEd (Honours) - Educational Psychology with thesis by research, University of New England (1991).
• BEd (Secondary)-Major in Applied Mathematics & Statistics, Victoria College (1987).
• BEd (Primary)- Major in Computer Programming & Information Systems, CCAE (1984).

Academic Appointments

• 2008: Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Education, University of Canberra.
• 2007: Director, ACIAR Cambodian Research Project, University of Canberra.
• 2006-07: Director, Digital Learning Communities Research Project, University of Canberra, QUT & RMIT.
• 2005-07: ICT Research Fellow, School of Education/School of Information Systems, University of Canberra.
• 2004: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Divisional Research Institute, University of Canberra.
• 2002–04: Assistant Professor/Lecturer, Department of Information and Applied Technology, Hong Kong Institute of Education, China, SAR.
• 2001: Head of School Education (Acting), Australian Catholic University.
• 1999-02: Senior Lecturer in Information Technology & Postgraduate Studies Coordinator, Australian Catholic University.
• 1997–02: Senior Lecturer in Information Technology & Educational Foundations, Australian Catholic University, ACT.
• 1990–96: Lecturer in Curriculum Studies Australian Catholic University, ACT.
• 1989: Lecturer in Mathematics & Computing, Department of Mathematics, Science & Technology University of New England, NSW.
• 1988: Mathematics Faculty Head, Edenhope Secondary College, Victoria.
• 1985–88: High School Mathematics, Computing and Science Teacher, Edenhope Secondary College, Victoria.

Selected Awards & Invitations

• Expert of International Standing & ARC Assessor (INTREADER)
• Who's Who of Instructional Technology
• Editorial Advisory Board and Reviewer for Scientific Journals International (SJI).
• Commonwealth Institute (Australia) Scientific Steering Committee.
• Program committee for the 2007 International Conference on ICT in Teaching and Learning, Hong Kong.
• 2006 Finalist Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Regional Contribution

Affiliations

• Association of Internet Researchers (AOIR).
• Imaginative Education Research Group (IERG – http://ierg.org).
• Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE).
• Australian College of Education.
• International Free and Open Source Software Foundation (iFOSSF).
• Australian e-Learning Research Roundtable (UNSW@ADFA).
• Educause Peer Directory.
• dgCommunities (Internet in Developing Countries Network).
• Open Source Software Research Directory.
• FOSSEd.org – Free and Opensource Software in Education .
• Citizendium Editor (http://en.citizendium) – This is project led by Larry Sanger to provide a ‘better’ alternative to Wikipedia.
• Australian Network for Art and Technology (ANAT).
• International Study Group for Research on Learning Probability and Statistics.

Media Impact

• Social Software Next in Education, Canberra Times, 2008
• Digtial Learning Communities, Carrick Newsletter, March, 2008
• ABC 702 Sydney (Sydney). “Virtual games”, Interview with James O’Loghlin, 8:30 PM, 17 October 2006.
• Canberra Times, “Higher learning”, Meagre Bytes, 11 September, 2006.
• Rasmei Kampuchea Daily, Kingdom of Cambodia, “Short Message System (SMS) for improving the marketing of maize and soybean in Cambodia”, 27 September, 2006.
• UC Press Release, “University researchers to explore new technologies to connect students”, 5 September, 2006.
• UC Press Release, “University of Canberra researchers put technology in the hands of the learners”, 14 August, 2006.
• ABC Radio (Western Plains), Interview with Alison Manning, “Computer games and addiction”, 2:15pm, 21 February, 2006.
• ABC Radio (Western Plains), Interview with Alison Manning, “Computer games and double lives”, 2:45 pm, 15 February, 2006.
• Canberra Times, “Schools must tune in to the new technologies”, Page 1, 28 September 2005.
• Canberra Times, “Kids’ computer games not all bad: academics”, Education Section, 24 September, 2005.

Institutional Contributions (Selected) University of Canberra

• Faculty of Education Board (2008)
• Faculty of Education Executive (2008)
• University Research Committee (2008)
• Learning Communities Research Area Executive committee (2005-07)
• Library Learning Object Management System RFI committee (2006)
• Library Management System RFI committee (2006)
• TEDS Emerging Technologies working group (2006)
• Presenter, CELTS Higher Education Forum (2006)
• Education & Innovation Executive Committee (2004-2005)

Hong Kong Institute of Education

• Information and Applied Technology Research Committee (2002-2004)
• BEd (Language) Program Committee (2002-2004)
• BEd (Secondary) Program Review committee (2003-2004)
• Departmental nominee for various internal & external committee meetings, student-staff consultative meetings and academic review processes
• ICT research consultant to Creative Arts Alliance Educational Innovation Project (2002)

Australian Catholic University

• Convener and Coordinator of Postgraduate Studies (1999-2002)
• Chair, Education School Committee (2000-2002)
• President, National Tertiary Education Union-Signadou sub-branch (1999-2001)
• IT Technical Evaluation Committee- Voice-over-IP & WAN-LAN (2000)
• WWW and Electronic Publishing Sub-committee of ICTC (1995)
• Information Technology Working Party (1995)
• ACUNet Technical Tender Evaluation Committee (1993)
• Education School Committee (1992-2002)
• Sexual Harassment Officer (1995-2002)
• Information and Communication Technology Committee (ICTC) (1992-1995)
• Student Admissions Committee (1990-92)
• Master of Education Working Party (1991)
• Chair, Computer Users Committee (1992)
• Chair, Staff Development Committee (1992-94)
• AARNet Network Infrastructure Committee (1992)