About the author
    Paul has retired from two professions. His first profession as an engineer and scientist, until 1975, climaxed in his participation in the NASA 'Man on the Moon' space program where he first came into contact with Logo. His second career as a teacher in primary and secondary schools lasted until 1997 where his main interests were in the language arts, mathematics, science and the use of computers throughout the curriculum.

    Highlights of Paul's teaching career include:

    • Leader of the Ministry of Education's 'Computers in Education Project' from 1989 to 1990
    • Chairperson for the S.E.A Advisory Committee on Technology 1989
    • Coordinator of the Yintarri Primary School team receiving a 1990 International Year of Literacy Gold Medal for its work on the use of computers to promote literacy in Wangkatja, the students
      first language.
    • ECAWA's first 'Educator of the Year' in 1995
    • Election as a Life Member of ECAWA in 1998 where he has been an active member since 1983

    Paul first heard about Logo at the Carnarvon Tracking Station in the early '70s from visiting NASA computer engineers. The team at Carnarvon wrote a four-command version of Logo using the FORTH programming language to entertain children at the tracking station's 1974 Open Day. His next contact was in the early '80s using the first BBC Acorn computers. Since then he has been a Logo enthusiast writing articles and presenting workshops for the state mathematics (MAWA), science (STAWA), English Teachers (ETA) and for the WA Aboriginal Languages Association. He has also presented at national and international conferences, has written a small book on Logo (the basis for the 'turtle graphics' section of this site), contributed a 'chapter' to a book on computer education and has lectured at local tertiary institutes. Many of the Logo microworlds Paul has presented at Logo workshops have been updated for MSWLogo and can be found in the 'Tools and Toolboxes' section of this site.