Conference Program

Day 1 Monday 29 August
8.00am	Registration
9.00am	Welcome from the Headmaster of Brighton Grammar School, Mr. Michael Urwin
9.10am	Zac Miller, School Captain at Brighton Grammar School ‘It’s a young person’s world - A student’s view of the future.’
9.20am	iPad 2 Briefing for Delegates
9.30am	Keynote Address Steve Harris via video conference link ‘What needs to happen for learning to be relevant for the graduating class of 2025?’
10.00am	The Student Voice
10.30am	Morning Tea
11.00am	Breakout Groups Session 1
12.00pm	Breakout Groups Session 1 [Repeat]
12.00pm	Student Session Andrew Baylis will chair a discussion session for students. Students from interstate schools can view via the video conference link.
1.00pm	Lunch
1.45pm	The Student Response Session
2.00pm	Forum Session: Students and Teachers
2.45pm	Breakout Groups Session 2
3.30	Finish

 

Day 2 Tuesday 30 August
8.30am	Registration
9.00am	Keynote Address Gerry White, ICT Trends in Education
10.00am	The Crowther Centre iPad Research Project Findings
10.30am	Morning Tea
11.00am	Breakout Groups Session 3
12.00pm	Breakout Groups Session 3 [Repeat]
1.00pm	Lunch
2.00pm	Panel discussion How to create learning environments relevant to the students of 2025
3.15pm	Conference wrap up Prize draw by video conference - win an iPad 2
3.30	Finish

Breakout Sessions

Session 1
Breakout 1	Simon Shaw	Anyone can ePub An overview of the technology that can make this happen.
Breakout 2	Erin Weightman	Enhancing Collaboration through the use of Web 2.0 Technologies
Breakout 3	Kyle Staggard Bruce Carpenter	Beyond the Electronic Filing Cabinet -Online, Interactive VCE Courses.
Breakout 4	Gerry Kennedy	Free tools for learning, study and research on your mobile device.
Breakout 5	John Pearce	In the Clouds A hands on look at remote access computing and the implications for schools.
Mini-Keynote	Cecilie Murray	Developing  a Mobile Learning Implementation Strategy for your school

 

Session 2
Breakout 1	Dan Belluz Doug Bail	Teaching Science in the 21st Century Using Mobile Technologies
Breakout 2	Andrew Dobbyn	Interactive Software in the Cloud
Breakout 3	Damien Meunier	Sit at your desk, face forward and be quiet.....or stand up, in a circle and make some noise? Ideas for keeping learning real!
Breakout 4	Gerry Kennedy	Universal Access uUsing eBooks, Readers and Devices
Breakout 5	John Pearce	My PLN A look at some tools to use to set up and manage your own Personal Learning Network
Breakout 6	Simon Shaw	Reaching all learners through the use of mobile devices.

Session 3
Breakout 1	Brett Fitzsimmons	Inspiring Boys Through app Building
Breakout 2	Paul Rixon	The Future of Video Conferencing in a Mobile World
Breakout 3	Louise Duncan	Personalised learning with mobile devices
Breakout 4	John Nalder	Supporting Teachers Embrace Mobile Technologies
Breakout 5	Dr Gerry White	Increasing Learning Performance Using ICT
Mini-Keynote	Glen Pearsall	Everything is Mobile Technology has allowed students to connect to the world in new and dynamic ways. How do we teach young people to explore this new world in a critical fashion.