Acknowledgements

The staff of NOIE involved in the development of this paper would like to express their appreciation for the large number of individuals who have given their time during the research for this paper. These include staff of Woodcrest College, Queensland; Methodist Ladies' College, Victoria; Essendon North Primary School, Victoria; Glen Waverley Secondary College, Victoria; Technology School of the Future, South Australia; Access Ed, Queensland; Bendigo Secondary College, Victoria. Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Southern Queensland, Professor Jim Taylor, was also most generous with his time.

In addition, valuable assistance has been provided by various representatives of State and Commonwealth Agencies and educational organisations, including: Kevin Richardson, South Australia; Simon Barnsley, Tasmania; Heather Wood, MCEETYA; Catherine Parker, AICTEC; Vivienne Teoh, Peter Nicholson, Russell Hunt, Tony Zanderigo and Anna Pol, DEST; Stuart Young, WestOne; Julie Ahern, FLAG, George McLaughlin, AARNet, Alex Reid, University of Western Australia and Chris Robinson, Universitas21.

Thanks to all those listed above and others who have contributed information and ideas to this paper.