AUT - Tony Clear

Dr Tony Clear

Associate Head of School (Industry and Development)

Phone: +64 9 921 9999 extension 5329

Email: tony.clear@aut.ac.nz

Physical Address:
AUT Tower, Level 1,
2 – 14 Wakefield St,
Auckland 1010

Postal Address:
SCMS (D-75)
Auckland University of Technology
Private Bag 92006,
Auckland 1142 NZ

Qualifications:

• 2008 Doctor of Philosophy (Computer and Information Sciences): “Supporting the work of global virtual teams: the role of technology-use mediation” (AUT University) [Graduation August 2009]
• 2001 Master of Philosophy (Information Systems), University of Auckland
• 1975 Master of Arts (Hons) (Latin and English), Victoria University
• 1976 Dip. Teaching. Christchurch, 1976

Memberships and Affiliations:

• Member of New Zealand Computer Society (MNZCS)
• Member of the Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineers – Computer Society (MIEEE-CS)
• Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (MACM)
• Member - NACCQ National Executive 2004 - present
• Chair of National Advisory Committee on Computing Qualifications (NACCQ) Research & Support Working Group 2004 - 2006

Teaching Areas:

Tony is a PhD supervisor and has been involved in teaching the following papers:

• Master of Computer and Information Sciences
• • Collaborative Computing
• Bachelor of Computer and Information Sciences
• • Research and Development Project
  • Software Engineering
  • Programming 1
  • Conjoint BCIS/BBus Co-op
• Bachelor of Business
• • Intelligent Business Systems
  • Co-Operative Education
  • Human Computer Interaction
• Postgraduate Supervision
• • PhD
  • Master of Education
  • Master of Computer and Information Sciences Co-op
  • Master of Computing (Unitec)  

Research areas:

Collaborative Computing
Collaborative Computing, Global Virtual Teams, Global Software Development, Collaborative Technology development and implementation, Collaborative Learning.

Software Engineering, Education & Research
Computing Education Research, the Computing Curriculum, Software Development, IT professional practice and graduate preparation, Software Development Impact Statements, the Research Process.

Research Summary:

Tony’s research interests are in Collaborative Computing, Global Software Development and Computing Education Research.  His early career was spent in industry as a practicing software developer and manager, but building on a decade long action research project into collaboration with global virtual teams, his doctoral thesis has investigated ‘Technology-use Mediation in Global Virtual Teams’.  

Tony holds positions as a Column Editor and Associate Editor – Computer Research for the ACM SIGCSE Bulletin; Editorial Board member for the journals Computer Science Education & NZ Journal of Applied Computing & IT; program co-chair Australasian Computing Education Conference 2009 & 2010.  In 2008 he was a guest researcher at Uppsala University Sweden.  Tony has been engaged in global virtual research collaborations over the last decade spanning the continents of Europe, Australia, Asia and the United States.

Current Research Projects:

• Principal Global Virtual Teams Project – investigating Global Virtual Teams, Technology-use Mediation, Collaborative Computing, Collaborative Learning and Global Intercultural Collaboration http://online.aut.ac.nz/tony/2009/CGIC.nsf/HomePage?OpenPage
• Co-Principal Bracelet Project - (with Dr Jacqueline Whalley) investigating How Novices acquire Programming Expertise http://online.aut.ac.nz/Bracelet/repository2.nsf/HomePage?OpenPage
• Co-Principal (with Dr Jacqueline Whalley) “A Tablet PC Capture Platform with Microsoft Technologies for Explanograms”
• Co-Principal SoDIS Sepia (with Professor Donald Gotterbarn & Leo Hitchcock)– investigating Software Development Impact Statements and Software Engineering Project Risks

Publications:

Refereed Journal Articles

• Clear, T. (2003). TEAC Research Funding Proposals Considered Harmful: ICT Research at Risk. NZ Journal of Applied Computing and IT, 7, 23-28.
• Clear, T. (2002). E-Learning: A Vehicle for Transformation or Trojan Horse for Enterprise? - Revisiting the role of Public Higher Education Institutions. International Journal on E-Learning, 1(4), 15 - 21.
• Clear, T., & Bidois, G. (2005, Dec). Fluency in Information Technology – FITNZ: An ICT Curriculum Meta-Framework for New Zealand High Schools. Bulletin of Applied Computing and IT. Retrieved on 14/12/2005 from http://www.naccq.ac.nz/bacit/0303/2005Clear_FITNZ.htm.
• Clear, T., Charkova, R., Lin, A., & Lomax, T. (2004). Nga Iwi o Ngapuhi Membership System: Relationship Management and Relational Design. NZ Journal of Applied Computing and IT, 8(1), 8-15.
• Clear, T., Edwards, J., Lister, R., Simon, B., Thompson, E., & Whalley, J. (2008). The teaching of novice computer programmers: bringing the scholarly-research approach to Australia. In Simon & M. Hamilton (Eds.), Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology (Vol. 78, pp. 63-68). Wollongong, NSW, Australia: ACS.
• Clear, T., & Kassabova, D. (2005). Motivational Patterns in Virtual Team Collaboration. In A. Young & D. Tolhurst (Eds.), Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology (Vol. 42, pp. 51-58). Newcastle.
• Clear, T., & Young, A. (2007). An Exploratory Study into the Impact of NACCQ Published Research. NZ Journal of Applied Computing and IT, 11(1), 1-11.
• Clear, T., Young, F., Goldweber, M., Leidig, P., & Scott, K. (2001). ITiCSE 2001 Working Group Reports - Resources for Instructors of Capstone Courses in Computing. SIGCSE Bulletin, 33, 93-113.
• Dougherty, J., Clear, T., Cooper, S., Dececchi, T., Richards, B., & Wilusz, T. (2003, Jun). Information Technology Fluency in Practice. SIGCSE Bulletin, 35, 153 - 171.
• Gotterbarn, D., Clear, T., Gray, W., & Houliston, B. (2006). Developing Software in a Bicultural Context: The Role of a SoDIS®  Inspection. International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction, 2(2), 1-21.
• Lister, R., Berglund, A., Clear, T., Bergin, J., Garvin-Doxas, K., Hanks, B., et al. (2006). Research Perspectives on the Objects-Early Debate. SIGCSE Bulletin, 38(4), 146-165.

Publications

• Clear, T. (2007). Valuing Computer Science Education Research? [Invited presentation] In A. Berglund & M. Wiggberg (Eds.), Proceedings of the 6th Baltic Sea Conference on Computing Education Research, Koli Calling: Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. Also available at http://cs.joensuu.fi/kolistelut/
• Clear, T. (2002). Information Technology Postgraduate Education: Professional Partnerships versus Discipline Silos? The Pantaneto Forum (8), 1-5.
• Clear, T., & Kassabova, D. (2008). A Course in Collaborative Computing: Collaborative Learning and Research with a Global Perspective. In M. Guzdial & S. Fitzgerald (Eds.), Proceedings of the 39th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (pp. 63-67). Portland, Oregon: ACM.
• Clear, T., Global Virtual Teams: Moderating Behaviour in 3D Collaborative Virtual Environments.  In E-Learn 2004 - World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare and Higher Education, (Washington, D.C., 2004), AACE, 2321 - 2326
• Clear, T., & Daniels, M. (2003, 5-8 Nov, 2003). 2D & 3D Introductory Processes in Virtual Groups. Paper presented at the 33rd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference., Boulder, Colorado.  Retrieved on 8/11/2003 from http://fie.engrng.pitt.edu/fie2003/
• Clear, T. (1999, Jun 27 - Jul 1). A Collaborative Learning Trial between New Zealand and Sweden - Using Lotus Notes Domino in Teaching the Concepts of Human Computer Interaction. Paper presented at the The 4th Annual Conference On Innnovation & Technology In Computer Science Education, Cracow Poland.
• Clear, T. (1999, Jun 19-24). International Collaborative Learning - The Facilitation Process. Paper presented at the ED-MEDIA '99 - World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications, Seattle, Washington.
• Clear, T., & Daniels, M. (2000, Oct 18-21). Using Groupware For International Collaborative Learning. Paper presented at the 30th American Society for Engineering Education/Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Frontiers in Education Conference 2000, Kansas, Missouri.
• Clear, T., & Daniels, M. (2001, June 25 - June 27). A Cybericebreaker for an Effective Virtual Group? Paper presented at the The 6th Annual Conference On Innovation and Technology In Computer Science Education (ITiCSE), University of Canterbury, Kent.
• Clear, T., & Young, A. (2007). PBRF 2006 Results: How did the NACCQ sector fare? In S. Mann & N. Bridgeman (Eds.), 20th Annual NACCQ Conference (Vol. 1, pp. 263-264). Nelson, New Zealand: NACCQ.  http://bitweb.tekotago.ac.nz/staticdata/papers07/index.htm#posters
• Fincher, S., R Lister, T Clear, Robins, A., Tenenberg, J., & Petre, M. (2005). Multi-Institutional, Multi-National Studies in CSEd Research: Some Design Considerations and Trade-offs. In R. Anderson, S. Fincher & M. Guzdial (Eds.), The First International Computing Education Research Workshop (pp. 111-121). University of Washington, Seattle, WA: ACM.
• Kwan, C., Hitchcock, L., Clear, T., Gotterbarn, D., & Simpson, S. (2006). Refining the SoDIS® Process in the Field: A COTS Project as a Context for Risk Analysis. NZ Journal of Applied Computing and IT, 10(1), 39-45.
• Philpott, A., Clear, T., & Whalley, J. (2009). Understanding Student Performance on an Algorithm Simulation Task: Implications for Guided Learning. In M. Guzdial & S. Fitzgerald (Eds.), Proceedings of the 40th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (pp. 408-412). Chattannooga, Tennessee: ACM.
• Whalley, J., Clear, T., & Lister, R. (2007). The Many Ways of the BRACElet Project. Bulletin of Applied Computing and IT. Retrieved June 3, 2007 from http://www.naccq.co.nz/bacit/0501/2007Whalley_BRACELET_Ways.htm , 5(1).
• Whalley, J., Lister, R., Thompson, E., Clear, T., Robbins, P., Kumar, P., et al. (2006). An Australasian Study of Reading and Comprehension Skills in Novice Programmers, using the Bloom and SOLO Taxonomies. In D. Tolhurst & S. Mann (Eds.), Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology (52 ed., Vol. 52, pp. 243-252). Hobart, Tasmania.

Book Chapters

• Gotterbarn, D., Clear, T., Gray, W., & Houliston, B. (2009). Developing Software in a Bicultural Context: The Role of a SoDIS Inspection. In P. F. Tiako (Ed.), Software Applications: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (Vol. 6). Hershey, PA. : Information Science Reference.
• Clear, T. (2004). Critical Enquiry in Computer Science Education. In S. Fincher & M. Petre (Eds.), Computer Science Education Research: The Field and The Endeavour (pp. 101 – 125). London: Routledge Falmer, Taylor & Francis Group.
• Fincher, S., Clear, T., Petrova, K., Hoskyn, K., Birch, R., Claxton, G., et al. (2004). Cooperative Education In Information Technology. In R. Coll & C. Eames (Eds.), International Handbook for Cooperative Education (pp. 111-121). Boston MA: World Association for Cooperative Education.
• Clear, T., & Young, A. (2004). Conversations about Teaching and Research : Profiling Personal Paradigms. In B. Yourn & S. Little (Eds.), Walking to Different Beats (pp. 103-118). Palmerston North: Dunmore Press.

Edited Conference Proceedings

• Hamilton, M., & Clear, T. (Eds.). (2009). Proceedings of the Eleventh Australasian Computing Education Conference (Vol. 95). Wellington, New Zealand: ACS.
• Birch, R., & Clear, T. (Eds.). (2007). AUT University Second Annual IT Symposium 2006 Proceedings. Auckland: School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Auckland University of Technology.
• Mann, S., & Clear, T. (Eds.). (2005). Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference of the National Advisory Committee on Computing Qualifications (NACCQ). Hamilton: NACCQ, Hamilton, New Zealand.
• Mann, S., & Clear, T. (Eds.). (2004). Proceedings of the 17th Annual Conference of the National Advisory Committee on Computing Qualifications (NACCQ). Hamilton: NACCQ, Hamilton, New Zealand.
• Williamson, A., Gunn, C., Young, A., & Clear, T. (Eds.). (2002). Proceedings of the 19th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE). Auckland: UNITEC Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.

Theses
Clear, T. (2008). Supporting the Work of Global Virtual Teams: The Role of Technology-Use Mediation. Unpublished PhD Auckland University of Technology, Auckland. Retrieved June 15, 2009 from http://hdl.handle.net/10292/650 .
Clear, T. (2000). Developing and Implementing a Groupware Application to Support International Collaborative Learning. Unpublished M. Phil., Auckland University, Auckland.