Lokuge Dona Kulari | Director
Knox Innovation Opportunity and Sustainability Centre

Dr Kulari is the Director at Knox Innovation Opportunity and Sustainability Centre (KIOSC). As a leader in the education sector, Kulari inspires, enables and empowers educators to be innovative and help them to inspire the world to learn! She has worked in both Higher Education and VET sectors using a variety of educational technologies and learning designs.

Appearances:

Day 2 @ 11:00

Smart waste management with technology

Dr Kulari and Leanne will present an overview of KIOSC’s TrashBot program, highlighting the importance of inspiring, empowering and equipping students with skills to become future Change Makers with the capability to contribute to future solutions for Global Sustainability.

The opportunity to design and create an innovative, automated, sustainable waste management solution provided students with access to technology and skill development that they would not have ordinarily had as part of their regular curriculum.

The design process enabled students to develop technical skills required in emerging employment markets in STEM, such as 3D printing, programming, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. They also learnt about potential opportunities and tertiary studies that they may aspire to in the future.

Throughout the program, KIOSC staff guided and supported local and regional schools to implement the TrashBot program, using blended, collaborative and personalised learning pedagogies in synchronous sessions, and provided schools with resources via Canvas.

This initiative aligns closely with Swinburne’s Horizon 2025 Strategic Plan by addressing the institutional goal of becoming a leader in blended learning and the vision to bring people and technology together to build a better world.

Lokuge Dona Kulari, Director, Knox Innovation Opportunity and Sustainability Centre

Leanne Caira, Project Lead, Knox Innovation Opportunity and Sustainability Centre