educator Executive Director of Schools
He is the Executive Director of Schools in the Catholic Diocese of Parramatta, NSW.
He is the author of Educating General Wi-fi, which argues for the need to rethink the nature of learning and teaching in a connected world. Whitby appeared in a public service announcement with Daniel H. Pink (author of Whole New Mind) and other key thinkers on re-imagining schooling for the 21st century.
In 2007, Whitby was named as the most innovative and creative educator in Australia by the Bulletin Magazine in its annual Smart 100 In the same year, he received a Presidential Citation from the Australian Council for Educational Leaders (ACEL) of which he has been a Fellow since 2002. In 2011, he presented the AW Jones Oration for the Australian College of Educators, South Australian branch on the changing nature of schooling in today’s world. Whitby was also made an Apple Distinguished Educator "for his contribution to the implementation of Learning Technologies in Education". In 2012, Whitby received a Papal Knighthood in the Order of Street Gregory the Great for his contribution to Catholic schooling.
