Dr Janet Toland

Director, Teaching & Learning,
School of Information Management

Introduction

Janet teaches in the area of end user computing and information systems management. Originally from the UK, Janet started off her career as a Computer Programmer for British Steel, and after completing a Masters degree moved on to work as a Project Leader for Greater London Council. She has lectured at the University of Northumbria at Newcastle, and Sheffield Hallam University, both in the UK. She has also worked as a Lecturer at Tonota College of Education, Botswana, and at the University of the South Pacific, Fiji.

Qualifications

BSc(Hons), Leicester; MSc, London; CertEd, Durham; PhD, Wellington

Administrative Responsibilities

• Director of Teaching and Learning (SIM)

Current Research

Janet completed her PhD looking at the role Information and Communications technologies play in regional development in New Zealand. Her research interests include the history of ICT, Green information systems, the use of ICT in developing countries, and the role played by computer mediated communication in tertiary education.

Selected Publications

Toland, J. & Yoong. P. (2011). An exploration of historical methods for information systems research. Proceedings of PACIS 2011 (pp. 1-14). Brisbane: Queensland University of Technology.

Toland, J. (2010). From Eftpos to TradeMe: The growth of electronic commerce. In Janet Toland (Ed.), Return to tomorrow: 50 years of computing in New Zealand. Wellington: NZCS.

Toland, J. (2010). Telecommunications infrastructure in regional New Zealand: A case history. International Telecommunications Society Asia Pacific Regional Conference, Wellington, 26-28 August 2010 [on CD-ROM].

Toland, J. (2009). Regional community and ICT: An historical reflection. In L. Stillman, G. Jonanson & T. Denison (Eds.), Empowering communities: Learning from community informatics practice, Prato Community CIRN Conference 2009 [on CD-ROM].

Kasanchi, R. & Toland, J. (2008). Investigating the social dimension of alignment: focusing on communication and knowledge sharing. ACIS Conference, 2-5 December, Christchurch, NZ.

Tavassoli, L. & Toland, J. (2008). Strategies for dealing with end-user resistance. ACIS Conference, 2-5 December, Christchurch, NZ.

Fearon, J. & Toland, J. (2008). The access, influences and motivations of women studying information technology in New Zealand. ACIS Conference, 2-5 December, Christchurch, NZ.

Toland, J., Klepper, R. (2008). Business-to-consumer electronic commerce in developing countries. In Mehdi Khosrow-Pour (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology (2nd ed., pp. 489-494). Hershey, PA, Information Science Reference.

Elgort, I., Smith, A., Toland, J. (2008). Is wiki an effective platform for group course work? Australian Journal of Educational Technology, 24(2), 195-210.

Toland, J. (2007). E-Commerce in developing countries. In Felix B. Tan (Ed.), Global Information Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 172-179). Hershey, PA, Information Science Reference.

Tate, M., Johnstone, D., Toland, J. (2007). How the current orthodoxy of local government is failing IT managers: An illustrative case study. International Journal of Electronic Government Research, 4(4), 509-526.

Toland, J., Yoong, P. (2007). Taking a punt on broadband: Regional initiatives in New Zealand. In Hubert Osterle, Joachim Schelp and Robert Winter (Eds.), Proceedings of 15th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2007) (pp. 2185-2196). St Gallen, Switzerland, Institute of Information Management, University of St Gallen. CD-ROM.

Toland, J., Purcell, F., Huff, S. (2008). Digital government in remote locations. In Felix B. Tan (Ed.), Global Information Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 139-147). Hershey, PA, Information Science Reference.

Toland, J., Yoong, P. (2007). Walking backwards to go forwards: The issue of historical methods in information systems research. In David Pauleen (Ed.), Proceedings of the 4th QualIT Conference (pp. 1-12). Wellington, School of Information Management, Victoria University of Wellington.

Evermann, J., Hooper, V., Yoong, P., Toland, J., Scornavacca, E., (2007). The discovery camp: A talent fostering initiative for developing research capabilities among undergraduate students. Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, 4, 211-225.

Toland, J., Yoong, P(2007). The role of ICTs in facilitating regional development: Some preliminary findings. In Larry Stillman and Graeme Johanson (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Community Informatics Research Network Conference (CIRN 2007) (pp. 1-10). Prato, Italy, Monash University Centre. CD-ROM.

J. Toland and P. Yoong. "Learning Regions in New Zealand: The Role of ICT," International Journal of Education and Development using ICT 1, no. 4 (2005).

J. Toland. "E-Commerce in Developing Countries," in M. Khosrow-Pour, ed. Encyclopedia of E-Commerce, E-Government and Mobile Commerce. Idea Reference Group, 2006.

J. Frank, J. Toland, and K. D. Schenk. "The Effect of Culture on Email Use: Implications for Distance Learning," in C. Howard, K. D. Schenk, and R. Discenza, eds. Distance Learning and University Effectiveness: Changing Educational Paradigms for Online Learning. Information Science Publishing, 2004.