Leading a Digital School

Author(s): Mal Lee & Michael Gaffney

Publisher: ACER Press 2008

This important new book informs educational leaders about current developments in the use of digital technologies and presents a number of case studies demonstrating their value and complexity. It encourages leaders to engage in the process of successful change for their own school community by providing guidelines and advice drawn from emerging research.

Leading a Digital School is a rich source of information and advice about joining the new 'education revolution'. It shows clearly and concisely how schools can integrate digital technologies creatively and wisely in order to enliven teaching and support student learning.

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"Australia's future prosperity will be a function, not of the resources under ground, but the skills of our citizens. As countries such as India and China pour extraordinary funds into education and specifically the delivery of curriculum via the net, Australia continues to lag with regard to its investment in Education and we are Neanderthal in our approach to online education. While the rest of the world seems to be up skilling its population we continue to live in a dream state in the hope that all will be fine. This is not the case.

 Leading a Digital School provides a wake up call that every federal and State Government Minister and every educator should read. The time to change is nearly beyond us."

Daniel Petre

Executive Chairman, Netus

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About the Authors

Mal Lee is an educational consultant specialising in the development of digital technology in schools. He is a former director of schools and secondary school principal and has written extensively on the effective use of ICT in teaching practice.

Professor Michael Gaffney is Chair of Educational Leadership at the Australian Catholic University in Canberra and has held a number of senior positions in schools and school systems and educational organisations.

Price: $49.95