Laurel Evelyn Dyson

Laurel Evelyn Dyson, Ph.D., is a lecturer in information technology at the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia, where she is one of the founders of the Indigenous Participation in Information Technology Project. As part of this project, Dr. Dyson led the successful introduction of the first university information technology tertiary preparation course for Indigenous people in Australia. Having lived on the other side of the Digital Divide until a few years ago, her mission is to assist others to master the tools of the Information Age. In this role, her teaching has included computer education programs for Indigenous Australians, senior citizens, adult literacy students, and prisoners. In total, her experience in university and adult education spans a period of over two decades, with a focus on language, study skills, university preparation courses and lately information technology. She has published one book and a number of book chapters and research papers, has been interviewed 13 times about her research for radio and the press, and has had 33 reviews of her work in the media. Currently, she is leading the evaluation, for UNESCO, of their ICT4ID Project involving Indigenous people and information and communication technologies in Africa and Latin America.

Publications

Advancing Collaboration between M-Learning Researchers and Practitioners through an Online Portal and Web 2.0 Technologies
Advancing Collaboration between M-Learning Researchers and Practitioners through an Online Portal and Web 2.0 Technologies
Laurel Evelyn Dyson, Andrew Litchfield. © 2013. 10 pages.
With growing interest in mobile learning to address the educational requirements of a generation of students who have grown up with digital technology, and given the widespread...
Advancing Collaboration between M-Learning Researchers and Practitioners through an Online Portal and Web 2.0 Technologies
Advancing Collaboration between M-Learning Researchers and Practitioners through an Online Portal and Web 2.0 Technologies
Laurel Evelyn Dyson, Andrew Litchfield. © 2011. 9 pages.
With growing interest in mobile learning to address the educational requirements of a generation of students who have grown up with digital technology, and given the widespread...
The Role of Information and Communication Technology in Managing Cultural Diversity in the Modern Workforce: Challenges and Issues
The Role of Information and Communication Technology in Managing Cultural Diversity in the Modern Workforce: Challenges and Issues
Indrawati Nataatmadja, Laurel Evelyn Dyson. © 2008. 17 pages.
This chapter demonstrates how managers can use information and communication technology (ICT) more effectively in culturally diverse workforces. Basing our analysis on the...
Information Technology and Indigenous People
Information Technology and Indigenous People
Laurel Evelyn Dyson, Max Hendriks, Stephen Grant. © 2007. 372 pages.
Indigenous people around the world are becoming more interested in information technology because they see it as a way to preserve their traditional cultures for future...
Managing the Environmental Impact of Information Technology
Managing the Environmental Impact of Information Technology
Laurel Evelyn Dyson. © 2007. 7 pages.
This article explores a much under-researched field of ethics: the impact of information technology (IT) on the environment. Reducing the ecological impact of IT requires a...
The Role of Information and Communication Technology in Managing Cultural Diversity in the Modern Workforce: Challenges and Issues
The Role of Information and Communication Technology in Managing Cultural Diversity in the Modern Workforce: Challenges and Issues
Indrawati Nataatmadja, Laurel Dyson. © 2007. 22 pages.
This chapter demonstrates how managers can use information and communication technology (ICT) more effectively in culturally diverse workforces. Basing our analysis on the...
The Indigenous Pre-IT Program
The Indigenous Pre-IT Program
Stephen Grant, Max Hendriks, Laurel Evelyn Dyson. © 2007. 6 pages.
From January 12-24, 2004 the Faculty of Information Technology, at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), conducted the first Pre-IT program for indigenous students in...
Wireless Applications in Africa
Wireless Applications in Africa
Laurel Evelyn Dyson. © 2007. 9 pages.
This chapter examines wireless technologies in Africa, with special reference to indigenous minority populations. In a continent with limited infrastructure, itinerant...
Future Directions
Future Directions
Laurel Evelyn Dyson, Max Hendriks, Stephen Grant. © 2007. 2 pages.
This book has demonstrated that the use of information technology within indigenous communities and by indigenous peoples is no longer an issue of debate but a proven fact. It is...
Remote Indigenous Australian Communities and ICT
Remote Indigenous Australian Communities and ICT
Laurel Evelyn Dyson. © 2005. 6 pages.
Australia has approximately 1,291 indigenous communities, of which 1,210 are geographically isolated or located in rural areas some distance from centres of population (ABS...