Our Presenters and Speakers:
The Conference Committee is keen to offer the very best in professional development opportunities at the ECAWA 2017 State Conference. We are very appreciative of the contribution of both new presenters you may be meeting for the first time, and the highly experienced educators and presenters our members always value so highly. These colleagues make a real and practical contribution to the continuing development of the use of Technologies in Western Australian schools.
The times of the presentations and workshops listed below can be seen on the programme summary (grids) linked below, however please bear in mind that some changes may still be necessary even in the lead up to the event.
⇒ Programme Grid Friday the 23rd of June ⇒ Programme Grid Saturday the 24th of June
Five Keynote Addresses:
Keynote Address – Friday 23rd of June – 8.45am
Thomas C. Reeves, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Learning, Design, and Technology
College of Education, University of Georgia
- The Importance of the Conative Domain in STEAM Education Resources Now Available!
Keynote Address – Friday 23rd of June – 10.00am
Professor Mark W Hackling
Emeritus Professor, School of Education, ECU
Chair of the STEM Education Consortium
Keynote Address – Friday 23rd of June – 3.00pm
Dr Karsten Shulz
CEO – Digital Technologies Institute
- Our World Runs on Code Resources Now Available!
Keynote Address- Saturday 24th of June – 8.40am
Dr Tim Kitchen
Adobe’s Senior Education Specialist – Asia Pacific
Keynote Address – Saturday 24th of June – 3.00pm
Dr James Curran
Academic Director, Australian Computing Academy, University of Sydney and Lead writer – Australian Curriculum – Digital Technologies
Concurrent Presentations and Workshops include:
(Please note that some presentations will occupy two or more time slots. This is noted in the linked information about each presentation so that you can plan your personal programme.)
Friday the 23rd of June – 11.00 am – 12.30pm (double length presentations)
Dr Karsten Schulz
- Fun with Binary Numbers – we build a simple computer (repeated on Saturday afternoon) Resources Now Available!
Dr James Curran
Chris Betcher
- The Magic of Maps Resources Now Available!
Friday the 23rd of June – 11.00 am – 11.45am
Dr Thomas C Reeves
- A Question and Answer Time with the Opening Keynote Speaker Resources Now Available!
Michelle Pestel
Roland Gesthuizen
- Modelling the Intelligent Infrastructure and Traffic System of a Future SmartCity (repeated on Saturday morning)
Daniel Budd
Friday the 23rd of June – 11.45 am – 12.30pm
Brett Sullivan
Debbie Yates
Dr Paul Newhouse
Paul Moro
Friday the 23rd of June – 1.30 pm – 2.15pm (double length presentations)
Steven Payne
Dr James Curran
Dr Tim Kitchen
Kim Flintoff
Chris Anderson
- Moving past Access: Using SQLite in the Classroom Resources Now Available!
Alex Myer
Chris Betcher
- Meet Google Classroom Resources Now Available!
Saturday the 24th of June – 9.30am – 11.00am (double length presentations)
Pip Cleaves
Dr James Curran
Steven Payne
Michelle Sandford
David Brown
Saturday the 24th of June – 9.30am – 10.15am
Robin McKean
Drew Mayhills
Saturday the 24th of June – 10.15am – 11.00am
Roland Gesthuizen
- Modelling the Intelligent Infrastructure and Traffic System of a Future SmartCity (repeated from Friday morning)
Brad Howard
Saturday the 24th of June – 11.30am – 12.55pm (double length presentations)
Jan Honnens
Dr James Curran
Chris Betcher
- Work Smarter: Productivity and Automation Resources Now Available!
George Coldham
Paul Moro
- Following the DREAM: A Showcase of Digital Technologies in Primary Using Programmable Devices Coding
Saturday the 24th of June – 11.30am – 12.15pm
Dr Nicole Johnson
- Digital Literacy and Fake News Resources Now Available!
Aidan McCarthy, Dr Cathy Cavanaugh and Dr Ginno Kelley
Saturday the 24th of June – 12.15pm – 12.55pm
Yvonne Harrison
- Simple VR for the Primary Classroom Resources Now Available!
Paul Smargiassi
Saturday the 24th of June – 1.30pm – 3.00pm (double length presentations)
Dr Karsten Schulz
- Fun with Binary Numbers – we build a simple computer (repeated from Friday morning) Resources Now Available!
Dr James Curran
Cari Jansen
- Adobe Responsive Wed Design Without Coding Resources Now Available!
George Coldham
Saturday the 24th of June – 1.30pm – 2.15pm
Steven Payne
Mike Ross
Kim Flintoff
Saturday the 24th of June – 2.15pm – 3.00pm
Steven Payne
Aidan McCarthy, Dr Cathy Cavanaugh and Dr Ginno Kelley
Geoff Kaye
In brief:
ECAWA 2017 State Conference
Dates: Friday the 23rd and Saturday the 24th of June, 2017
Venue: ECU Mount Lawley Campus – a map of the venue is available. Download the Map
Parking: Free parking is available only in Parking Area 7 – the RED Zone. A map showing the parking area and the venue is available. Download the Map
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