This event is now over, however the information below has been retained for the time being in case participants require a copy for their records.
Our Presenters and Speakers:
The Conference Committee was keen to offer the very best in professional development opportunities at the ECAWA 2016 State Conference. We are very appreciative of the contribution of both new presenters you may have me for the first time, and the highly experienced educators and presenters our members always value so highly. These colleagues have made a real and practical contribution to the continuing development of the use of Technologies in Western Australian schools.
As a record of the event, the timetable for Friday the 24th and Saturday the 25th of June is still available, and the times of the presentations and workshops listed below can be seen on the programme summary (grids), however please bear in mind that during the event a number of changes were necessary, and these are not reflected in these documents.
Keynote Addresses include:
Keynote Address – Friday 24th of June at 9.00am
Associate Professor Dr Paul Newhouse of Edith Cowan University
Keynote Address – Friday the 24th of June at 2.45pm
Dr Jenny Lane of Edith Cowan University
Keynote Address – Saturday the 25th of June at 9.00am
Martin Levins, President of the ACCE
Concurrent Presentations and Workshops include:
Martin Levins, President of the ACCE
Joachim Cohen of Intel Australia
- Creating the Next Generation of Innovators with Digital Technologies that will STEAM up Your Classroom Part 1: An Introduction to Physical Computing with Arduino
- Creating the Next Generation of Innovators with Digital Technologies that will STEAM up Your Classroom Part 2: Getting groovy with sensors, buzzers, LCD displays and so much more!
Richard Turner-Jones of Adobe
Karsten Schulz of Digital Careers
Lauren Cameo of Digital Careers
- Visual Programming with Ozobots (a longer workshop)
- Introducing the Ozobots (a shorter presentation)
Joel Cowey of CSIRO with the Team
Scott Johnson of Firefly
Robin McKean of St Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls and the Junior School team
Adam Brooks of Kolbe College
Drew Mayhills of Shenton College
Hannah Dodds of Harrisdale Primary School
Joseph Elson and Sarah Horan of Comet Bay College
Jason Bushe-Jones of Baynton West Primary School
Michelle Pestel of Peter Moyes Anglican Community School
Ashleigh Britt of St Joseph’s Catholic School, Boulder
Michael Graffin of Iona Presentation Primary School with Brette Lockyer of All Saint’s College
Steve Grant of Scitech Discovery Centre
Sue Waters of Edublogs | CampusPress, Brette Lockyer of All Saints College and Michael Graffin of Iona Presentation Primary School
Mark Stephens of Corpus Christi College with Brett Clarke of ICT Services at the Catholic Education Office of WA
Greg Port of Corpus Christi College
Megan Pusey of Scitech
David Brown of St Mary’s Anglican Girls School
Mark Weber of the Greenwood Arduino Group