Dr. Joanne Orlando

• Biography
• Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise
• Grants / Current Projects
• Awards and Recognition
• Selected Publications
• Contact Details

Biography

Joanne's research and teaching focuses on the use of technology in learning. In particular her work examines how technology sits alongside established practices for teaching and learning and how technology contributes to that practice and vice versa. Her work examines this focus comprehensively to include early childhood education, school, and the learning of adults outside formal education.

Joanne is an executive member of the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE). She currently holds the portfolio of Research Development and convenes the highly successful, annual "Utilising Theory in Research" workshops.

Joanne has a strong interest in working with the media to enhance the community's understanding of learning using technology. Previous to her academic position at UWS she was a writer and adviser for the ABC television early childhood program 'PlaySchool' for eight years. She now makes regular expert commentary in print, radio and television media.

Joanne is the course adviser for the Bachelor of Social Science (pathway to early childhood teaching), the Bachelor of Early Childhood studies and is editor of EdNews, the UWS School of Education newsletter.

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Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise

Using technology in learning, professional identity, the identities of learners, formal and informal learning.

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Grants / Current Projects

Current projects

Fair Go Research Project
Fair Go is funded by the Australian Research Council that undertook extensive case studies of 30 “exemplary” teachers of students in poverty. Joanne's focus in this study is the ways exemplary teachers in poverty use technology in their teaching. Collaborators: Drs.Geoff Munns, Wayne Sawyer, Leonie Arthur, Margery Hertzberg, Katina Zammett, Anne Power (UWS), Jon Callow (Syd. Uni).

Transnational Knowledge exchange: Chinese students informal use of technology in their learning
This study focuses on how students from China studying in Australia use the internet informally to support and supplement their formal learning. Collaborators: Professor Michael Singh, Dr Dacheng Zhao (UWS).

Completed projects

The e.ffects Project.
A collaborative research project undertaken by University of Technology, Sydney (UTS)and NSW Department of Education and Training (DET). It was funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC), the NSW Department of Education and Training and the University of Technology Sydney. The project that focuses on student learning in schools and classes where Computer Based Learning (CBL) is being used. The objective of the study is to identify factors within primary and secondary schools that contribute to integration strategies with positive benefits for students.Collaborators: Professors Lyn Yates and Shirley Alexander, Dr Debra Hayes (UTS)

Net Gain
This project was funded by the NSW DET, Curriculum Support Directorate. It focused on the integration of computer based learning in NSW government schools. Collaborators: Drs.Debra Hayes Drs Sandy Schuck & Gilda. Segal (UTS)

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Awards and Recognition

One of eleven researchers selected by the UWS Media Unit to make expert commentary in relation to the 2010 Federal election. Joanne's commentary focused on the Digital education Revolution in schools and future spending.

Invited to speak at the 2009 Australian Council of Deans of Education annual conference to present her research on early career researchers in Australian universities.

The early career researcher selected for 2008 to participate in a annual symposium nominated by American Education Research which showcases Australian research.

Australian Postgraduate Award (Industry).

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Selected Publications

Journal papers, book chapters, thesis

Orlando, J. (under review). Sustainability of educational research: Early career researchers, support, universities. Higher Education Research and Development.

Orlando, J. (2010). Changes that develop in teachers' information and communication technology mediated practice over time: A five year, longitudinal, qualitative study. Unpublished PhD thesis,University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.

Orlando, J. (2009). Understanding changes in teachers’ ICT practices: a longitudinal perspective. Technology, Pedagogy and Education. 18(1), 33-44.

Orlando, J. (2008). Supporting effective change in teaching with ICT in the university context. In J. McConachie, M. Singh, P. Danaher, F. Nouwens and G. Danaher (Eds), Changing University Learning and Teaching: Engaging and Mobilising Leadership, Quality and Technology (pp285-304). Qld; Post Pressed.

Orlando (previously Dwyer), J. (2007). Computer-based Learning in a Primary School: Differences between the early and later years of primary schooling. Asia Pacific Journal of Teacher Education. 35(1), 89- 103.

Conference presentations

Orlando, J. (July, 2009). Have teachers’ practices changed with the implementation of computers in schools? A longitudinal perspective. Learning Conference, Barcelona.

Orlando, J. (March, 2008). Sustainability of research community: Support structures and early career researchers. In N. Geoff (Chair), Building research capacity under surveillance: Issues and Effects of Assessing Quality and Impact. American Education Research Conference, New York.

Orlando, J. (2008). Early career researchers and the future of Australian education research. Australian Association for Research in Education Conference, Brisbane.

Orlando (previously Dwyer), J. (2007). Sink or swim. Sink or swim! Equity and early career researchers in the current research climate. Australian Association for Research in Education Focus Conference, Canberra.

Orlando (previously Dwyer), J. (2007) Where to from here? Investigating teaching practices with ICT in higher education. Australian Association for Research in Education Conference, Fremantle.

Orlando (previously Dwyer), J. (2006). Understanding changes in teachers’ ICT pedagogical practices: The use of assorted analysis. Paper presented at the Australian Association for Research in Education Conference, Adelaide.

Expert commentary in media

Radio
ABC Radio in Illawarra, (technology in schools 29.1.09)
ABC 702 ‘mornings’ program, 31.1.08 (back to school tips and introducing young children to computers.

3AW ‘mornings’ program, 31.1.08 (back to school tips and introducing young children to computers).

Radio National news, 31.1.08 (back to school tips and introducing young children to computers).

2GB ‘afternoons’ program (young children using computers for learning 30.1.07).

ABC New England ‘afternoons’ program (young children using computers for learning 30.1.07).

ABC Newcastle ‘day’ program (young children using computers for learning 30.1.07).

ABC Brisbane morning program 11.4.06 (using computers to facilitate literacy and numeracy learning).

ABC Melbourne morning program 11.4.06 (using computers to facilitate literacy and numeracy learning)

Print
Web gives homework hard edge, Sydney Morning Herald, 28.1.09. (article on one of my PhD findings).

Brave new technological world, UWS Unilife magazine, volume 4, Summer, 2008).

Education Today magazine, (Forthcoming article on one of my PhD findings).

Balance needed on early learning and parental care. Daily Liberal, 4.9.08
Care important for early development. Border Mail, 4.9.08

Kids find computers are child’s play, Sunday Telegraph, 4.5.08

Balance needed on early learning and parental care, Daily Liberal, 4.9.08

Give kids a headstart, Penrith Press, 5.2.08 (commentary on computers in early childhood education).

21st Century back to school tips, Blue Mountains Gazette, 6.2.08 (commentary on computers in early childhood education).

Kindy kids going hi-tech, Sunday Times, 3.2.08 (commentary on computers in early childhood education).

Kindy kids on the keyboard, Herald Sun, 30.1.08 (commentary on computers in early childhood education).

World in their hands, The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, 26.3.07.

Beware the child glued to his handheld, The Sydney Morning Herald 5.8.05 (Opinion piece I wrote on children’s uses of mobile phones).

Sports sponsors are turning our kids into junk food freaks Sydney Morning Herald 12.5.04 (Opinion piece I wrote on children’s the excessive quantities of junk food in children’s sport).

Online
Expert back parental, professional care National Nine News, 4.9.08. (commentary on paid maternity leave).

Kindy kids go hi-tech, Perthnow, 4.2.09.

Development fears for children kept out of childcare, The West Australian, 3.9.08 (commentary on paid maternity leave).

Balance of parental and professional care best: academic, AAPT Newswire, 3.9.08.

Expert backs parental, professional care. The West Australian, 4.9.08 (commentary on paid maternity leave).

Kindy kids on the keyboard, Herald Sun online, 30.1.08 (commentary on computers in early childhood education)

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