Megan Townes | Technology Strategist
Microsoft Australia

Megan has more than 10 years’ experience integrating technology in the classroom as an English and Computing, teacher. She also worked as an IT Integrator to train and inspire teachers to integrate technology into their practice.

Since 2015 Megan has worked for Microsoft Australia on the Education team. As a Learning Delivery Specialist, she worked with schools and teachers from across Australia to deliver professional learning experiences that help teachers make the most of the technology they already have at their fingertips including Microsoft Teams, Office 365, Windows devices, Windows apps, and Minecraft: Education Edition.

In her current role as a Modern Workplace Specialist, Megan supports IT Pros in schools along with governing bodies from across all sectors in Australia to empower their schools to unlock the potential of Microsoft technologies for their students and teachers.

Appearances:

Day 2 @ 12:00

Microsoft Breakout Session - IT Avengers Assemble - Build and Empower Your IT Universe

Come along to this seminar to learn what's new from Microsoft Education through the lens of a technical leader or specialist! You can be the Tony Stark of your IT team after attending this session where Dan Bowen and Megan Townes will share the latest megatrends in education and how you can support your team to make the most of them. They will also explore the hot topics of cyberthreats against the education sector, managing an ever-growing device fleet, supporting staff well-being, and the big data opportunities in schools, universities and other education institutions. You will walk away from this session with resources and ideas to build the capacity of your IT team to grow, learn and transform.

Dan Bowen, Technology Strategist, Microsoft Australia