Doctor Steven Pace The Arts / School of Education and the Arts

Associate Professor Steven Pace is the Head of the Multimedia Studies program in the School of Education and the Arts at CQUniversity. Some recent highlights of Steven's academic career include:

• winning the award for National ICT Educator of the Year in 2011;
• receiving a Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning from the Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) in 2011;
• participating in an international research project in South America funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in 2010;
• being invited to serve as a member of the Register of Experts of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) in 2012 and 2013;
• participating in the Australia 3.0 national ICT leaders’ summit in 2011 and 2012;
• working on accreditation assessment panels for the Queensland Office of Higher Education in 2010 and 2011;
• completing a PhD in the field of human-computer interaction at the Australian National University in 2003; and
• serving two terms as Head of the Multimedia Studies program at CQUniversity.

2013

Philpott, M. 2013, Breakfast with Meecham Philpott, radio program, ABC Radio, Mackay, 18 April.

2012

Be 2012, ‘Raw Digitalent 2012’, Be, no. 13, p. 5.

Daily Mercury 2012, ‘CQU exhibition’, Daily Mercury, 2 October, p. 6.

Pace, S. 2012, ‘Exhibit with interaction’, Midweek, 26 September, p. 10.

Rackham, M. 2012, 'Structures, strictures and students: Challenge and change in media arts education', RealTime, no. 110, p. 22.

Woods, M. 2012, ‘Learning from the best’, Learn, no. 2, p. 18.

2011

Crighton, P. 2011, ‘Blockbuster performance’, Learn, vol. 1, no. 1, p. 11.

McIntosh, D. 2011, ‘iAwards 2011 - Honouring the ICT industry’s finest’, Information Age, September/October, pp. 26-29.

Philpott, M. 2011, Breakfast with Meecham Philpott, radio program, ABC Radio, Mackay, 12 July.

Viljoen, P. 2011, ‘Major awards for Mackay IT guru’, Midweek, 7 September, p. 6.

White, T. 2011, ‘An unhealthy obsession’, Cairns Post, 29 November, p. 10.

Williams, T. 2011, ‘Lecturer awarded citation: ALTC honours Dr Steven Pace for his work with digital media’, Daily Mercury, 30 June, p. 15.

Wong, A. 2011, ‘Recognising heroes of our tech sector’, The Australian, 23 August, p. 36.

2010

Daily Mercury 2010, ‘Peek inside Avatar’, Daily Mercury, 17 April, p. 3.

Daily Mercury 2010, ‘Seminar on creation of Avatar’, Daily Mercury, 29 April, p. 19.

Hufton, M. 2010, ‘Surprise invitation for Mackay lecturer’, Midweek, 6 October, p. 11.

Kleidon, K. 2010, Mornings with Kim Kleidon, radio program, ABC Radio, Mackay, 30 April.

Midweek 2010, ‘Avatar’s guru of creatures holds seminar’, Midweek, 28 April, p. 34.

Robinson, I. 2010, ‘Avatar expert’, WIN News, television program, WIN Television, Mackay, 4 May.

Wyllie, F. 2010, Statewide Afternoons, radio program, ABC Radio Illawarra, Wollongong, 14 September.

2009

Boyd, C. 2009, ‘Game’s up’, Be, Winter, pp. 24-25, <http://be.cqu.edu.au/FCWViewer/getFile.do?id=28000>.

Chipperfield, H. 2009, ‘One in 12 gamers “addicted”, study shows’, radio program, The Wire, Radio Adelaide, Adelaide, 27 May.

Cosmopolitan 2009, ‘I set my alarm to check Facebook every two hours!’, Cosmopolitan, May, p. 223.

Dudley-Nicholson, J. 2009, ‘Game on in a new world’, Courier Mail, 10 June, p. 21.

Seven News 2009, television program, Seven Network, Mackay, 10 June.

2008

Daily Mercury 2008, ‘Mackay makes a giant splash as thousands view YouTube’, Daily Mercury, 27 December, pp. 10-11.

Midweek 2008, ‘Wiz bang stage show from Con’, Midweek, 9 April, p. 8.

Tregenza, J. 2008, ‘Is there such a thing as Internet addiction?’, radio program, The Wire, Radio Adelaide, Adelaide, 20 November.

2007

Daily Mercury 2007, ‘Movie makers to share skills with students’, Daily Mercury, 8 February, p. 11.

Daily Mercury 2007, ‘Oscar winner set to share his know-how’, Daily Mercury, 10 August, p. 17.

Daily Mercury 2007, ‘Visual effects studio to tell of its secrets’, Daily Mercury, 27 July, p. 18.

Daily Mercury 2007, ‘Visual treat for CQU’, Daily Mercury, 30 July, p. 7.

Fountain, R. 2007, ‘Movie brings course to life for students’, Morning Bulletin, 1 June, p. 38.

Fountain, R. 2007, ‘Web ‘flow’ absorbs surfers’, Morning Bulletin, 27 August, p. 23.

Hennessy, E. 2007, ‘University lecturer in thick of action’, Daily Mercury, 30 May, p. 3.

Hicks, S. 2007, ‘Tosca finds new fame with modern twist’, radio program, ABC Radio, Mackay, 14 September.

Midweek 2007, ‘Film guru to share know-how at CQU’, Midweek, 15 August, p. 7.

Midweek 2007, ‘Guests project knowledge’, Midweek, 7 February, p. 31.

News Mail 2007, ‘Concert with comic book feel enthralls’, News Mail, 29 September, p. 26.

Philpott, M. & Kelly, J. 2007, ‘Local students get digitally innovative’, radio program, ABC Radio, Mackay, 23 March.

Seven News 2007, television program, Seven Network, Mackay, 23 March.

2006

Australian 2006, ‘Expert says eBay bargain hunt is addictive as games’, Australian IT Business, 25 April, p. 2.

Baker, J. 2006, ‘Computer gamers are flowing into the zone’, Sydney Morning Herald, 19 January, p. 6, http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/01/18/1137553651240.html>.

Canberra Times 2006, ‘Thousands of Aussie online traders pick up cash, and a buzz, from eBay’, Canberra Times, 22 April, p. 24.

Central Western Daily 2006, ‘Profit only part of eBay’s appeal’, Central Western Daily, 21 April 2006, p. 8.

Examiner 2006, ‘Profitable addiction part of eBay charm’, Examiner, 21 April 2006, p. 22.

Geelong Advertiser 2006, ‘Online bazaar caters to all’, Geelong Advertiser, 22 April, p. 57.

Holmes, S. 2006, ‘Traders get hooked on eBay’, The Age, 22 April, p.

2011. iAward for National ICT Educator of the Year (www.iawards.com.au)

2011. Australian Learning & Teaching Council (ALTC) Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning

2010. Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Learning and Teaching

2010. Faculty Award for Excellence in Learning and Teaching

2010. Dean's Award for Excellence in Learning and Teaching

2010. Students' Choice Award

2010. Finalist - Opal Award for Excellence in Engagement

2004. Dean's Award for Progress in Research

2002. Dean's Award for Quality Teaching

2012. Head of Multimedia Program and Senior Lecturer in Multimedia (Level C), School of Creative & Performing Arts, Central Queensland University, Mackay Campus 

2009-2011. Senior Lecturer in Multimedia (Level C), School of Creative & Performing Arts, Central Queensland University, Mackay Campus.

2006-2008. Senior Lecturer in Multimedia (Level C), School of Arts & Creative Enterprise, Central Queensland University, Mackay Campus.

2005-2006. Senior Lecturer in Multimedia (Level C), School of Contemporary Communication, Central Queensland University, Mackay Campus.

2004. Head of Multimedia Program and Senior Lecturer in Multimedia (Level C), School of Contemporary Communication, Central Queensland University, Mackay Campus.

2002-2003. Head of Multimedia Program and Senior Lecturer in Multimedia (Level C), School of Computing & Information Systems, Central Queensland University, Mackay Campus.

2000-2001. Head of Multimedia Program and Lecturer in Multimedia (Level B), School of Computing & Information Systems, Central Queensland University, Mackay Campus.

1998-2000. Lecturer in Information Technology (Level B), School of Computing & Information Systems, Central Queensland University, Mackay Campus.

1992-1997. Associate Lecturer in Information Technology (Level A), Department of Mathematics and Computing, Central Queensland University, Mackay Campus.

1988-1991. Programmer/Analyst, Sugar Research Institute, Mackay, Queensland. Worked as a member of the team responsible for the development of the Animated Cane Transport Scheduling System (ACTSS)-an animated simulation of a sugar factory's cane transport and harvesting operations.

1991-2013. Senior Member of the Australian Computer Society (ACS)

1993-1996. Member of the Australian Interactive Media Industry Association (AIMIA)

2003-2012. Member of the Mackay Information Technology Network (MITN)

2012-2013. Member of the Register of Experts of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA).

2010-2011. Member of accreditation assessment panels for the Queensland Office of Higher Education.                        

Lead editor, Studies in Learning, Evaluation, Innovation and Development, vol. 8, no. 2, December 2011, http://sleid.cqu.edu.au/viewissue.php?id=26

Magazine articles

Pace, S. 1999, ‘Program to bridge the gaps’, Business to Business, vol. 7, no. 2, p. 26.

Pace, S. 1999, ‘Pet subjects shared on the net’, Business to Business, vol. 7, no. 1, p. 16.

Pace, S. 1998, ‘Trading on the Internet’, Business to Business, vol. 6, no. 12, p. 20.

Pace, S. 1998, ‘Telstra site makes online buying safe’, Business to Business, vol. 6, no. 11, p. 30.

Pace, S. 1998, ‘Shopping at the cyber-market’, Business to Business, vol. 6, no. 10, p. 30.

Pace, S. 1998, ‘Computalk’, Business to Business, vol. 6, no. 9, p. 20.

Pace, S. 1998, ‘Computalk’, Business to Business, vol. 6, no. 7, p. 29.

Pace, S. 1998, ‘Computalk’, Business to Business, vol. 6, no. 6, p. 21.

Pace, S. 1998, ‘Computalk’, Business to Business, vol. 6, no. 5, p. 21.

Pace, S. 1998, ‘Computalk’, Business to Business, vol. 6, no. 4, p. 31.

Pace, S. 1998, ‘Computalk’, Business to Business, vol. 6, no. 3, p. 23.

Pace, S. 1998, ‘Turning ideas into action: out of site!’, Business to Business, vol. 6, no. 3, p. 17.

Pace, S. 1998, ‘Web captures the world’s imagination’, Business to Business, vol. 6, no. 3, p. 4.

Pace, S. 1998, ‘Computalk’, Business to Business, vol. 6, no. 2, p. 30.

Pace, S. 1998, ‘Region embraces technology’, Business to Business, vol. 6, no. 1, p. 20.

Pace, S. 1997, ‘Big bad bug causes itch’, Business to Business, vol. 5, no. 12, p. 35.

Pace, S. 1997, ‘Book “store” saves $$$’, Business to Business, vol. 5, no. 11, p. 28

Pace, S. 1997, ‘Friction-free capitalism’, Business to Business, vol. 5, no. 9, p. 36.

Pace, S. 1997, ‘Internet rewrites education’, Business to Business, vol. 5, no. 8, p. 28.

Pace, S. 1997, ‘Web sparks new business trend’, Business to Business, vol. 5, no. 7, p. 35.

Pace, S. 1997, ‘Computalk’, Business to Business, vol. 5, no. 6, p. 47.

Pace, S. 1997, ‘Computalk’, Business to Business, vol. 5, no. 5, p. 30.

Pace, S. 1997, ‘What’s this Internet thing all about?’, Business to Business, vol. 5, no. 4, p. 29.

Pace, S. 2003, 'Understanding the flow experiences of Web users', PhD thesis, Australian National University, Canberra, <http://thesis.anu.edu.au/public/adt-ANU20041208.134847>.

Pace, S. 1996, 'The development of a hypermedia document about cane mud filtration', MAppSc thesis, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton.

Gregory, S., Lee, M. J. W., Ellis, A., Gregory, B., Wood, D., Hillier, M., Campbell, M., Grenfell, J., Pace, S., Farley, H., Thomas, A., Cram, A., Sinnappan, S., Smith, K., Hay, L., Kennedy-Clark, S., Warren, I., Grant, S., Craven, D., Dreher, H., Matthews, C., Murdoch, D., & McKeown, L. In press, ‘Australian higher education institutions transforming the future of teaching and learning through 3D virtual worlds’, .Proceedings of the 2010 Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE), Sydney, NSW, 5-8 December 2010.

Pace, S. 2008, ‘Immersion, flow and the experiences of game players’, in E. Leigh & R. Luechtefeld (eds), SimTecT 2008 Conference Proceedings, Simulation Industry Association of Australia, Lindfield, NSW, pp. 419-424, <http://www.siaa.asn.au/get/2451314720.pdf>

Pace, S. 2004, ‘Building grounded theory: Issues and experiences’, Proceedings of the 2004 QualIT Conference, Griffith University, Brisbane.

Pace, S. 2004, ‘Designing for flow’, Proceedings of AusWeb04, the Tenth Australian World Wide Web Conference, Southern Cross University, Lismore, pp. 8-12, <http://ausweb.scu.edu.au/aw04/papers/refereed/pace>.

Pace, S. 2001, ‘Regional youth in a wired world’, in Proceedings of the Issues of Regional Youth Conference, ed. G. Danaher, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, pp. 197-206.

Pace, S. 2000, ‘Understanding the flow experiences of Web users’, in OZCHI 2000 Conference Companion: Interfacing Reality in the New Millennium, eds C. Paris, N. Ozkan, S. Howard & S. Lu, CSIRO Mathematical and Information Sciences, North Ryde, Sydney, pp. 2-5.

Pace, S. 1999, ‘Web sites as theme parks: An exercise in lateral thinking’, in OZCHI’99: Interfaces for the Global Community. Proceedings of the 1999 CHISIG Conference, eds J. Scott & B. Dalgarno, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, pp.157-159.

Pace, S. 1998, ‘Mackay online’, in Visions of Mackay: Conference Papers, ed. G. Danaher, Central Queensland University Press, Rockhampton, pp. 111-119.

Pace, S., Crees, O. L., McWhinney, W. & Pinkney, A. J. 1996, ‘Hypermedia document preparation for filter station personnel’, Proceedings of the 1996 Conference of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists, Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists, Mackay, pp. 14-20.

Zelmer, A. C. L., Lye, N. C. & Pace, S. 1996, ‘Academics developing media materials: Learning from several cases’, Proceedings of the APCHI’96 Conference, Information Technology Institute, Singapore, pp. 356-366.

Zelmer, A. C. L. & Pace, S. 1994, ‘Unrealised expectations: Developing (truly) affordable multimedia’, Proceedings of the 2nd International Interactive Multimedia Symposium, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, pp. 597-603.

Judith Brown, EdD candidate, Central Queensland University. Thesis: Flow in collaborative music performance: An autoethnographic study of the phenomenon of flow for a piano accompanist. Co-supervised with Professor Bruce Knight. Awarded in 2012.

Aleck Lin, PhD candidate, Australian National University. Thesis: Designing web sites for enjoyment and learning: A study of museum experiences. Co-supervised with Professor Shirley Gregor. Awarded in 2008.

2007. Received a grant from the Regional Arts Development Fund to present two free public seminars with visual effects supervisors from Oscar-winning studios Animal Logic and Weta Digital.

2004. Received a grant from the Regional Arts Development Fund and the Regional Centre of the Arts to present Digital Magic - a public seminar featuring digital media artists from the Australian Centre for the Moving Image and Oscar-winning visual effects company Weta Digital.

2005. Received a grant from the CQU Research Development Initiative for a project entitled 'Understanding experiences of flow and telepresence during computer game play: A grounded theory approach'.

2002. Received a grant from the Regional Centre of the Arts to present Raw Digitalent - a public exhibition of digital artwork, short films, web sites and interactive multimedia software created by students from CQU's Bachelor of Multimedia Studies program.

2000. Received a grant from the Queensland Department of Communication and Information to present multimedia careers evenings in Mackay, Rockhampton, Gladstone and Bundaberg as part of the IT&T Skills Training and Role-models (i-STAR) program. This project was one of three finalists in the Regional Community category of the 2001 Queensland IT&T Awards.

1998. Assisted Mackay Tourism to research, write and promote an application for funding from Networking the Nation, the Federal Government's Regional Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund. The application successfully secured $930,000 for the Mackay region.

1994. Received a grant from the Sugar Research and Development Corporation to investigate the process of converting printed publications and other media into computer-based training applications for sugar industry personnel.

Pace, S. 2012, ‘Rethinking education as experience design’, TEXT Special Issue No 16, <http://www.textjournal.com.au/speciss/issue16/Pace.pdf>.

Pace, S. 2012, ‘Writing the self into research: Using grounded theory analytic strategies in autoethnography’, TEXT Special Issue No 13, <http://www.textjournal.com.au/speciss/issue13/Pace.pdf>.

Pace, S. 2011, ‘A whole new mind in human-computer interaction’, Studies in Learning, Evaluation, Innovation and Development, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 1-11, <http://sleid.cqu.edu.au/viewissue.php?id=26>.

Pace, S., Gaskell, I. & Brien, D. 2011, ‘Conceiving the whole: the attributes of creative arts education today’, Studies in Learning, Evaluation, Innovation and Development, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. i-iii, <http://sleid.cqu.edu.au/viewissue.php?id=26>.

Pace, S. 2008, ‘The influence of role models on the career aspirations of prospective tertiary students: A regional case study’, Studies in Learning, Evaluation, Innovation and Development, vol. 5, no. 3, <http://sleid.cqu.edu.au/viewissue.php?id=17>.

Pace, S. 2007, ‘Play and flow: Implications for online learning’, Studies in Learning, Evaluation, Innovation and Development, vol. 4, no. 1, <http://sleid.cqu.edu.au/viewissue.php?id=12>.

Pace, S. 2004, ‘A grounded theory of the flow experiences of Web users’, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, vol. 60, no. 3, pp. 327-363, <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2003.08.005>.

Pace, S. 2004, ‘The roles of challenge and skill in the flow experiences of Web users’, Journal of Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, vol. 1, pp. 341-358, <http://proceedings.informingscience.org/InSITE2004/056pace.pdf>.

Pace, S. 2011, ‘Public access to ICT in developing countries’, poster presentation to CQUniversity Showcase 2011 : Research and Development for your Community, CQUniversity Australia, 4-14 April, 2011, <http://hdl.cqu.edu.au/10018/913772>.

Pace, S. 2010, ‘Using grounded theory analytic strategies in music autoethnographies’, 3rd International Conference on Narrative Inquiry in Music Education (NIME3), University of Queensland, Brisbane, 24-27 December 2010.

Pace, S. 2007, ‘Engaging online learners through flow’, iNet Online Conference, 19-23 March 2007, <http://www.cybertext.net.au/inet_s3wk3/lv1_10_17.htm>.

• Digital media 
• Human-computer interaction
• Experience design
• Game design
• Web design
• Flow experiences of computer users
• Autoethnography
• Grounded theory

Pace, S. 2010, ‘Trip report: Visiting research teams in Chile and Argentina for the Amy Mahan Research Fellowship Program, 1-15 October 2010’, Central Queensland University, Mackay, <http://www.upf.edu/amymahan/_pdf/Pace_Trip_Report_8_Dec_2010.pdf>

Received an invitation in 2010 from the Amy Mahan Research Fellowship Program (www.upf.edu/amymahan) at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain to mentor two teams of researchers who are studying the social impact of providing low-cost public Internet access to poor South American communities through telecentres sponsored by government and various non-profit organisations. Travelled to Santiago, Chile for a week to mentor a team of researchers at Universidad Diego Portales who are working on a project entitled ‘Women and new technologies in Chile'. Travelled to Buenos Aires, Argentina for a week to mentor another team of researchers from Universidad de San Andrés and Universidad Nacional de La Plata who are working on a project entitled ‘The impact of public access to ICT on Argentine low-income urban youth'. The Amy Mahan Research Fellowship Program is part of a larger international research project entitled ‘The Global Impact Study of Public Access to Information and Communication Technologies' (www.globalimpactstudy.org/about), which is sponsored by Canada's International Development Research Centre (www.idrc.org) and a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (www.gatesfoundation.org).

2012-2013. Co-convenor of the Creative and Performing Arts Research Seminar Series, Central Queensland University.