Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education eLearning Workshop, Putrajaya, Malaysia, 2009

International Presenter 1994 ~ current

International speaker and presenter both in Australia and overseas (Read more details on LinkedIn)

Instructional Designer ‘ aspire’ 2000 Sydney Olympics CD-ROM

Member of instructional and creative design team for ‘aspire’… the National Olympic Education Programme Resource Kit. This kit was issued to all Australian schools, educational institutions and public libraries, July, 1999.

IMMLL Team at the launch of Aspire CD-ROM, Sydney Olympic Stadium, 1999

Vice-Chancellor’s Award Nominations

Twice nominated for Vice-Chancellor’s Award, University of Wollongong, 1998 (Academic Teams and also General Staff)

Team member of the IMML

Instructional designer, multimedia constructor and programmer with the Interactive Multimedia Learning Laboratory (IMMLL) at the University of Wollongong. The team at the IMMLL, under the leadership of Doctor Barry Harper and Doctor John Hedberg, won many international and national awards for the following educational multimedia products: Investigating Lake Iluka, Exploring The Nardoo and Stagestruck. Awards received by the team include the BAFTA, EMMA and AIMIA awards.

The IMMLL team, University of Wollongong

ASCILITE National Award

Awarded “Best Student Project” for educational software application HyperKite by the Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, December 1996.

Technology Teacher of the Year

Awarded one of ten “Technology Teacher of the Year” awards by Apple Computer and the Sydney Morning Herald, December, 1995, on the basis of the innovative and instructional integrity of the educational software application, Prisoner of War.

IMML Gold Disc Award

What Happened To Sam? interactive multimedia software application co-authored with Paul Jenner and Laura Gant, awarded “Best Interactive Multimedia Software Package 1994” (as developed by post-graduate students) by Interactive Multimedia Learning Laboratory staff at the University of Wollongong.

First freefall skydive

Completed first freefall skydive 3600 metres/12000 feet
Sydney Skydiving Centre, Wilton, NSW, October 9th, 1994.

CEC Scholarship

Commonwealth Government Scholarship via Catholic Education Commission (1993)

NSW DET Scholarship

Awarded NSW Department of Education Teaching Scholarship 1977 to 1980.

Greenfield Memorial Prize

Greenfield Memorial Prize: Top Score in Christianity and Society, 1976 NSW Higher School Certificate.