Mr Bruce White

Adjunct Lecturer UniSA Education Futures

email Bruce.White@unisa.edu.au

About me

Welcome to my University homepage. I have been lecturing here at the University of South Australia in teacher education since 1990. My teaching background is Secondary (years 8-12) mathematics, science and information technology but have also been working with Junior Primary, Primary and Adult educators in these areas and in the of integration of information and communication teachnologies into teaching and learning. My research focus is pedagogical improvement in STEM, with studies ranging from examining the impact of changing an individual task to student voice as a stimulus for whole school change.

UniSA Education Futures

Focused on developing education professionals, UniSA Education Futures contributes to innovation in education practice through quality teaching, learning and research excellence.

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Research

Research focus

Curriculum and Pedagogy
Education
Specialist Studies in Education
Education Systems
Mathematical Sciences

Highlights

Use of ICT in the teaching of Science and Mathematics in secondary schools (in particular the use of dataloggers and graphics calculators),Use of the Internet in teaching and learning

Research

Outputs

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Chapters

Year	Output
2023	Zeegers, Y, O'Keeffe, L & White, B 2023, 'Inquiry-based teaching and STEM education', in R Tierney, F Rizvi & K Ercikan (eds), International Encyclopedia of Education: Fourth Edition, Elsevier, Netherlands, pp. 96-102.
2022	Panizzon, D, White, B, Elliott, K & Semmens, A 2022, 'Investigating students' self-efficacy and self-concept in science through collaborative inquiry: unpacking the 'hidden' complexity within data', in D Geelan, K Nichols & CV McDonald (eds), Complexity and Simplicity in Science Education, Springer Nature, Switzerland, ch. 8, pp. 143-157.
2019	Barnes, A & White, B 2019, 'Reflections on a 10-year research partnership with Glenunga international high school', in H Askell-Willioams & J Orrell (eds), Problem solving for teaching and learning: a festschrift for Emeritus Professor Mike Lawson, Routledge, US, ch. 18, pp. 261-283. Open access
2018	Chinnappan, M, White, B & Trenholm, S 2018, 'Symbiosis between subject matter and pedagogical knowledge in geometry', International Perspectives on the Teaching and Learning of Geometry in Secondary Schools, Springer, Switzerland, ch. 9. pp. 145-161.
2016	White, B 2016, 'Using technology in mathematics education', in G Hine et al. (eds), Teaching secondary mathematics, Cambridge University Press, Australia, ch. 4, pp. 94-116.
2014	Lawson, MJ, Barnes, A, White, B & Askell-Williams, H 2014, 'Concerns about the quality and quantity of students' knowledge about learning', in TC Papadopoulos, RK Parrila & JR Kirby (eds), Cognition, Intelligence, and Achievement, Elsevier, UK, ch. 18, pp. 369-395. 4

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2024	Colton, J, O'Keeffe, L, Barry, G, White, B & White, J 2024, 'Teacher's perceptions of pedagogical practices in innovative learning spaces', Pedagogy Culture and Society, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 675-697. Open access 1 2 5
2022	Leonard, SN, O'Keeffe, L, White, B, O'Leary, M & Sloan, K 2022, 'The STEM crisis and teacher practice: exploring responses to the competing discursive arrangements of education in the sciences in a catholic school setting', Education Sciences, vol. 12, no. 10, article no. 709, pp. 1-14. Open access
2022	O'Keeffe, L & White, B 2022, 'Supporting Mathematics Pre-Service Teachers Reflection with 360degree Video and the Knowledge Quartet', Australian Journal of Teacher Education, vol. 47, no. 3, pp. 57-71. Open access
2021	Scott, L, Pilla, L, O'Keeffe, L & White, B 2021, 'STEM through inquiry projects for students: a teacher's perspective', Teaching Science, vol. 67, no. 3, pp. 26-37. Open access
2020	O'Keeffe, L, Rosa, A, Vannini, I & White, B 2020, 'Promote informal formative assessment practices in higher education:the potential of video analysis as a training tool', Formare, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 43-61. Open access
2019	Balzaretti, N, Ciani, A, Cutting, C, O'Keeffe, L & White, B 2019, 'Unpacking the potential of 360degree video to support pre-service teacher development', Research on Education and Media, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 63-69. Open access
2018	O'Keeffe, L & White, B 2018, 'The 'art' of ratio: using a hands-on ratio task to explore student thinking', Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 27-31. Open access
2017	Geer, R, White, BM, Zeegers, YP, Au, W & Barnes, A 2017, 'Emerging pedagogies for the use of iPads in schools', British Journal of Educational Technology, vol. 48, no. 2, pp. 490-498. Open access 46 42
2017	O'Keeffe, L & White, B 2017, 'A snapshot of the current role of the mathematics textbook in English secondary mathematics classrooms', International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 318-332. Open access
2012	White, B & Geer, R 2012, 'Preservice teachers experience with online modules about TPACK', Australian Educational Computing, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 124-132. Open access 7
2010	White, BM 2010, 'Using ICT to enhance curriculum opportunities for students in rural and remote schools', Australian Educational Computing, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 27-30. 4

Conferences

Year	Output
2022	Barry, G, O'Keeffe, L, White, B, Colton, J & Farmer, L 2022, 'Preliminary exploration of noise and student learning in modern flexible education spaces', in N Kessissoglou & M Buret (eds), Acoustics 2021 Making Waves, Australian Acoustical Society. Open access
2022	O'Keeffe, L, White, B, Albrecht, A & O'Leary, M 2022, 'A snapshot of gender and mathematics anxiety in years 5 to 8', in Noleine Fitzallen et al. (eds), Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, The Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, pp. 426-433. Open access
2019	Leonard, SN, MacGregor, D & White, B 2019, 'Teaching for tomorrow: teacher education for an uncertain future', 1st International Conference of the Journal Scuola Democratica: Education and Post Democracy Volume 1 Politics, Citizenship, Diversity and Inclusion, Associazione Per Scuola Democratica, pp. 58-62. Open access
2018	O'Keeffe, L, White, B, Panizzon, D, Elliott, K & Semmens, A 2018, 'Mathematics Anxiety: Year 7 and 8 Student Perceptions', in J Hunter, L Darragh & P Perger (eds), 41st Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, pp. 607-614. Open access
2018	White, B 2018, 'What do high school students think is important when studying science and how is this different to when studying their other subjects', ERERA 2017 Conference, European Science Education Research Association, pp. 1-3. Open access
2016	MacGregor, D & White, B 2016, 'Design, technologies and industry partnerships', 9th Biennial International Conference on Technology Education Research, University of South Australia, pp. 150-158. Open access
2016	White, B, Chinnappan, M & Trenholm, S 2016, Opening up mathematics education research: proceedings of the 39th annual conference of the mathematics education research group of Australasia (MERGA 39), MERGA, Australia. Open access
2015	Chinnappan, M & White, B 2015, 'Specialised Content Knowledge: Evidence of pre-service teachers' appraisal of student errors in proportional reasoning', in Marshman, M et al. (eds), 38th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, pp. 157-164. Open access
2013	Chinnappan, M & White, B 2013, 'Developments in teacher knowledge for teaching algebra', 6th East Asia Regional Conference on Mathematics Education (EARCOME6), Center for Research in Mathematics Education, Khon Kaen University, pp. 202-210. Open access
2012	Cheal, JA, Geer, RE & White, BM 2012, 'The preparedness of pre-service teachers to use ICT in the classroom', Australian Teacher Education Association 2012 Conference, Australian Teacher Education Association. Open access
2012	White, BM & Barnes, AJ 2012, 'Student views on the value and use of interactive whiteboards in a secondary school', in P Newhouse & J Pagram (eds), Australian Computers in Education Conference (ACEC 2012), Australian Council for Computers in Education, pp. 1-10. Open access
2011	White, B 2011, 'Secondary student perceptions of what teaching and learning approaches are useful for them in learning mathematics', in J Clark et al. (eds), AAMT–MERGA conference incorporating the 23rd Biennial Conference of The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Inc. and the 34th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Inc., The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers, pp. 768-776. Open access
2010	Geer, R & White, B 2010, 'Learner practice and satisfaction in a blended learning environment', in J Sanchez & K Zhang (eds), E-Learn 2010 : World conference on E-learn in Corporate, Government, Healthcare and Higher Education (AACE), Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), pp. 569-578.
2009	White, BM 2009, 'Identifying the issues of early career science and mathematics teachers', The Annual Conference of the Australian Teacher Education Association, Australian Teacher Education Association, pp. 1-10.
2009	White, BM, Barnes, AJ, Lawson, M & Johnson, W 2009, 'Student perceptions of what makes good teaching', The Annual Conference of the Australian Teacher Education Association, Australian Teacher Education Association, pp. 1-10.
2008	Geer, RE, White, BM, Barnes, AJ & Treadwell, R 2008, 'Four ICT Enablers in a Contemporary Learning Environment: a case study', in Kathryn Moyle, Australian Council for Computers in Education, pp. 151-159.
2008	Johnston, S & White, BM 2008, 'The Impact of Using Social Computing Tools to Teach Physics Across Two Campuses', in Kathryn Moyle, Australian Council for Computers in Education, pp. 626-631.
2008	MacGregor, D & White, BM 2008, 'Project based-learning: a way to add value to the professional experience', in Tania Aspland, 2008 Australian Teacher Education Association National Conference, Australian Teacher Education Association.
2008	Reading, C, Trinidad, S, Fluck, A, Anderson, N & White, BM 2008, 'Connecting teachers in remote Australia: Challenges in realising the potential', in Kathryn Moyle, Australian Council for Computers in Education, pp. 426-433.

Reports

Year	Output
2024	OKeeffe, L, Albrecht, A & White, B 2024, Creating rich mathematical experiences in the middle years, University of South Australia, Australia.
2023	OKeeffe, L, Barry, G, Colton, J & White, B 2023, Researching learning spaces: a cross-disciplinary collaboration, University of South Australia, Australia. Open access
2021	OKeeffe, L & White, B 2021, CESA-UniSA STEM Project, UniSA, Australia. Open access
2011	Barnes, A, Lawson, M, Geer, R, Sweeney, T & White, B 2011, Using learning technologies to support learning and teaching, University of South Australia, Australia. Open access
2008	White, BM, Barnes, AJ & Geer, RE 2008, District eTeacher Education, DECS.
2008	White, BM, Barnes, AJ & Geer, RE 2008, Kangaroo Island Community Education KICE Teaching & Learning with ICT Project Report, DECS.

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Catholic Education Office	AUSTRALIA
Catholic Education South Australia	AUSTRALIA
Curtin University	AUSTRALIA
Department of Education and Children's Services	AUSTRALIA
Flinders University	AUSTRALIA
Government of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
James Cook University	AUSTRALIA
Monash Medical Centre	AUSTRALIA
Monash University	AUSTRALIA
Mount Burr Primary School	AUSTRALIA
Norwood International High School	AUSTRALIA
Private Individual	UNITED KINGDOM
South Australian Department of Education and Child Development	AUSTRALIA
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of Bologna	ITALY
University of New England	AUSTRALIA
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Tasmania	AUSTRALIA
WSP Australia	AUSTRALIA

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Member Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT)	2018
Member Australian Council for Computers in Education	2018
Member Mathematics Education Research Group	2018
Member Australian Science Teachers Association	2018

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