Conference Program |
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Creative Corner | ![]() |
Develop students who create |
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Product session |
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Rethink schooling | ![]() |
Shift to deeper learning |
25/08/2016 | |||||
8:00 am - 9:00 am | Room: Exhibition (Foyer area) | DAY ONE: Registration and Exhibition open | |||
9:00 am - 10:20 am | Room: Promenade Ballroom |
| Keynote Address 1: It’s Time to Refocus – Creating a broader learning context is the key to using technology effectively (Ted McCain) [More Info] Ted McCain, Director, InfoSavvy21 | ||
10:25 am - 10:55 am | Room: Exhibition (Foyer area) | Morning Tea and Exhibition | |||
10:55 am - 11:00 am | Various | Move to Break-out sessions | |||
11:00 am - 11:50 am | Room: M7 |
| Best of all worlds: The trade-offs with multiple platforms [More Info] Richard McLaren, Director of Information, Communication and Learning Technology, Shirley Boys' High School, NZ | ||
11:00 am - 11:50 am | Wing (M9/M10) A |
| Creative Corner - come play! [More Info] John Pearce, Tutor, Deakin University, VIC Michelle Meracis, Teacher / Digital Learning Leader, Manor Lakes P-12 College, VIC | ||
11:00 am - 11:50 am | Wing (M9/M10) B |
| Engaging students in STEM with NAO humanoid robots and other resources [More Info] Jonathan Kingsley, Marketing Manager, The Brainary | ||
11:00 am - 11:50 am | Room: M6 |
| Flip the Classroom - A Practical Guide to Implementation in your school [More Info] Joel Speranza, Maths and ICT teacher, St Joesph's Nudgee College, QLD | ||
11:00 am - 11:50 am | Room: M2 |
| Leading effective teams in schools [More Info] Steve Francis, Professional speaker, Executive coach, Leadership development expert, Gr8 People | ||
11:00 am - 11:50 am | Room: M1 |
| Maker Mindset [More Info] Matt Richards, Senior Advisor Learning Innovation, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa | ||
11:00 am - 11:50 am | Room: M8 |
| Rethink Schooling - From traditional to transformational - how to progress a school to a fully 1-to-1 learning environment [More Info] Georgina Allardice, Head of eLearning, Jindalee State School, QLD | ||
11:00 am - 11:50 am | Room: M5 |
| Rethinking traditional classrooms - Students in the driving seat [More Info] Jackie Sutherland, Team Leader, Maungaraki School, NZ Lisa Cavanagh, Principal, Maungaraki School, NZ | ||
11:00 am - 11:50 am | Room: M10 |
| The Journey to a Modern Learning School [More Info] Mark Webster, Director of E-Learning/Senior Management, Churchill Park School, NZ | ||
11:00 am - 11:50 am | Room: P3 |
| What’s Your Problem? – Making the transition to a problems-first instructional approach [More Info] Ted McCain, Director, InfoSavvy21 | ||
11:00 am - 11:50 am | Room: M9 |
| Why a flipped classroom is not just for students! [More Info] Glenn McMahon, Principal, St Mary's Primary School, Corowa, NSW | ||
11:00 am - 11:50 am | Room: M3 |
| You Can’t Do It All… Or Can You? [More Info] Chantelle Morrison, Teacher, Immanuel Primary School, SA | ||
11:55 am - 1:15 pm | Room: Promenade Ballroom |
| Keynote Address 2: Are schools like dinosaurs? (Steve Francis) [More Info] Steve Francis, Professional speaker, Executive coach, Leadership development expert, Gr8 People | ||
1:15 pm - 2:05 pm | Room: Exhibition (Foyer area) | Lunch and Exhibition | |||
2:05 pm - 2:10 pm | Various | Move to Break-out sessions | |||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Room: M7 |
| A unified digital environment in response to crisis [More Info] Richard McLaren, Director of Information, Communication and Learning Technology, Shirley Boys' High School, NZ | ||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Wing (M9/M10) A |
| Creative Corner - come play! [More Info] Michelle Meracis, Teacher / Digital Learning Leader, Manor Lakes P-12 College, VIC | ||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Room: M1 |
| Disruptive Technologies [More Info] Matt Richards, Senior Advisor Learning Innovation, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa | ||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Room: M8 |
| Encouraging Innovation: Creating an Enabling School Culture [More Info] Christine Haynes, ICT Coordinator, Immanuel Primary School, SA | ||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Room: M5 |
| Entering into the Flipped Classroom using 1:1 iPads and iTunesU [More Info] Sarah Nixon, ICT Coordinator and Teacher, Pakenham Consolidated School, VIC Alice Tsindos, Grade 6 Classroom Teacher, Pakenham Consolidated School, VIC | ||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Room: M6 |
| Flip Everything - The power of video within your school [More Info] Joel Speranza, Maths and ICT teacher, St Joesph's Nudgee College, QLD | ||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Room: M9 |
| Flipping Your Classroom [More Info] Grant Jones, Technology Teacher, St Marys Public School, NSW | ||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Room: P3 |
| Going Digital in Three Years [More Info] David Chapman, Director of Teaching and Learning, Macquarie College, NSW Brendon Guest, Assistant Head of Senior School, Macquarie College, NSW | ||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Room: Promenade Ballroom |
| Hey, It’s a Visual World Out There! Visual literacy for teachers [More Info] Ted McCain, Director, InfoSavvy21 | ||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Room: M4 |
| Ongoing Assessment Via Social Networking & Individual Learning Conferences [More Info] Rick Kayler-Thomson, Classroom Teacher, Ocean Grove Primary School, VIC | ||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Room: M3 |
| Print Revolution is now Speech Revolution (Part 1) [More Info] Lois Smethurst, Head of Learning and Teaching, St. Pauls Anglican Grammar Junior School, Warragul, VIC | ||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Room: M2 |
| Schools are people places [More Info] Steve Francis, Professional speaker, Executive coach, Leadership development expert, Gr8 People | ||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Room: M10 |
| Using instructional leadership to drive change: a blended learning project (Session 1 of 2) [More Info] Shane Mason, Deputy Principal, Cleveland District State High School, QLD Tina Doe, Principal Consultant, tinadoe.com | ||
3:05 pm - 3:10 pm | Various | Move to Break-out sessions | |||
3:10 pm - 4:00 pm | Room: M5 |
| Beyond the Flip [More Info] Chantelle Morrison, Teacher, Immanuel Primary School, SA | ||
3:10 pm - 4:00 pm | Room: M4 |
| Come Edmodo With Me [More Info] Rick Kayler-Thomson, Classroom Teacher, Ocean Grove Primary School, VIC | ||
3:10 pm - 4:00 pm | Wing (M9/M10) A |
| Creative Corner - come play! [More Info] Michelle Meracis, Teacher / Digital Learning Leader, Manor Lakes P-12 College, VIC | ||
3:10 pm - 4:00 pm | Room: M1 |
| Disruptive Thinking in Education [More Info] Anthony Speranza, ICT Learning & Teaching Leader, St. Mark's Primary School, VIC | ||
3:10 pm - 4:00 pm | Room: Promenade Ballroom |
| How Do We Teach Creativity and Innovation? [More Info] Ted McCain, Director, InfoSavvy21 | ||
3:10 pm - 4:00 pm | Room: P3 |
| Implementing and Tracking SEM [More Info] David Chapman, Director of Teaching and Learning, Macquarie College, NSW Brendon Guest, Assistant Head of Senior School, Macquarie College, NSW | ||
3:10 pm - 4:00 pm | Room: M2 |
| Increasing work-life satisfaction in schools [More Info] Steve Francis, Professional speaker, Executive coach, Leadership development expert, Gr8 People | ||
3:10 pm - 4:00 pm | Room: M3 |
| Print Revolution is now Speech Revolution (Part 2) [More Info] Lois Smethurst, Head of Learning and Teaching, St. Pauls Anglican Grammar Junior School, Warragul, VIC | ||
3:10 pm - 4:00 pm | Room: M8 |
| Rethink Schooling – how the ‘now’ affects the ‘future’ [More Info] Georgina Allardice, Head of eLearning, Jindalee State School, QLD | ||
3:10 pm - 4:00 pm | Room: M9 |
| So how can I make learning 24/7? [More Info] Glenn McMahon, Principal, St Mary's Primary School, Corowa, NSW | ||
3:10 pm - 4:00 pm | Room: M10 |
| Using instructional leadership to drive change: a blended learning project (Session 2 of 2) [More Info] Tina Doe, Principal Consultant, tinadoe.com Shane Mason, Deputy Principal, Cleveland District State High School, QLD | ||
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Rare Steakhouse | Dinner with Ted McCain [More Info] | |||
26/08/2016 | |||||
8:00 am - 9:00 am | Room: Exhibition (Foyer area) | DAY TWO: Registration and Exhibition open | |||
9:00 am - 10:20 am | Room: Promenade Ballroom |
| Keynote Address 3: Shifting to Deeper Learning (Derek Wenmoth) [More Info] Derek Wenmoth, Director eLearning, Core Education | ||
10:25 am - 10:55 am | Room: Exhibition (Foyer area) | Morning Tea and Exhibition | |||
10:55 am - 11:00 am | Various | Move to Break-out sessions | |||
11:00 am - 11:50 am | Wing (M9/M10) A |
| Creative Corner - come play! [More Info] John Pearce, Tutor, Deakin University, VIC | ||
11:00 am - 11:50 am | Room: M5 |
| Digital Disconnection; making meaningful learning data available within an education ecosystem [More Info] Mark Sampson, Client Services Director, LiteracyPlanet Meagan King, Deputy Head of Junior School - Teaching and Learning, A.B. Paterson College, QLD | ||
11:00 am - 11:50 am | Room: M7 |
| Digital Technologies Hub - let's get started [More Info] Leanne Robertson, Program Manager, Education Services Australia Chris Harte, Consultant, Unstuck Learning design | ||
11:00 am - 11:50 am | Room: M2 |
| Digitalising Rubrics - Setting the foundation for better assessments and learning outcomes [More Info] James Leckie, Co-Founder, Schoolbox | ||
11:00 am - 11:50 am | Room: M10 |
| ebook trials and tribulations [More Info] Geoff Bowers, Founder, Box of Books | ||
11:00 am - 11:50 am | Room: M3 |
| ELMO Classroom Solutions [More Info] Michael Britt, Product Specialist, C R Kennedy Pty Ltd | ||
11:00 am - 11:50 am | Room: M9 |
| Enhancing your school's presence and student confidence in a digital age [More Info] Kevin Karp, Studentnet, Managing Director | ||
11:00 am - 11:50 am | Room: M4 |
| Hands-On With a Brand New LMS Designed to Unburden Teachers [More Info] Peter Hubbard, Co-Founder, Cloudschool | ||
11:00 am - 11:50 am | Room: M6 |
| Reinvent the traditional classroom [More Info] Tony Church, CEO , IG3 Education Ltd Debbie Esquilant, Manager for Learning A-Z and Kurzweil Education, IG3 Education Ltd | ||
11:00 am - 11:50 am | Room: P3 |
| Rethinking Schooling - Building Professional Capacity [More Info] Richard Pickersgill, Head of Senior School, Haileybury, Melbourne, VIC | ||
11:00 am - 11:50 am | Room: M1 |
| The End Goal: How to Choose an LMS [More Info] Chris Marley, National Solutions Manager, SEQTA Software | ||
11:00 am - 11:50 am | Room: M8 |
| The FireFly Learning Platform – A Pathway for Blended Learning in Schools [More Info] Scott Johnson, Head of Operations, Australia, FireFly Learning Matthew Wood, Director of Learning Innovation, Billanook College, VIC | ||
11:55 am - 1:15 pm | Room: Promenade Ballroom |
| Keynote Address 4: Are you on a quest for "deeper learning" in your school? (Jill Margerison) [More Info] Jill Margerison, Associate Dean of E-Learning, The Southport School, QLD | ||
1:15 pm - 2:05 pm | Room: Exhibition (Foyer area) | Lunch and Exhibition | |||
2:05 pm - 2:10 pm | Various | Move to Break-out sessions | |||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Room: M8 |
| Coding in the classroom-teaching the next generation the language they will need to know [More Info] Natalie Erwin, Year 5 Teacher and eLearning Leading Teacher, Caulfield Grammar-Malvern Campus, VIC | ||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Room: M10 |
| Creating, Making and Visualising [More Info] Aaron Davis, ICON Implementation Coach, Catholic Education Melbourne | ||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Wing (M9/M10) A |
| Creative Corner - come play! [More Info] John Pearce, Tutor, Deakin University, VIC | ||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Room: P3 |
| Deep Learning Measures [More Info] Derek Wenmoth, Director eLearning, Core Education | ||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Room: M3 |
| Deeper Learning in Educating for Global Citizenship - What does it mean to be a global citizen in a digital world? (Part 1) [More Info] Irene Anderson, Manager Digital Content/Senior Education Advisor, Independent Schools Victoria | ||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Room: M4 |
| Deeper learning in Science through the use of digital tools [More Info] James Jenkins, Science Coordinator, Canterbury College, QLD | ||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Room: M9 |
| Digital Leverage Deepens Learning [More Info] Jenny Ashby, Virtual Learning Coach, DET VIC | ||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Room: M5 |
| Diving into our learning through the digital gateway [More Info] Lisa Cavanagh, Principal, Maungaraki School, NZ Jackie Sutherland, Team Leader, Maungaraki School, NZ | ||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Wing (M9/M10) B |
| Engaging students in STEM with NAO humanoid robots and other resources (Repeat) [More Info] Jonathan Kingsley, Marketing Manager, The Brainary | ||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Room: M7 |
| iPads – Provoke, Capture, Create and Collaborate in the Early Years (Part 1) [More Info] Lynda Cutting, Senior Advisor, Independent Schools Victoria | ||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Room: M1 |
| Positioning Deeper Learning in the Digital Classroom [More Info] Steve Seddon, Leading Teacher - eLearning/Pedagogy, Noble Park Secondary College, VIC | ||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Room: M6 |
| Rethinking formative assessment through ICT [More Info] Nathan Lane, Languages Domain Leader, St Columba's College, VIC | ||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Room: Promenade Ballroom |
| Schools and Tools which foster Deeper Learning (Part 1) [More Info] Vanessa Thurgood, Teacher-Librarian, Shore, NSW Sharan King, ICT Integrator, House Master, Shore School, NSW | ||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Room: M2 |
| The Pitch - How to get your staff on board with Deeper Learning [More Info] Jill Margerison, Associate Dean of E-Learning, The Southport School, QLD | ||
3:00 pm - 3:10 pm | Various | Time to move to next breakout session | |||
3:10 pm - 4:00 pm | Room: Promenade Ballroom |
| A practical showcase of the tools which foster Deeper Learning (Part 2) [More Info] Vanessa Thurgood, Teacher-Librarian, Shore, NSW Sharan King, ICT Integrator, House Master, Shore School, NSW | ||
3:10 pm - 4:00 pm | Wing (M9/M10) A |
| Creative Corner - come play! [More Info] John Pearce, Tutor, Deakin University, VIC | ||
3:10 pm - 4:00 pm | Room: M3 |
| Deeper Learning in Educating for Global Citizenship - What does it mean to be a global citizen in a digital world? (Part 2) [More Info] Irene Anderson, Manager Digital Content/Senior Education Advisor, Independent Schools Victoria | ||
3:10 pm - 4:00 pm | Room: M9 |
| Empowering learners to go SOLO as they dive into deeper learning [More Info] Robert Love, Senior Leader Business and Enterprise, Willunga High School, SA | ||
3:10 pm - 4:00 pm | Room: M5 |
| Enter the world of interactive Assessment and Feedback [More Info] Sarah Nixon, ICT Coordinator and Teacher, Pakenham Consolidated School, VIC Alice Tsindos, Grade 6 Classroom Teacher, Pakenham Consolidated School, VIC | ||
3:10 pm - 4:00 pm | Room: P3 |
| Exploring Collaboration [More Info] Derek Wenmoth, Director eLearning, Core Education | ||
3:10 pm - 4:00 pm | Room: M7 |
| iPads – Provoke, Capture, Create and Collaborate in the Early Years (Part 2) [More Info] Lynda Cutting, Senior Advisor, Independent Schools Victoria | ||
3:10 pm - 4:00 pm | Room: M4 |
| Rethinking Schooling - Building Professional Capacity [More Info] Peter O’Neill, Deputy Principal, Trinity Anglican College, Albury – Wodonga, VIC | ||
3:10 pm - 4:00 pm | Room: M2 |
| The Pitch - How to get your staff on board with Deeper Learning (Repeat) [More Info] Jill Margerison, Associate Dean of E-Learning, The Southport School, QLD | ||
3:10 pm - 4:00 pm | Room: M1 |
| Tools for Deeper Learning in a Flipped Classroom [More Info] Steve Seddon, Leading Teacher - eLearning/Pedagogy, Noble Park Secondary College, VIC | ||
3:10 pm - 4:00 pm | Room: M10 |
| Using an online learning platform in P-3 [More Info] Rebecca Taylor, eMentor P-12 / Year 6 Teacher, A.B. Paterson College, QLD | ||
3:10 pm - 4:00 pm | Room: M8 |
| Using QR Codes and App Smashing to ensure a shift to deeper learning [More Info] Natalie Erwin, Year 5 Teacher and eLearning Leading Teacher, Caulfield Grammar-Malvern Campus, VIC | ||
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Bear Brass | Dinner with Derek Wenmoth [More Info] | |||
27/08/2016 | |||||
8:00 am - 9:00 am | Room: Exhibition (Foyer area) | DAY THREE: Registration and Exhibition open | |||
9:00 am - 10:20 am | Room: Promenade Ballroom |
| Keynote Address 5: What Maker Kids, Tom Hanks and PAX Taught Me About Creativity (Adrian Camm) [More Info] Adrian Camm, Head of Teaching and Learning, The Geelong College, VIC | ||
10:25 am - 10:55 am | Room: Exhibition (Foyer area) | Morning Tea and Exhibition | |||
10:55 am - 11:00 am | Various | Move to Break-out sessions | |||
11:00 am - 11:50 am | Room: M9 |
| A WIM of an Idea [More Info] Jenny Ashby, Virtual Learning Coach, DET VIC | ||
11:00 am - 11:50 am | Room: M10 |
| Blogging In and Out of the Classroom [More Info] Aaron Davis, ICON Implementation Coach, Catholic Education Melbourne | ||
11:00 am - 11:50 am | Room: M1 |
| Create Your Own Video Game [More Info] Michelle Meracis, Teacher / Digital Learning Leader, Manor Lakes P-12 College, VIC | ||
11:00 am - 11:50 am | Room: M5 |
| Creating STEAM engagement in a makerspace [More Info] Phil Carew, Head of eLearning, Toorak College, Mt Eliza, VIC Liana Gooch, Deputy Principal, Head of Senior School, Toorak College, Mt Eliza, VIC | ||
11:00 am - 11:50 am | Wing (M9/M10) A |
| Creative Corner - come play! [More Info] John Pearce, Tutor, Deakin University, VIC | ||
11:00 am - 11:50 am | Room: M8 |
| Digital Creativity: Setting the Stage for Creating and Collaborating with Technology [More Info] Christine Haynes, ICT Coordinator, Immanuel Primary School, SA | ||
11:00 am - 11:50 am | Room: M7 |
| Digital tools and creativity in assessment [More Info] James Jenkins, Science Coordinator, Canterbury College, QLD | ||
11:00 am - 11:50 am | Wing (M9/M10) B |
| Engaging students in STEM with NAO humanoid robots and other resources (Repeat) [More Info] Jonathan Kingsley, Marketing Manager, The Brainary | ||
11:00 am - 11:50 am | Room: M2 |
| Interactive Fiction [More Info] Adrian Camm, Head of Teaching and Learning, The Geelong College, VIC | ||
11:00 am - 11:50 am | Room: P3 |
| Low-tech maker projects [More Info] Karen Bonanno, Managing Director , Eduwebinar PL ATF Professional Learning Network | ||
11:00 am - 11:50 am | Room: M3 |
| Transforming STEM education: Innovative Design Thinking [More Info] Annette McArthur, E-Learning Teacher Leader, Ormiston College, QLD | ||
11:00 am - 11:50 am | Room: M4 |
| What's in the Box? [More Info] Steve Whitehead, Digital Technologies Coordinator, Ardtornish Primary School, SA | ||
11:55 am - 1:15 pm | Room: Promenade Ballroom |
| Keynote Address 6: Full STEAM ahead! (Karen Bonanno) [More Info] Karen Bonanno, Managing Director , Eduwebinar PL ATF Professional Learning Network | ||
1:15 pm - 2:05 pm | Room: Exhibition (Foyer area) | Lunch and Exhibition | |||
2:05 pm - 2:10 pm | Various | Move to Break-out sessions | |||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Room: P3 |
| Coding and animation for digital storytelling [More Info] Karen Bonanno, Managing Director , Eduwebinar PL ATF Professional Learning Network | ||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Room: M7 |
| Coding from K-6. [More Info] Grant Jones, Technology Teacher, St Marys Public School, NSW | ||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Room: M2 |
| Creating a Vision for Learning [More Info] Adrian Camm, Head of Teaching and Learning, The Geelong College, VIC | ||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Wing (M9/M10) A |
| Creative Corner - come play! [More Info] John Pearce, Tutor, Deakin University, VIC | ||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Room: M10 |
| Developing Learner Qualities through Innovative Programmes [More Info] Mark Webster, Director of E-Learning/Senior Management, Churchill Park School, NZ | ||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Room: M6 |
| Discovering the Creative You [More Info] Jill Margerison, Associate Dean of E-Learning, The Southport School, QLD | ||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Room: M8 |
| Getting your school going with the Digital Technologies curriculum [More Info] Anthony Speranza, ICT Learning & Teaching Leader, St. Mark's Primary School, VIC | ||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Room: M1 |
| KidzTek - Full STEAM Ahead in an Early Years Classroom [More Info] Michelle Meracis, Teacher / Digital Learning Leader, Manor Lakes P-12 College, VIC | ||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Room: M9 |
| Leveraging "Design Thinking" approaches to develop students who create in mainstream curriculum areas. [More Info] Robert Love, Senior Leader Business and Enterprise, Willunga High School, SA | ||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Room: M3 |
| Transforming STEM Education: Building Teacher Capacity [More Info] Annette McArthur, E-Learning Teacher Leader, Ormiston College, QLD | ||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Room: M5 |
| Using a game engine to unlock creativity [More Info] Thomas Deylen, Vet in Schools Programming Teacher, Academy of Interactive Entertainment | ||
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm | Room: M4 |
| What's in the Box? (Repeat) [More Info] Steve Whitehead, Digital Technologies Coordinator, Ardtornish Primary School, SA | ||
3:10 pm - 3:45 pm | Room: Promenade Ballroom |
| Delegates Forum with Adrian Camm and Karen Bonanno - ask your questions! [More Info] Karen Bonanno, Managing Director , Eduwebinar PL ATF Professional Learning Network Adrian Camm, Head of Teaching and Learning, The Geelong College, VIC |