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From: Thursday 24 August 2023
9.00AM (AEST)
To: Friday 25 August 2023
4.00PM (AEST)
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre – 1 Convention Centre Pl, South Wharf VIC 3006, Australia
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We’ve invited subject matter experts from across the education industry, as well as specialists within Datacom, to present in both keynote sessions on the main plenary stage and at our own theatrette at the Datacom stand.
If you're interested in talking with one of our education specialists then book a discovery conversation and we'll be in touch.
Plan your EduTECH experience by taking a look at our speaker line-up and timetable below.
Supporting teachers with qualitative feedback to assist with productive 21st century pedagogy
Dr. Kristy Corser, Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
Panel - Student’s skills beyond school – what matters most
Dr. Rekha Koul, Associate Professor, Curtin University
Dr. Rachel Sheffield, Associate Professor, Curtin University
Lora Blackman, Education Innovation Practice Lead, Datacom
Time | Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 9:45 - 10:15 | Transform learning for your students with SAMR | Juliette Bentley |
| 10:30-11:00 | ThinkUKnow Program for teachers, parents and students | Australian Federal Police |
| 11:15 - 11:45 | Adopting practices of an innovative digital school | Lora Blackman |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | STEMinist Discover Project and design thinking pedagogy | Dr. Rekha Koul and Dr. Rachel Sheffield |
| 12:45 - 1:15 | Building digital literacy as a foundation skill for their future | Claire Furlong |
| 1:30 - 2:00 | Current research on the digital classroom | Dr. Kristy Corser |
| 2:15 - 2:45 | Transform learning for your students with SAMR | Juliette Bentley |
| 3:00 - 3:30 | How our school transformed its digital learning culture | Sharon Reiss-Stone and Travis Schenke |
Time | Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30 - 10:00 | Building digital literacy as a foundation skill for their future | Claire Furlong |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | Current research on the digital classroom | Dr. Kristy Corser |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | ThinkUKnow Program for teachers, parents and students | Australian Federal Police |
| 11:45 - 12:15 | How our school transformed its digital learning culture | Sharon Reiss-Stone and Travis Schenke |
| 12:30 - 1:00 | Adopting practices of an innovative digital school | Lora Blackman |
| 1:15 - 1:45 | STEMinist Discover Project and design thinking pedagogy | Dr. Rekha Koul and Dr. Rachel Sheffield |
| 2:00 - 2:30 | Transform learning for your students with SAMR | Juliette Bentley |
| 2:45 - 3:15 | Building digital literacy as a foundation skill for their future | Claire Furlong |
Lora has worked in the education sector for more than 25 years in K-12 schools and at an Education Department level as a Digital Learning Leader, and Director of Innovation and Design Thinking. Her professional experience and knowledge in innovative education helps schools to create opportunities for dealing with the disruptive nature of technology and improve pedagogical practices, with alignment to the educational goals of the school. She has a Master of Education, specialising in leading learning with technology, and is currently pursuing higher degree research with Curtin University to develop a student self-assessment tool with personal profile that demonstrates the core transferable skills that lead to success in a digitally-driven, information age of work.
Juliette has worked in secondary education for the past 33 years in various roles, including Technology Implementation Mentor and Classroom Teacher. She is a published author and presenter, coordinator with global writing communities, and more recently, a leader in Global Projects with the Asia-Europe Foundation. She has a Master of Education in Information Learning Connections from QUT. Juliette has an interest in educational transformation, building global writing communities and leveraging technology to advocate and act for sustainable development goals.
Claire has worked in both the Independent and Public Education systems for the past 30 years. Her qualifications and experience encompass all year levels, but her true passion is working with students in the Primary years as a Digital Technologies Learning Specialist and driving digital change across the curriculum. Her Master of Education focused on both Educational Administration and Leadership and Information Technologies. Claire has an interest in educational transformation, leveraging technology to design and deliver innovative pedagogical development across the Creative Arts curriculum areas, and in building student capacity to encourage them to be creative and critical thinkers.
Kristy has worked in the education sector for more than 15 years in various roles including Deputy Principal, Head of Curriculum, Technology Coach and Classroom Teacher. At Datacom, Kristy worked with State Education Departments, Dioceses and Independent sectors across Australia at the policy level to assist with meaningful technology integration. She received her PhD for her thesis on teaching and learning with cloud platforms in the primary school classroom, specifically looking at new and innovative ways of teaching and learning with Google’s cloud platform. Today, Kristy is a Research Fellow at Queensland University of Technology within the Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child.
Associate Professor Rekha Koul is an experienced educational leader, with a Doctorate in Science Education and 30+ years of international experience as an academic, researcher, practitioner, and leader, with extensive program management, publication and supervision experience. Currently, Rekha is Deputy Head of the School of Education and Discipline lead for STEM. Her expertise lies in the development, refinement, and validation of questionnaires; investigations of the effects of learning environments on student outcomes; evaluation of educational programs; teacher-action research aimed at improving their environments and evaluation of curriculum. She secured many local, national, and international research grants to the value of over 2.5 million dollars, including three funded by the Australian Research Council. Rekha convenes an International Conference on Science, Mathematics and Technology Education (icSTEM), a biannual conference in different parts of the world. She has established a Learning Environment Research Centre in Indonesia. She was the elected chair of the Jumki Basu Scholarship (NARST 2016-18) and is Chair of Learning Environment SIG (AERA).
Rachel is an Associate Professor in the School of Education at Curtin University, and is a passionate science educator and the Chair of the prestigious Curtin Academy, which supports and celebrates excellent teaching. Rachel has a Bachelor of Science, Master of Science Education, and a PhD in Education (Science). She has won several Faculty, University and National awards for Teaching Excellence, and was awarded an Executive Endeavour Fellowship in 2016 to Laos working with Laotian teachers. Her work with the STEMinist group through grants has seen her travel to India, Indonesia and Malaysia supporting pre-service teachers, teachers and primary students. In 2020, she was inducted into the WA Women’s Hall of Fame for her 30 years of service to STEM and Science Education. Rachel was a 2019 Homeward Bound participant selected as an acknowledgement of her work and influence in science education promoting women in STEM and supporting and collaborating with STEM women from around the world. In 2022, she was commissioned by UNESCO under the authority of the Director of UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education to report on global citizenship education (GCED) in the Asia-Pacific region and supporting educators through her work with the United Nations Association of Western Australia. Since COVID, Rachel has been invited as an international keynote speaker across Southeast Asia. She is currently the team leader of the WACE accredited unit for the United Nations Association of Western Australia.
Enhance your security posture and create a secure and trusted environment where learning thrives. Maintain public trust and overcome challenges to protect the data privacy of students and staff while complying with regulatory requirements.
Empower educational institutions to thrive in the digital realm by creating transformative digital experiences. Unlock the endless potential of digital technology to facilitate seamless experiences, enabling educational institutions to provide intuitive, user-friendly interactions that enhance learning and foster collaboration.
Provide valuable insights to educators and administrators and gain deep insights into student and teacher engagement to drive better educational outcomes.
Achieve a high-performance network infrastructure to seamlessly access real-time information, ensuring uninterrupted connectivity. Minimise software costs by eliminating unnecessary expenditures.
Promote environmental stewardship, enhance the learning experience, and equip students with future-ready skills.
EduTECH is Australia’s largest education event, bringing together the entire education ecosystem to discuss, debate, and evaluate the future of education.
The event features 5 pre-event workshops, 10 paid conferences, 4 partner conferences, 10 free expo seminars, 8 breakout seminars, 450 speakers, 400 exhibitors, 75 startups, and 10,000 education and training leaders.
EduTECH also offers unrivalled networking opportunities through the EduPARTY networking drinks and the Ed-Innovation Celebration Gala Dinner, hosted by the very funny Dave Hughes.
