robert fitzgerald, phd

The March 2008 edition the Carrick Institute's, Carrick Communique, carries an article on our Digital Learning Communities project. The article covers some of the key findings that are emerging from our project. You can download the PDF document (4MB) here.

Robert is Associate Dean (Research) in the Faculty of Education and a Senior Research Fellow in the Australian Institute for Sustainable Communities at the University of Canberra and Director of an ACIAR-funded research project based in Cambodia. He has a strong record of research and publication in information and communications technology (ICT) particularly around its application to learning and capacity-building. The Australian Research Council’s (ARC) College of Experts recognise him as an 'expert of international standing' and he serves as an Assessor (INTREADER) for their National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP).  Robert is a highly-regarded teacher and an active researcher who has successfully undertaken funded research in the areas of learning, literacy and information technologies. He has  held a research fellowship at the University of Canberra since 2004 and has over sixteen years experience in research, teaching and administration in higher education. Robert's two current projects, Digital Learning Communities (Carrick Institute for learning and teaching in Higher Education) and Electronic Marketing Communication Systems in Cambodia (Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research), are leading-edge projects attracting international interest and involvement.