Sarah Prestridge | Digital Pedagogies
Griffith University

Day 1 @ 15:45

PANEL - Doing schooling differently

Why - society changing means schooling changes;

• some students can't get to school
• students have the same classroom approaches all their schooling (unrealistic for life)
• to cope with change and to broaden their idea of their role in education

What - need to provide different ways students can engage in learning (online, flexible, increase choices, different ways of learning engagement);

• need not to teach same way online that happens in the classroom
• design for choice and flexible engagement

How - start with school based changes- longer open flexible sessions;

• classrooms in different spaces- asynchronous first then synchronous + check-ins
• teaching beyond physical classroom 
• increasing choice across time periods

Moderator: Alan Finkel, Stile Education

Paul Watson, Principal, Emmanuel Catholic College WA

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Paul Watson / PANEL - Doing schooling differently

Paul Watson, Principal,
Emmanuel Catholic College WA

Throughout his career Paul has held numerous senior leadership positions both within the WA Department of Education and Catholic Education Western Australia. He has a strong history of innovative practice and is a strong proponent of 21st Century Teaching and Learning. He strongly advocates for...

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Sarah Prestridge, Digital Pedagogies, Griffith University

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Sarah Prestridge / PANEL - Doing schooling differently

Sarah Prestridge, Digital Pedagogies,
Griffith University

Associate Professor Sarah Prestridge, Griffith Institute for Educational Research, examines the areas of digital pedagogies, online teaching, connected learning and self-generating professional learning. She has always been interested in how teachers conceptualise technologies and how this effects...

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Michelle Dennis, Head of Digital, Haileybury

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Michelle Dennis / PANEL - Doing schooling differently

Michelle Dennis, Head of Digital,
Haileybury

Michelle Dennis is a distinguished leader in the field of digital learning, helping schools leverage technology to enhance student learning. Her expertise spans both education and technology, holding a degree in Computer Science and developing award-winning cross-curricular courses for K-12 that...

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Day 2 @ 13:30

PANEL - Designing thinking across the curriculum

Moderator: Sarah Prestridge, Digital Pedagogies, Griffith University

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Sarah Prestridge / PANEL - Designing thinking across the curriculum

Sarah Prestridge, Digital Pedagogies,
Griffith University

Associate Professor Sarah Prestridge, Griffith Institute for Educational Research, examines the areas of digital pedagogies, online teaching, connected learning and self-generating professional learning. She has always been interested in how teachers conceptualise technologies and how this effects...

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Meg Bailey, Teacher - Winner - Australian Secondary School Teacher of the Year (Government), Templestowe College

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Meg Bailey / PANEL - Designing thinking across the curriculum

Meg Bailey, Teacher - Winner - Australian Secondary School Teacher of the Year (Government),
Templestowe College

Meg Bailey is a Learning Specialist at Melbourne’s innovative Templestowe College where, as well as teaching Maths and Environmental Sciences, she is the Director of Learning – Student Agency and Authentic Learning. In this role Meg co-ordinates the school’s project-based learning programs and...

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Andy McNeilly, Mental Health & Wellbeing Leader, Author, Ocean Grove Primary School

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Andy McNeilly / PANEL - Designing thinking across the curriculum

Andy McNeilly, Mental Health & Wellbeing Leader, Author,
Ocean Grove Primary School

Andy McNeilly is a teacher, author, educator, family coach, and most importantly a parent of three kids. He has recently taken on the role of Mental Health and Wellbeing Leader at a school on the Bellarine and understands the challenges parents face in this current climate. For many years, Andy has ...

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Rochelle Smith, Education Officer - Technologies, Brisbane Catholic Education

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Rochelle Smith / PANEL - Designing thinking across the curriculum

Rochelle Smith, Education Officer - Technologies,
Brisbane Catholic Education

I have worked for Brisbane Catholic Education for 25 years in various roles including classroom teacher, Technologies specialist and most recently as the Education Officer for Technologies supporting 146 schools with the implementation of the Technologies curriculum at their school.  I am currently ...

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Day 2 @ 14:30

PANEL - How GenAI frames students’ critical thinking (not just does the work for them)

GenAI has entered the classroom and it's here to stay. Luckily, teachers and their students can harness this technology to improve learning outcomes and increase engagement. This is an open discussion that focuses on how GenAI can build students' confidence and critical thinking skills, and addresses teachers' fears that this technology will hinder learning. Join the discussion for insights on questions like:

• How can GenAI tools increase student engagement and set up a preferred learning environment? (not sure what a preferred learning envrioment means)

• What kinds of questions and prompts students can ask a GenAI tool that will establish understanding?

• How can interacting with GenAI's can combat learning anxiety and encourage deeper learning?

Classroom walls are expanding thanks the GenAI. Listen in on the all the possibilities.

Moderator: Sarah Prestridge, Digital Pedagogies, Griffith University

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Sarah Prestridge / PANEL - How GenAI frames students’ critical thinking (not just does the work for them)

Sarah Prestridge, Digital Pedagogies,
Griffith University

Associate Professor Sarah Prestridge, Griffith Institute for Educational Research, examines the areas of digital pedagogies, online teaching, connected learning and self-generating professional learning. She has always been interested in how teachers conceptualise technologies and how this effects...

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Ryan Elwell, Director, Digital Pedagogies and Online Safety Education, ACT Education Directorate

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Ryan Elwell / PANEL - How GenAI frames students’ critical thinking (not just does the work for them)

Ryan Elwell, Director, Digital Pedagogies and Online Safety Education,
ACT Education Directorate

Ryan is a 20-year veteran of the classroom, having taught STEM with a focus on engineering and physics in three countries. He completed an undergraduate degree in Physics Education at Saint Vincent College, followed by a Master's in Earth and Space Science Education at Johns Hopkins University...

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Shirly Griffith, Senior Director, Head of Jacaranda, Wiley

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Shirly Griffith / PANEL - How GenAI frames students’ critical thinking (not just does the work for them)

Shirly Griffith, Senior Director, Head of Jacaranda,
Wiley

Shirly Griffith, currently the Senior Director and Head of Jacaranda, an educational publishing company which boasts a proud history of cutting-edge innovation. Her passion for education has fueled a longstanding interest in leveraging new technologies to enhance student learning, foster...

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