| Georgina Allardice Head of eLearning Jindalee State School, QLD Georgina has led the introduction of 1-to-1 Laptop and BYOD Programs at Jindalee State School and was the only primary school researcher selected for the Queensland Government's Department of Education, Training and Employment (DETE) BYOx Research Project. Georgina has presented at Edutech Brisbane, 2015, the Leading a Digital School Conference, Melbourne, 2015, School Technology and Leadership Conference, Brisbane, 2015 and the iPrimary - iPad Success in your Classroom conference, Brisbane, 2015. Georgina has also organised and presented at the annual ‘eLearn iLearn uLearn’ Conference in Brisbane for the past four years. | |
| Irene Anderson Manager Digital Content/Senior Education Advisor Independent Schools Victoria Irene is the Manager, Digital Content at Independent Schools Victoria. She is an experienced educator who has taught across all primary and secondary years in both Catholic and Independent schools. Irene has lectured in undergraduate and post-graduate teacher education programs at Australian Catholic University (formerly Christ College). She has Middle School expertise having been Head of Middle School at Genazzano FCJ College and was both Head of Middle School English and Humanities and Head of Middle School Teaching and Learning at Beaconhills College. Irene is passionate about how ICT can be most effectively and creatively used to enhance student learning. She also supports schools in the development of an ICT strategic vision and presents on issues around Cybersafety Digital Citizenship. | |
| Jenny Ashby Virtual Learning Coach DET VIC Jenny Ashby has been a passionate ICT leader since well before Y2K. She presents locally, State, Nationally and at an International level. Jenny is a member of the Slide2learn team, a team of educators who have been delivering an annual conference for 6 years targeting the use of mobile technology and learning. An avid social media user Jenny makes connections through Twitter around the world and brings the connections to her students to enable great collaborations around the globe. In 2015 Jenny transformed a library into a WIM centre (Wondering, Imagining and Making). She has created various learning spaces that bring digitech and making into the library. This has allowed Jenny to re-establish a past passion for coding. Most of all Jenny likes to share her learning with others and so travels widely. Jenny won the ICTEV teacher of the year award in 2011. | |
| Karen Bonanno Managing Director Eduwebinar PL ATF Professional Learning Network Karen Bonanno literally lives online as an educator and consultant. Karen is involved in planning and hosting webinars that cover primary and secondary education with specific focus on innovative teaching and learning strategies and resourcing as it applies to curriculum design and delivery. Her work at Eduwebinar helps teachers attain their hours of professional learning in a virtual, stress-free environment in the comfort of their home. This means you can connect in during the evening to a live webinar and participate in relevant and thought provoking professional learning. Visit http://eduwebinar.com.au for more information about your professional learning options. | |
| Geoff Bowers Founder Box of Books A 20 year digital veteran, Geoff has been a guiding influence to the Australian Olympic Team, NSW Board of Studies, Yaffa Publishing, University of NSW, StatePlus, BNG Online, B&M Home Stores, and a bevy of institutions across an eclectic array of industries and government bodies. Founder of Box of Books, Geoff brings a life long passion for software development and education to bear in the creation of modern ebook distribution platforms. | |
| Michael Britt Product Specialist C R Kennedy Pty Ltd .At C.R Kennedy I have been the ELMO Product Manager since 2012. Having worked in the Photographic Industry as an Area Manager for the past 12 years being able to add a brand such as ELMO to my product portfolio was welcoming. I enjoy working together with schools and teachers to help enhance the classroom experience when using ELMO documents cameras. My position gives me the opportunity to attend education conference's nationally, meet with teachers and demonstrate our ELMO products first hand. We offer a wonderful trial program on our most popular ELMO document camera which gives schools the opportunity to 'try before they buy' This has been a great success not only here in Australia but globally as part of ELMO's trial program. The variety of uses with an ELMO document camera are simply unlimited and really do make the learning experience more enjoyable both for students and teachers. | |
| Adrian Camm Head of Teaching and Learning The Geelong College, VIC Adrian Camm is an educator and speaker who explores the intersection of culture, learning and design. Currently Head of Teaching & Learning at The Geelong College, Adrian has previously held the role of Curriculum Innovation at Quantum Victoria, a Centre of Excellence & Innovation in Science & Mathematics. At Quantum Victoria he developed and led innovative programs utilising the latest technologies and research in the area of STEM education. As a vocal advocate of experiential & project-based learning, Adrian has worked with schools and organizations around the world and has had the chance to present his innovation for the future of learning to leading innovators & thinkers in business & industry including Dr. Edward de Bono, Daniel Dennett and one of USA’s top ten entrepreneurs and inventors Raymond Kurzweil. A Google Certified Teacher & Curator for Games for Change Australia/New Zealand, Adrian has engaged his audience in thousands of hands-on workshops and conference presentations that are known for big picture thinking whilst being practical, relevant & down to earth. Adrian holds a Masters of Leadership and has been recognized with many awards during his career including: Best National Achievement – The Ministers Award for Excellence in ICT at the 2009 Australian Awards for Teaching Excellence; Outstanding Secondary Teacher of the Year at the 2010 Victorian Education Excellence Awards and was named the 2012 Information & Communication Technology in Education Victoria (ICTEV), Australian Council for Computers in Education (ACCE) & Australian Computer Society (ACS) Outstanding Leader of the Year. Adrian writes at http://adriancamm.com/ | |
| Phil Carew Head of eLearning Toorak College, Mt Eliza, VIC Liana Gooch (Deputy Principal, Head of Senior School) and Phil Carew (Head of eLearning) work at Toorak College in Mt Eliza. They are both interested in supporting the development of STEAM skills and knowledge in girls’ education. Liana and Phil are interested in finding new and innovative technology tools that will best engage students and teachers alike. They recently led a team of staff to develop a Makerspace for students from ELC to Year 12 to use. This is an exciting new space where all members of the learning community can engage in technologies, creativity and innovative practices that relate to real world challenges and future thinking. In February, 2016 they presented at the Global Forum on Girls’ Education in New York. They’re also interested in developing entrepreneurial skills, the application of digital tools and opportunities to interface with industry to best prepare girls for this world of work. | |
| Lisa Cavanagh Principal Maungaraki School, NZ Teacher and Principal, passionate about empowering learners to be the best that they can be. | |
| David Chapman Director of Teaching and Learning Macquarie College, NSW My role allows for innovation and experimentation in the class and education structure. Over just a few years, and with an excellent team we have embraced many exciting changes, without disrupting the established program in a negative way. | |
| Tony Church CEO IG3 Education Ltd Tony Church is the CEO of IG3 Education Ltd (formerly Eduss Asia Pacific Ltd) and joined the company in 2006. Mr Church is a major shareholder in IG3 Research & Applications Pty Ltd, the largest shareholder in IG3 Education Ltd and his career spans over 25 years, focussing on ICT in Education for the last 20 years. Prior to joining IG3 Education he was the Divisional Director – Education, for Mustek Ltd, one of the largest IT distributors on the African continent. He has held various non-executive director positions in a number of companies and is currently the non-executive chairman for Rectron Electronics Pty Ltd. | |
| Lynda Cutting Senior Advisor Independent Schools Victoria Lynda has taught all primary year levels and successfully fulfilled a variety curriculum leadership roles. She has worked extensively in both the Independent and Government sectors. Lynda is a published author, podcaster, blogger and an Apple Certified Trainer. Currently she is a Senior Advisor with Independent Schools Victoria. | |
| Aaron Davis ICON Implementation Coach Catholic Education Melbourne Aaron has had a breadth of opportunities, including working in a small country school and a few traditional 7-12 secondary schools. During this time, he has worked to embed technology in the classroom as a means for making learning more meaningful. This has included rolling out interactive whiteboards, the Ultranet and 1:1 devices. Associated with this, Aaron presented at both ICTEV13, DLTV2014, GAFESummit, DLTV2015 and Leading a Digital School 2015 focusing on the role of technology when it comes to collaboration and communication in and out of the classroom. Although coming from an English and Humanities background, a focus on 21st century learning and technology has afforded Aaron the opportunity to teach a wide variety of subjects. In addition to this, Aaron is very active online and has a passion for how being connected can help continue the conversation in regards to education reform. | |
| Thomas Deylen Vet in Schools Programming Teacher Academy of Interactive Entertainment Thomas Deylen started studying Games design and Programming in 2005 studying the Advanced Diploma of Computer Science at Swinburne then moved on to studying a Bachelor of Computer Science and Bachelor of Multimedia. However Thomas found himself enjoying teaching other students while studying so after completing the course, moved to teaching. Thomas completed his Graduate Diploma in Secondary Teaching at La Trobe with the Media and ICT methods and started working the High school system before being picked up by the Academy of Interactive Entertainment to work in Vet in Schools, creating content and assisting teachers throughout the state. | |
| Tina Doe Principal Consultant tinadoe.com Dr Tina Doe is an Education Consultant who has an in-depth knowledge of instructional science and vast experience in the design and delivery of school, university and system-wide professional learning specific to instructional leadership and teacher practice. Her work as a facilitator, coach and mentor ensures that workshop participants generate ‘purpose-fit’, sustainable professional learning programs that enhance/generate professional learning communities through feedback and reflection. Doe’s research resulted in an action-learning framework the Teacher Professional Learning Initiative (TPLI) and an Instructional Leadership Model ST2P (Space, Time, Pace and Place) that ensures a through-line from learning intention to impact evidence. Since 2015, she has also held the positions of Managing Editor, Primrose Hall Publishing Group Australian Division and Editor of the International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change. Dr Doe is a recognised expert and emerging researcher in the design, development, delivery, facilitation and evaluation of professional learning and coaching and mentoring. | |
| Russell Elliott Consultant Education Management Solutions Russell Elliott is a consultant for Education Management Solutions. | |
| Natalie Erwin Year 5 Teacher and eLearning Leading Teacher Caulfield Grammar-Malvern Campus, VIC Year 5 teacher and eLearning leading teacher. Excited & passionate about enhancing teaching and learning through technology. A life-long learner! | |
| Debbie Esquilant Manager for Learning A-Z and Kurzweil Education IG3 Education Ltd With a focus on incorporating ICT in Education Debbie’s passion is about using technology to improve student learning experiences both within the school and home environment. As Manager for Learning A-Z and Kurzweil Education, Debbie has worked closely with schools demonstrating various Literacy and Numeracy software programs, developing teachers and schools to successfully work with a variety of online programs and incorporating them into everyday teaching as well as extending into the home environment. Under Debbie’s direction, the Learning A-Z products have been successfully implemented in over 50% of Australian Primary Schools, and the products are successfully and effectively being used in a flipped learning environment. | |
| Steve Francis Professional speaker, Executive coach, Leadership development expert Gr8 People Steve Francis understands the challenges and demands of leading schools. Steve led a number of Australian schools from a one teacher school through to a large metropolitan school and an international school in Hong Kong. Steve presents at education conferences across Australia and internationally and was recently a guest education expert on Channel 9's Today Show. He is passionate about helping optimise schools, keeping things simple, achieving work – life satisfaction and supporting school leaders to reach their potential. Steve is the author of four books,"First Semester CAN MAKE OR BREAK YOU!", “A Gr8 Life...Live it Now!”, “Time Management For Teachers” and “Attitude is Everything”. Steve is also the creator of the Happy School program designed to boost staff morale and reduce teacher stress. Over 650 schools across Australia and internationally subscribe to receive Steve’s weekly articles. | |
| Liana Gooch Deputy Principal, Head of Senior School Toorak College, Mt Eliza, VIC Liana Gooch (Deputy Principal, Head of Senior School) and Phil Carew (Head of eLearning) work at Toorak College in Mt Eliza. They are both interested in supporting the development of STEAM skills and knowledge in girls’ education. Liana and Phil are interested in finding new and innovative technology tools that will best engage students and teachers alike. They recently led a team of staff to develop a Makerspace for students from ELC to Year 12 to use. This is an exciting new space where all members of the learning community can engage in technologies, creativity and innovative practices that relate to real world challenges and future thinking. In February, 2016 they presented at the Global Forum on Girls’ Education in New York. They’re also interested in developing entrepreneurial skills, the application of digital tools and opportunities to interface with industry to best prepare girls for this world of work. | |
| Brendon Guest Assistant Head of Senior School Macquarie College, NSW Brendon has been responsible for the implementation of a variety of improvements at Macquarie College. These range from BYOT to Strategic Planning. | |
| Chris Harte Consultant Unstuck Learning design Chris Harte is a languages teacher, Google Certified Innovator and design thinker. After 15 years of working in schools in the UK and Australia, he is having a rest by running his own educational and design consultancy Unstuck Learning Design. | |
| Christine Haynes ICT Coordinator Immanuel Primary School, SA In Christine’s role as ICT Coordinator at Immanuel Primary School, Adelaide, she works with classroom and specialist teachers and their students as both a strategist and learning coach. Christine sees herself not as a technology expert, but rather as an expert learner. She aims to build the infrastructure, professional development practice and learning communities needed to empower and connect learners. Christine brings to her 10+ years in education, a wealth of experience from a well-established career in IT Management Consulting in San Francisco. Currently working towards a doctorate in Global Educational Leadership, Christine also holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Computing Information Systems and a Bachelor of Education in Junior Primary/Primary Teaching. Christine is passionate about inspiring and enabling learners. | |
| Peter Hubbard Co-Founder Cloudschool Peter is a High School Technology teacher from the South Coast of NSW. As the Co-Founder of Wyzed, and creator of the Cloudschool LMS, he has always had a love for web design and teaching technology skills to young people. | |
| James Jenkins Science Coordinator Canterbury College, QLD James is a passionate Science educator who enjoys effectively incorporating technology into his classroom. He believes that digital technology has the power to inspire students through engagement that in turn helps understanding and improves achievement. | |
| Scott Johnson Head of Operations, Australia FireFly Learning Scott has been an educator since 1988, working as a Primary and Secondary teacher, Assistant Principal and Director of ICT. He has a passion for the use of Technology in education. Appointed as ICT Director for the Australian International School, Singapore in 2005, he worked to improve the integration of ICT in the classroom and manage the school ICT as it grew from 1400 to 2600 students. In 2010 he was asked to take on the role of Regional ICT Director for Cognita Schools Asia, overseeing ICT at eight International schools in Vietnam, Thailand and Singapore. In 2015 Scott was offered the role of Head of Operations, Australia, for Firefly Learning. The aim was to introduce and manage Firefly in Australia. Having been a client of Firefly for two years and implementing it in eight International Schools in Asia, it was a logical step to continue affecting the use of technology in the classroom through eLearning in schools. Firefly has proven to be the easiest to use and best tools for teachers, parents and students. | |
| Grant Jones Technology Teacher St Marys Public School, NSW Grant has been a teacher across both catholic and public education systems for the past 15 years. He has taught K-6 throughout his time in the classroom while taking on advisory and coordinator roles in technology. Grant has been at the forefront of technological integration in all the schools that he has taught at. He has been fortunate enough to present at conferences on qr coding, app building, flipped learning and the integrating of technology into the classroom. | |
| Kevin Karp Studentnet Managing Director Kevin Karp, B.E.(Hons), B.Sc, GradDipSIA, is the Managing Director of Studentnet. He has over 25 years of experience in board-level commercial management of ICT and investment industry enterprises. In 1995 PPS established Semper.Net, one of Australia's first Internet managed services networks. In 2007 Kevin negotiated and directed the acquisition of Studentnet, Australia's oldest schools education network, and jointly founded IPv6Now. He is a founding member and Secretary of the Internet Society of Australia, a Senior Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA) and a member of the Internet Society. Studentnet are members of the SIF Association AU and Internet Australia. | |
| Rick Kayler-Thomson Classroom Teacher Ocean Grove Primary School, VIC Rick is a primary teacher from the Bellarine Peninsula with his feet firmly planted in ICT. He teaches across all curriculum areas with a particular focus upon using blogs, online social networking, digital photography and movie making to foster community engagement with the students. He broadcasts the weekly education-based podcast '2 Regular Teachers'. Rick is a well-connected educator who actively shares his learning with an extensive PLN across multiple social media platforms. | |
| 0 | Meagan King Deputy Head of Junior School - Teaching and Learning A.B. Paterson College, QLD Meagan joined A.B. Paterson College in 2013, moving from Head of the Academic Talent Development and Learning Enhancement faculties to Deputy Head of Junior School in 2015. Meagan works closely with the staff from Prep to Year 6 on all matters relating to Curriculum. She has extensive knowledge and experience working with the Australian Curriculum and applying this to Teaching and Learning programs in an Independent School context. Meagan has a Master’s Degree in Education. She has presented at both State and International conferences and is a published author. |
| Sharan King ICT Integrator, House Master Shore School, NSW As ICT Integrator, my passion is working with students to bring their learning alive through the integrating of Technology into a wide range of subjects. Effective Technology integration changes classroom dynamics, encourages student-centered PBL project-based learning and allows for effective collaboration and inquiry. I work with a variety of year groups and subject areas, integrating technology into many different topics. I also work with Staff, helping them to effectively integrate technology into their own subject areas. With the ever-changing technology available in the teaching profession, I attend many ICT Conferences and workshops, in order to keep abreast with new innovations. | |
| Jonathan Kingsley Marketing Manager The Brainary “Jonathan is the Sales & Marketing Manager at The Brainary, a supplier of cutting-edge educational technology and therapeutic resources. He has considerable experience working with educators and clinicians to provide technology solutions that add to and enhance practice. This year, he was part of a team that successfully applied for funding from the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) to trial the use of a 'NAO' humanoid robot in paediatric rehabilitation. Jonathan is also completing an Executive Master of Arts at the University of Melbourne" | |
| Nathan Lane Languages Domain Leader St Columba's College, VIC Nathan Lane has been teaching Japanese in Victorian Government and Catholic secondary schools for the past sixteen years. Currently he is the Languages Domain Leader and Japanese teacher at St Columba's College. Nathan has presented at state, national and international language conferences and has been involved in resource development and external assessment for students studying Japanese at secondary level. He is the current President of the Japanese Language Teachers’ Association of Victoria Inc. (JLTAV). | |
| James Leckie Co-Founder Schoolbox James has a Bachelor of Computer Science from Monash University and is considered as one of the most innovative and leading developers of educational software and developed Schoolbox. Schoolbox is a web based technology to transform K-12 Schools. Enhancing communication, collaboration and learning in over 165,000 + users | 200 + Campuses, Schoolbox integrates other school software to bring everything in one place. It’s a unique all-in-one learning management system (LMS), portal and intranet which is self or cloud hosted, integrated, flexible and secure. Teachers can simplify their day, engage their students and facilitate better learning outcomes. Student have everything you need in one place. Admin can bring the school online, centralise and integrate systems. Parents can take part in their child’s learning journey and school community. Everyone can share, teach and learn online with Schoolbox. | |
| Robert Love Senior Leader Business and Enterprise Willunga High School, SA Rob Love is a passionate, connected educator with extensive experience in classroom leadership roles in metropolitan and remote teaching environments. As the Senior Leader Business & Enterprise, he draws on his experience in Vocational Education, Senior Secondary and Australian Curriculum design to support teachers, site leaders and students develop the mind-sets, skill-sets and tool-sets required to effectively teach and learn in the modern connected world. | |
| Jill Margerison Associate Dean of E-Learning The Southport School, QLD Jill has previously worked in Tokyo as an editor, writer and teacher. She holds a PhD in Political Science and International Relations from The University of Queensland and most recently she led an IBSC Action Research project on Maker Culture based on the work of educator Seymour Papert. Interested in unlocking creative potential and deeper learning through Design Thinking, Jill offers insight into a range of vibrant learning communities highlighting the value of change agents for leadership in this digital age. She embraces opportunities for collaborative learning and teaching and examines how current shifts in power, identity and ‘space’ have a strategic impact upon the various stakeholders in educational organisations. | |
| Chris Marley National Solutions Manager SEQTA Software SEQTA Software's long-standing National Solutions Manager Chris has a wealth of experience in teaching, education management, ICT, sales, and support. Having spent many years in his various roles working with the implementation of technology in the classroom, Chris knows just how important it is to find the right technology solutions for schools. | |
| Kim Martin Digital Technologies Inclusion Coordinator / Senior Assistive Technology Consultant & Manager Client Services Star of the Sea School / CanDo 4Kids Kim is as an educator with over 20 years experience, who has specialised in professional learning special education and assistive technology. She’s a Google Certified Innovator and Apple Distinguished Educator. Her passion and enthusiasm for technologies enabling differentiation for all learners and empowering young people to be responsible digital citizens is clearly apparent through her dedication to sharing her knowledge and skills with educators, support workers and families across the country and internationally. | |
| Shane Mason Deputy Principal Cleveland District State High School, QLD Shane Mason (Deputy Principal, Cleveland District State High School) is an enthusiastic encourager of change and is entrusted with leading the digital learning direction of a 1-to-1 and BYOD school with over 1800 students. Shane is an instructional leader who is passionate about building capacity within teachers, changing the paradigm of traditional classroom practices, investigating the impact teaching and learning has on student outcomes and creating blended learning environments where the seamless integration of technology personalises students learning. | |
| Annette McArthur E-Learning Teacher Leader Ormiston College, QLD Annette has been a Senior Chemistry teacher at Ormiston College since 2004, Head of Year 8 since 2007 and is currently E-Learning Teacher Leader. She is passionate about supporting students and employs inquiry based learning in her classroom. She has written both the Senior Chemistry and the Year 9-11 STEM programs with an emphasis on the use of technology to enhance learning and aligned to the 21st century learning design framework. Annette is a Microsoft Innovator Expert Educator for 2016 and is the leader of the STEM and Coding pathway initiatives at Ormiston College for 2016. | |
| Ted McCain Director InfoSavvy21 Ted McCain is an award winning and internationally respected educator, educational consultant, presenter, and author. For the past 35 years, he has maintained dual careers in public education and private enterprise. He is a classroom teacher, teaching a wide range of courses to high school students. He is also the Principal of The Maple Ridge Secondary Digital Art Academy. In addition, as the Associate Director for The Thornburg Center, Ted has helped schools and school districts world-wide deal with educational change. He is continuing that effort as the Director of InfoSavvy21, an international consulting group that has worked with teachers in more than 80 countries. His focus is on helping educators overcome the staggering challenges that are the result of disruptive innovation; and supporting educators as they deal with the implications this rapid change has for the kinds of skills students will need to be successful in the modern world. | |
| Richard McLaren Director of Information, Communication and Learning Technology Shirley Boys' High School, NZ Richard is leading the transition at Shirley Boys' High School to a fully BYOD environment. He is currently looking at how to best guide teachers stranded by a pedagogical digital divide. | |
| Glenn McMahon Principal St Mary's Primary School, Corowa, NSW Glenn McMahon has a passion for making learning fun and engaging for his students, both children and adults alike. Previous to his current role as a Principal, Glenn was a primary school teacher for 10 years before taking on an Education Officer role with the Sandhurst Catholic Education Office, focussed on leading and supporting Learning Technologies in 54 schools. Glenn took up the profession of teaching because his own school experience found him non-engaged and bored in the classroom. Becoming a teacher was a catalyst for aiming to engage any students he connects with to give them an interest in and love of learning. Through this Glenn saw the potential of using Learning Technology as a way of giving students, no matter what their learning style, an opportunity to experience fun but importantly success. His primary focus is on developing powerful teaching & learning, that is enhanced by the limitless opportunities learning technology gives classrooms today. Glenn has been recognised as an Apple Distinguished Educator, Google Certified Innovator, Educator and Trainer and was the 2010 VITTA ICT Teacher of the Year. | |
| Michelle Meracis Teacher / Digital Learning Leader Manor Lakes P-12 College, VIC Michelle is a primary school teacher who has been teaching for 18 years. She has a strong interest and background in digital technologies and has held a variety of positions, including Learning & Teaching/eLearning Leading Teacher, Digital Learning Leader, ICT Peer Coach and 1:1 iPad leader. Michelle has presented at state, national and international conferences on a number of topics, including ICT peer coaching and integrating 1:1 mobile devices. She has also worked closely with representatives from Apple, Cisco, DET, IBM and Microsoft on educational projects. | |
| Chantelle Morrison Teacher Immanuel Primary School, SA Chantelle Morrison is a passionate teacher and life-long learner at Immanuel Primary School as well as an international speaker (ISTE- 2013, ELS-2014). Since specialising in students with literacy and numeracy difficulties at The University of Canberra, Chantelle has taught primary students in both public and independent education systems. With over a decade of teaching and leadership experience, she has worked closely with The Learning Federation, ABC Splash, ALEA, ELH, MYSA, ISTE, EdTechSA, ELS (Hong Kong) and SCIL to develop innovative teaching and learning programs. | |
| Sarah Nixon ICT Coordinator and Teacher Pakenham Consolidated School, VIC Sarah has been a teacher for 9 years at Pakenham Consolidated School and taught in most year levels, both as a classroom teacher and ICT specialist teacher. She took on the role of ICT coordinator 5 years ago and is now leading the ICT specialist program, the implementation of ICT in classrooms including the roll out of 1:1 iPads in the Senior School and facilitating weekly ICT PD sessions for all teachers at the school. | |
| Kaye North GEM teacher Maryborough State High School, QLD A teacher of 16 years in both primary and high school settings Kaye is an advocate for the digital learners in today's classrooms and how we can best prepare them to be life long learners. | |
| Peter O’Neill Deputy Principal Trinity Anglican College, Albury – Wodonga, VIC Peter has had 23 years educational experience in independent schools. He holds a Master of Education and is a teacher of Mathematics. He has been at Trinity Anglican College Albury/Wodonga for 13 of the schools 14 years existence. Being a relatively new school, and in his role of Deputy Principal, Peter has been central to staff development and educational leadership. Educational leadership and the effect leadership has over the school, its staff and teaching pedagogy is of particular interest to Peter. Peter has extensive teaching experience, including in England, he has a genuine interest in both sport and travel and has lead a number of student trips to Europe. | |
| John Pearce Tutor Deakin University, VIC Having spent more than thirty years teaching in primary schools John Pearce now tutors at Deakin University. John’s ongoing interest in the use of ICT across the curriculum has seen him present at local, national and international conferences. Lately he has become interested in digital curriculum including coding and Makerspaces. His web based resources attract readers from all over the globe. This interest was recognized in 2014 with the DLTV Leader of the Year Award. | |
| Richard Pickersgill Head of Senior School Haileybury, Melbourne, VIC Richard Pickersgill joined Haileybury's academic staff at the beginning of 2001 as a teacher of English, Psychology and Philosophy and has continued to teach in these areas throughout the past 16 years. He has held positions including the Director of VCE-in China, Head of House and Assistant Principal (Staff Development). It was in this role that he worked alongside the School's Senior Executive Team to implement the School Performance Appraisal System doing this in partnership with the team at STAFFPD. Richard’s current role is Head of Senior School which involves leading and managing Haileybury’s three Senior Schools at Brighton, Berwick and Keysborough. | |
| Matt Richards Senior Advisor Learning Innovation Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Matt is an educator, technologist, consultant and thought leader. He is currently Senior Advisor at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, creating innovative learning spaces and programmes. Matt pioneered the maker education movement in Australian schools, facilitated student experiments on the International Space Station and founded an international games-based learning project. Matt employs emerging technologies and networks to transform learning. He is an advocate of global learning communities and evolving educational paradigms. Matt is a keynote speaker at international technology & education events. He is a Google Certified Innovator, Google Educator Group Leader & Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert. http://www.mattrichards.info/ @sirmattrichards. Link to Matt's bio: http://www.mattrichards.info/p/bio_2.html | |
| 0 | Leanne Robertson Program Manager Education Services Australia Leanne Robertson is a Program Director at Education Services Australia (ESA). She has led educational resource development and research projects for over thirteen years. Leanne first became interested in digital technologies in the 90s while teaching in a primary school in New Zealand where, along with a colleague, they stimulated interest in the school community by holding Sunday family internet sessions in their homes. Following this Leanne was involved in the development of New Zealand’s Information Technology Roadshow before moving to Australia where she has worked on the start-up of a telecommunications travel product, completed her Masters in IT in education and worked on numerous projects for The Learning Federation, Curriculum Corporation and ESA. |
| Mark Sampson Client Services Director LiteracyPlanet Mark has over 20 years experience in education and learning technology, in both Australia and the UK. He has a particular interest in how education and management technology can be applied pragmatically at multiple levels of the education ecosystem, an area that demonstrates that complexity is not always a function of scale. In this special session, Mark will talk about how data from digital learning applications and student management systems can form the foundation of a more complex data and applications ecosystem, and valuable insights for implementation of the curriculum. | |
| Steve Seddon Leading Teacher - eLearning/Pedagogy Noble Park Secondary College, VIC Steve is a Secondary School Science Teacher who is passionate about utilising technology to enable Pedagogy. In his Leading Teacher role he has led numerous school wide initiatives in pedagogy, eLearning and flexible use of space. In his own classrooms he has uses a broad range of digital technologies to support a learning environment that is collaborative, encourages inquiry and that enables deeper learning. He has developed these strategies as his classrooms have evolved into a 1:1 learning environment and as online tools are increasingly being designed with pedagogy in mind. Steve has utilised a Flipped Classroom approach with many of his classes and has investigated how to best sit this approach alongside other pedagogical strategies such as Inquiry and Deeper Learning. | |
| Lois Smethurst Head of Learning and Teaching St. Pauls Anglican Grammar Junior School, Warragul, VIC Lois Smethurst, the Head of Learning and Teaching at St. Pauls Anglican Grammar Junior School has previously been a Leading Teacher for innovation in ICT, in Primary Schools, for nearly 20 years. She is passionate about digital technology, winning a state and regional award for Innovation In ICT for her use of multimedia in student learning. She has completed additional study in the area, including a Masters of Education in Information Technology and currently completing a Masters in Special Education where her technology skills are invaluable to students with language learning difficulties. Her current role is providing for students special and indiviual needs at St. Pauls, but she also has many years of experience in ICT extension for gifted and highly able students. Her students are always part of unique programs where they then become the ICT mentors in the school. | |
| Anthony Speranza ICT Learning & Teaching Leader St. Mark's Primary School, VIC Anthony Speranza is the ICT Learning & Teaching Leader at St. Mark’s Primary School in Dingley, Victoria. In his time at St. Mark’s, he has established several digital literacy initiatives, developed cyber-safety and global citizenship programs, and introduced multimedia software and hardware into P-6 classrooms. Currently he is implementing a 1:1 Chromebook Program and is supporting teachers and students from Years Prep to 6 to utilise Google Apps for Education. He is an authorised Google Education Trainer, Google Certified Teacher, and the recipient of the 2014 DLTV Educator of the Year as awarded by Digital Learning and Teaching Victoria. He is passionate about contemporary spaces, pedagogies, and collaborative practices amongst educators. Anthony is an avid speaker and facilitator at the local, national and international level. | |
| Joel Speranza Maths and ICT teacher St Joesph's Nudgee College, QLD Joel Speranza would most accurately be described as an “Education Enthusiast”. He is most excited when learning is happening, either his own or the people around him. In the last 2 years, he has uploaded over 400 videos to his youtube channel, which he uses to flip his classrooms. By flipping the classroom, Joel has created an environment where become both independent and collaborative learners. He is now determined to show others how the flipped classroom can work for them, most recently presenting seminars at Flipcon2015. | |
| Jackie Sutherland Team Leader Maungaraki School, NZ Passionate leader and educator - loves inquiry learning and developing self directed learners | |
| Rebecca Taylor eMentor P-12 / Year 6 Teacher A.B. Paterson College, QLD I have been a teaching at A.B. Paterson College for five years, having previously taught in the UK. As an eMentor at the College, I assist staff in both how to use the technology, as well as looking for new and innovative ways to use technology to create thinkers and leaders of the future. | |
| Vanessa Thurgood Teacher-Librarian Shore, NSW I am a Teacher-Librarian passionate about digital literacy and utilising information online via a variety of modes and applications. My primary role at Shore is to develop, reinforce and enhance the students management of information and research, along with promoting the love of literature and reading. I facilitate and support the curriculum with meaningful teaching programs in collaboration with subject teachers. | |
| Alice Tsindos Grade 6 Classroom Teacher Pakenham Consolidated School, VIC Alice has been teaching for 5 years. She has been working with a 1:1 iPad program at Pakenham Consolidated School for 1 year and has made many changes to the way she teaches. | |
| Mark Webster Director of E-Learning/Senior Management Churchill Park School, NZ After training to be a teacher in Adelaide South Australia in the mid 80s I spent a few years teaching in the South East of SA before moving to New Zealand. I have been involved in education both in teaching and in the private sector for nearly 30 Years. In that time I have managed to teach every year level from Year 1-13. Have been a music specialist, physical education specialist. For a few years I left teaching to promote a web based programme called Mathletics as well as providing Staff Training. I am currently part of the Senior Management Team at Churchill Park School in Auckland. With direct responsibility for E-Learning across the school. | |
| Derek Wenmoth Director eLearning Core Education Derek is currently director of eLearning at CORE Education, a not-for-profit education research and development organization based in Christchurch, New Zealand. Derek is regarded as one of NZ education’s foremost Future Focused thinkers, and is regularly asked to consult with policy makers and government agencies regarding the future directions of NZ educational policy and practice. He is a regular speaker at conferences both nationally and internationally, and maintains a blog on matters relating to e-learning and other aspects of interest to educators; http://blog.core-ed.org/derek In recognition of his work in this area, Derek was designated one of 2008’s “Global Six” by the George Lucas Educational Foundation that recognizes individuals making a difference in education. | |
| Steve Whitehead Digital Technologies Coordinator Ardtornish Primary School, SA My professional career began and I didn't know at 12 when I was given an Amstrad 464 and I coded Pong. Years later in a small school under the Hammersmith Overpass in London I reluctantly took on my first Coordination role in IT. In 2009 I began my IT Coordination life in Australia. I presented in 2012 at an IWBNet conference, looking at Pad integration and Minecraft in the Curriculum. | |
| Matthew Wood Director of Learning Innovation Billanook College, VIC Matthew Wood is currently the Director of Learning Innovation at Billanook College, an independent co-educational Early Learning to Year 12 School in the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne. With over 18 years of experience in primary, secondary and adult education, Matthew has been involved with leading many large digital initiatives in both the educational and corporate sectors. Such initiatives include the wide scale roll out of various portable digital technologies and the implementation of learning management systems and the creation of online learning environments. With a Masters in Educational Leadership, Matthew looks to provide achievable solutions in his sessions by promoting active discussion, links to real world examples and access to current research and pedagogy. | |
