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Mr David Bull


Name : Mr David Bull
Position : Director (Open Access College)
Section : Open Access College
Open Access College Administration
Office : K319
Location : Toowoomba Campus
Phone : +61 7 4631 1814
Extension : 1814
E-mail :
Qualifications : DipT SturtCAE
BEd Darwin CommColl
GCertTSL USQ
MEd UNE


Professional Affiliations
Registered teacher, Queensland College of Teachers
Member of National Tertiary Education Union(NTEU)
Member of the European Access Network(EAN)
Justice of the Peace(Qualified)(1996)

Research Interests
Access and equity policy in higher education
Student diversity
Preparation program curriculum developmnet

Recent Research Outcomes
Three most recent :
Huijer,H.,Bedford,T.& Bull,D.2008 OpenCourseWare, Global Access and the Right to Education: Real Access or Marketing Ploy.International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning(IRRODL)Vol9,No.1, 1-13.
Bull,D. 2000 Access and Retention Programs for Tertiary Students: New Directions.New Horizons in Education: The Journal of the World Education Fellowship Association. No. 102,June,77-83.
Bull,D.2000,Overcoming Social Exclusion in Higher Education through the Provision of a Distance Enabling Program, Journal of Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning Vol.2 No.2.,26-32
Most notable :
Clarke,J.,Bull,D.,Neil,C.,Turner,L.,& Birney,D. 2000 The Cost and Effectiveness of Enabling and Related Programs in Australian Tertiary Education. Unpublished EIP Report prepared for DEST Higher Education Division

Currently Teaching Courses/Programs
TPP7170 Human Development:From Childhood to Adolescence

Teaching Experience
Tertiary : 25 years
Other : 8 years

Administrative Responsibilities
Director, Open Access College