Matthew Allen is Professor of Internet Studies, Curtin University. Matthew has worked at Curtin University since 1994, establishing and sustaining a program of Internet research and education from 1999 onwards. Matthew is an innovative educator, a Teaching Fellow of the Australian Learning and Teaching Council, and has just completed a project – of which this site is the primary outcome – researching the link between student learning and online knowledge networking. He is also a critic and researcher of the social uses and cultural meanings of the Internet, most recently analysing the development of Web 2.0 and also writing on Internet connectivity. He served as President of the Association of Internet Researchers from 2005-2007. He is the author of several articles and papers on things Internet, as well as on television, popular culture and Australian history.
For more information, papers and ongoing blogging visit http://netcrit.net
