DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES CONFERENCE

Panel: Citizen Science to engage students in STEM

Moderator:
Michelle Neil, Forensic Scientist & Author, Australian Citizen Science Association

Assoc. Prof Alice Motion, Deputy Director of Sydney Nano (External Engagement and Academic Development), University of Sydney

Stephen McDonald, Chief Development Officer, Earthwatch Australia

Maree Timms, Science & Maths Teacher, Galen Catholic College

Panel: Using digital tools to enhance 21st century skills

Moderator:
Catherine Newington, ICT Educators' Specialist, Australian Computer Society

Wendy Bode, Deputy Principal: Global Tropics Future Project, Thuringowa State High School

Matt Heinrich, Director of Learning Technologies and ICT, St Michael's Grammar School

Phillip Sakellaridis, College Director of Digital Learning, St. Francis Xavier College

Stephanie Kriewaldt, Principal, Lobethal Lutheran School

Lego Presentation

Allen Dickson, Enrichment Program, Robotics and Curriculum, Belgrave Heights Christian School

Ryan Evans, Digital Technology Specialist - Teacher, Rangeview Primary School

The LEGO Learning System: Problem-Solving through Play

How do you prepare a student for a world where the Digital Technology landscape is still being invented? How do you ensure that transferable skills (such as computational thinking, problem-solving, logical deduction and even lateral thinking and creativity) can be nurtured and extended with both the head and the hands? Using the interconnected and scalable LEGO Learning System – like LEGO Education Spike Essential (for GrK-5) and Spike Prime (for Yr6-8) – this presentation will see a practical demonstration of how to engage students in a ‘hands on’ reverse engineering lesson. By harnessing the students’ past experience with the familiar LEGO brick, pairing it with the intuitive Spike coding and automation, and packaged into a learning activity by two teachers with 40 years’ experience between them, this session will have you redesigning the way you approach problem-solving through play.

Allen Dickson, Enrichment Program, Robotics and Curriculum, Belgrave Heights Christian School

Ryan Evans, Digital Technology Specialist - Teacher, Rangeview Primary School

Panel: The current and potential role of drones in education

Moderator:
Annabel Astbury, Head, Education, Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Brendan Growden, Registered Training Organisation Manager and Head of Department for Information, Communication, and Technology, Marsden State High School

Leigh Johnson, Principal, Harkaway Primary School

Matt Richards, Digital Technologies Teacher, St Joseph's School Kingswood

Jackie Child, Junior School Technologies Coordinator, St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School

Panel: Benefits of a strategic focus on ransomware and cyber security for schools

Mary-Lou O'Brien, Director of Digital Innovation, Redlands

David Nichols, ICT Operations Manager., Central Coast Grammar School

Lance Gierhart, Director of Innovative Technologies, Wyong Christian Community School

Panel: Cyber in the classroom - Understanding how ‘privacy and security’ fits into the new Digital Curriculum and how to teach students about privacy and security

Moderator:
Bruce Fuda, Head of Education (Curriculum), Grok Academy

Kim Vernon, Curriculum Specialist, Technologies, Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)

Lauren James, Questacon Cyber Manager, Questacon

William Horwood, Head of Library and Digital Literacy, Penrhos College

Computational thinking - Enabling capable K-12 problem solvers

Computational thinking has become increasingly important in all industries as a means of deconstructing problems and co-creating potential solutions. Join us as we unpack what it looks like to tackle this in our K-12 co-educational context, whilst focusing on transferable skill development as we seek to empower today’s critical thinkers to be the collaborative problem solvers of tomorrow.

David Drumond, K-12 Strategic Leader - Learning and Growth, St John XXIII Catholic College, Stanhope Gardens

Will Cairns, Learning Coach/Team Leader: TAS, St John XXIII Catholic College, Stanhope Gardens

What's the 'truth' with Wikipedia? Why students SHOULD use Wikipedia and what are some insights and tips teachers can show students to make it a reliable tool

Dr Mathieu O'Neil, A/Prof of Communication, University of Canberra

Dr Rachel Cunneen, Senior Lecturer - Teacher Education, University of Canberra

Panel: Gamification

Moderator:
Annabel Astbury, Head, Education, Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Dale Linegar, Director, Games for Change Asia-Pacific

Nathan Richards, Senior ICT Engagement Officer, Brisbane Catholic Education

Panel: Security is more than the firewall; how to train your staff and students

Brenton Harty, Director of ICT, PLC Melbourne

Lorena Goodall, Head of Department IT P-12, Bentley Park College

User Experience, Design Thinking and Project Management – why this is covered in the new Digital Curriculum and why these are essential skills for students in the future

Dr James Curran, Chief Executive Officer, Grok Academy

Greg Hodgson, Head of Design (Enterprise), Atlassian

Panel: Design thinking & project management - Teaching the students

Helena Tully, Teacher, Technologies Ambassador & Coach,, Mundingburra State School

Josh Aghion, Innovation Coordinator K-6, Emanuel School

Jessica Brennan, Head Teacher Teaching & Learning and Teacher Librarian, Armidale Secondary College

Nerissa Jones, Digital Learning Manager, Education and Outreach, CSIRO

Panel: Esports practice thinking in the education landscape

Moderator:
Annabel Astbury, Head, Education, Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Dan Martinez, Chief Executive Officer, The FUSE Cup - International Esports

Dr Bron Stuckey, Director, Innovative Educational Ideas

Zeina Chalich, Principal Consultant, Learning Creatives