Mr Bruce White

Mr Bruce White

School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

College of Engineering and Information Technology

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.

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

Year Citation
2025 Albrecht, A., O’keeffe, L., & White, B. (2025). Student Reflections on 360-Degree Video for Pseudo-Synchronous Collaborative Problem Solving in Online Mathematics Learning. Online Learning Journal, 29(4), 341-366.
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2024 Beinke, A., O'Keeffe, L., Albrecht, A., & White, B. (2024). An approach to building thinking classrooms in year 7 mathematics. The Australian Mathematics Education Journal, 6(1), 4-10.
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, 32(3), 675-697.
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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, 47(3), 57-71.
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2022 Leonard, S. N., 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, 12(10, article no. 709), 1-14.
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2021 Scott, L., Pilla, L., O'Keeffe, L., & White, B. (2021). STEM through inquiry projects for students: a teacher's perspective. Teaching Science, 67(3), 26-37.
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, 20(1), 43-61.
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2019 Barnes, A., & White, B. (2019). Reflections on a 10-year research partnership with Glenunga international high school. Unknown Journal, 261-283.
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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, 11(1), 63-69.
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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, 23(2), 27-31.
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, 18(3), 318-332.
2017 Geer, R., White, B. M., Zeegers, Y. P., Au, W., & Barnes, A. (2017). Emerging pedagogies for the use of iPads in schools. British journal of educational technology, 48(2), 490-498.
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2012 White, B., & Geer, R. (2012). Preservice teachers experience with online modules about TPACK. Australian educational computing, 27(3), 124-132.
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2010 White, B. M. (2010). Using ICT to enhance curriculum opportunities for students in rural and remote schools. Australian educational computing, 25(2), 27-30.
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2006 Reading, C., Fluck, A., Trinidad, S., Smith, H., Shaw, G., Anderson, N., . . . White, B. (2006). Focusing on ICT in rural and regional education in Australia. Australian educational computing, 21(2), 20-24.
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2002 White, B., & Le Cornu, R. (2002). Email Reducing Stress for Student Teachers. Education and Information Technologies, July 29-August 3, 2001, Copenhagen, Denmark, 7(4), 351-357.
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Year Citation
2016 Hine, G., Reaburn, R., Anderson, J., Galligan, L., Carmichael, C., Cavanagh, M., . . . White, B. (2016). Teaching Secondary Mathematics.
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2000 White, B. M., & Clune, J. (2000). Information Technology Studies Revision Guide.
1998 Au, W. K., Geer, R. E., & White, B. M. (1998). Where is IT and T at?. Adelaide.

Year Citation
2023 Zeegers, Y., O'Keeffe, L., & White, B. (2023). Inquiry-based teaching and STEM education. In R. Tierney, F. Rizvi, & K. Ercikan (Eds.), Source details - Title: International Encyclopedia of Education: Fourth Edition (pp. 96-102). Netherlands: Elsevier.
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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, & C. V. McDonald (Eds.), Source details - Title: Complexity and Simplicity in Science Education (pp. 143-157). Switzerland: Springer Nature.
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2022 Panizzon, D., White, B., Elliott, K., & Semmens, A. (2022). Correction to: Investigating students' self-efficacy and self-concept in science through collaborative inquiry: Unpacking the 'hidden' complexity within data. In Complexity and Simplicity in Science Education (pp. C1-C3). Springer International Publishing.
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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.), Source details - Title: Problem solving for teaching and learning: a festschrift for Emeritus Professor Mike Lawson (pp. 261-283). US: Routledge.
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2018 Chinnappan, M., White, B., & Trenholm, S. (2018). Symbiosis between subject matter and pedagogical knowledge in geometry. In Source details - Title: International Perspectives on the Teaching and Learning of Geometry in Secondary Schools (pp. 145-161). Switzerland: Springer.
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2016 White, B. (2016). Using technology in mathematics education. In G. Hine (Ed.), Source details - Title: Teaching secondary mathematics (pp. 94-116). Australia: Cambridge University Press.
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2015 Geer, R., & White, B. (2015). USING TPACK WITH PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS OF SCIENCE. In M. S. Khine (Ed.), NEW DIRECTIONS IN TECHNOLOGICAL PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE RESEARCH: MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES (pp. 203-228). INFORMATION AGE PUBLISHING-IAP.
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2014 Lawson, M. J., Barnes, A., White, B., & Askell Williams, H. (2014). Concerns about the quality and quantity of students' knowledge about learning. In T. C. Papadopoulos, R. K. Parrila, & J. R. Kirby (Eds.), Source details - Title: Cognition, Intelligence, and Achievement (pp. 369-395). UK: Elsevier.
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2006 Aldous, C., Barnes, A. J., Clark, J., White, B. M., & Morony, W. (2006). There's not enough offered to country areas and ... so much emphasis on going to Adelaide for PD. In Source details - Title: Science, ICT and mathematics Education in Rural and Regional Australia State and Territory Case Studies (pp. 33-43). Armidale, NSW: National Centre of Science, ICT and mathematics Education in Rural and Regional Australia.

Year Citation
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 N. Fitzallen (Ed.), Proceedings of the 44th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (pp. 426-433). Australia: The Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia.
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.), Proceedings of Acoustics 2021 Making Waves: Annual Conference of the Australian Acoustical Society (pp. 1-3). Australia: Australian Acoustical Society.
2021 Barry, G., O'Keeffe, L., White, B., Colton, J., & Farmer, L. (2021). Preliminary exploration of noise and student learning in modern flexible education spaces. In Annual Conference of the Australian Acoustical Society 2021 Making Waves AAS 2021 (pp. 278-280).
2019 Leonard, S. N., MacGregor, D., & White, B. (2019). Teaching for tomorrow: teacher education for an uncertain future. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference of the Journal Scuola Democratica: Education and Post Democracy Volume 1 Politics, Citizenship, Diversity and Inclusion (pp. 58-62). Italy: Associazione Per Scuola Democratica.
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.), Proceedings of the 41st Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (pp. 607-614). Australia: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia.
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. In Research, Practice and Collaboration in Science Education Proceedings of the ERERA 2017 Conference (pp. 1-3). US: European Science Education Research Association.
2016 White, B., Chinnappan, M., & Trenholm, S. (Eds.) (2016). Opening up mathematics education research: proceedings of the 39th annual conference of the mathematics education research group of Australasia (MERGA 39). In . Australia: MERGA.
2016 MacGregor, D., & White, B. (2016). Design, technologies and industry partnerships. In Creating contexts for learning in technology education (pp. 150-158). Australia: University of South Australia.
2015 Chinnappan, M., & White, B. (2015). Specialised Content Knowledge: Evidence of pre-service teachers' appraisal of student errors in proportional reasoning. In M. Marshman (Ed.), Mathematics education in the margins (Proceedings of the 38th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia) (pp. 157-164). Australia: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia.
2013 Chinnappan, M., & White, B. (2013). Developments in teacher knowledge for teaching algebra. In 6th East Asia Regional Conference on Mathematics Education (EARCOME6) (pp. 202-210). Thailand: Center for Research in Mathematics Education, Khon Kaen University.
2012 White, B. M., & Barnes, A. J. (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) (pp. 1-10). Australia: Australian Council for Computers in Education.
2012 Cheal, J. A., Geer, R. E., & White, B. M. (2012). The preparedness of pre-service teachers to use ICT in the classroom. In ATEA Conference 2012. Australia: Australian Teacher Education Association.
2011 White, B. (2011). Secondary student perceptions of what teaching and learning approaches are useful for them in learning mathematics. In J. Clark (Ed.), Mathematics: Traditions and [New] Practices: Proceedings of the 34th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia and the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (pp. 768-776). Australia: The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers.
2010 Geer, R., & White, B. (2010). Learner practice and satisfaction in a blended learning environment. In J. Sanchez, & K. Zhang (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2010 (pp. 569-578). US: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
2009 White, B. M. (2009). Identifying the issues of early career science and mathematics teachers. In Teacher education crossing borders: cultures, contexts, communities and curriculum (pp. 1-10). Australia: Australian Teacher Education Association.
2009 White, B. M., Barnes, A. J., Lawson, M., & Johnson, W. (2009). Student perceptions of what makes good teaching. In Teacher education crossing borders: cultures, contexts, communities and curriculum (pp. 1-10). Albury, NSW: Australian Teacher Education Association.
2008 Geer, R. E., Barnes, A. J., White, B. M., & Treadwell, R. (2008). Four ICT enablers in a contemporary learning environment: a case study. In ACT on IcT: Proceedings of the Australian Council for Computers in Education Conference (pp. 151-159). Australia: Australian Council for Computers in Education.
2008 Reading, C., Fluck, A., Trinidad, S., Anderson, N., & White, B. M. (2008). Connecting teachers in remote Australia: Challenges in realising the potential. In ACT on IcT: Proceedings of the Australian Council for Computers in Education Conference (pp. 426-433). Australia: Australian Council for Computers in Education.
2008 White, B. M., & Johnston, S. (2008). The impact of using social computing tools to teach physics across two campuses. In ACT on IcT: Proceedings of the Australian Council for Computers in Education Conference (pp. 626-631). Australia: Australian Council for Computers in Education.
2008 White, B. M., & MacGregor, D. (2008). Project based-learning : a way to add value to the professional experience. In Teacher Educators at Work : what works and where is the evidence? : proceedings of the 2008 Australian Teacher Education Association National Conference. Australia: Australian Teacher Education Association.
2007 White, B. M., Barnes, A. J., Aldous, C., Clarke, J., & Davies, J. (2007). Science, technology and mathematics teaching and learning in rural South Australia : problems and Prospects. In AARE 2006 International Educational Research Conference : Engaging Pedagogies. Melbourne, Australia: Australian Association for Research in Education.
2004 Au, W. K., Li, K. W., & White, B. M. (2004). Australian Computers in Education Conference Proceedings 2004. In Proceedings of the Australian Computers in Education Conference 2004. Australia: Australian Council for Computers in Education.
2004 Loong, Y. K., & White, B. M. (2004). Student perceptions of Internet use in the mathematics classroom. In Proceedings of the ACEC2004 (Australian Computers in Education Conference): 'Research, Reform, Realise the Potential!'. ACT: Australian Council for Computers in Education.
2003 Mulholland, C. R., & White, B. M. (2003). Functional categories for courseware evaluation. In G. Rameo (Ed.), Learning Technologies, teaching and the Future of Schools. Melbourne, Victoria: Computing in Education Group Victoria.
2002 Loong, Y. K., Barnes, A. J., & White, B. M. (2002). Web mathematics in the curriculum: where, how and why. In A. Fluck, J. Butler, K. Price, & J. Bowes (Eds.), Linking Learners. Australia: Tasmanian Society for Information Technology in Education.
2002 Au, W., & White, B. (2002). Integrating information technology in a discovery school - A case study. In X. Kinshuk, R. Lewis, K. Akahori, R. Kemp, T. Okamoto, L. Henderson, & C. H. Lee (Eds.), Proceedings International Conference on Computers in Education Icce 2002 Vol. 1 (pp. 701-702). NEW ZEALAND, AUCKLAND: IEEE COMPUTER SOC.
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2001 Le Cornu, R., Mayer, D. E., & White, B. (2001). Pedagogies for the practicum.. In Proceedings of the Australian Teacher Education Association Conference. Australia: Australian Teacher Education Association.
2000 Le Cornu, R., Mayer, D., & White, B. M. (2000). ICT in the practicum in preservice teacher education. In European Educational Research Association Conference. Edinburgh, Scotland.
2000 Le Cornu, R., & White, B. M. (2000). Email supervision in the practicum: what do student teachers think?. In British Educational Research Association Annual Conference. Cheshire, UK: British Educational Research Association.
2000 Mulholland, C. R., & White, B. M. (2000). A model to aid planning, conducting and reporting of courseware evaluation. In D. Romeo (Ed.), Learning Technologies, Teaching and the Future of Schools. Melbourne: Computing in Education Group Victoria.
1998 Mulholland, C. R., Au, W. K., & White, B. M. (1998). Courseware evaluation methodologies - strengths, weaknesses and future directions. In Proceedings of ACEC 1998. Adelaide.
1998 Geer, R. E., White, B. M., & Barr, R. A. (1998). The effects of a core first year subject on students' attitudes towards computers and development of information literacy. In Proceedings of ACEC 1998. Adelaide: CEGSA.
1998 Mulholland, C. R., Au, W. K., & White, B. M. (1998). Identifying the evaluations of courseware - how agendas, assumptions and ideologies may impact upon evaluation. In Proceedings of ACEC 1998. Adelaide.

  • Sound Scaping: A preliminary exploration of noise and its impact on student learning in situ, Australian Acoustical Society - Education Grant, 01/12/2019 - 30/03/2022

  • STEM Teacher-Industry Engagement Project, SA Dept of Innovation and Skills (formerly DSD), 06/06/2016 - 31/12/2021

  • Transforming exams across Australia: processes and platform for e-exams in high stakes, supervised environments, OLT-Grants - Innovation & Development, 01/07/2015 - 31/12/2017

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