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Andrew Churches and Tom March are highly engaging presenters with both presenters having extensive experience as educators. Below is an abstract of their keynote presentations.


 * =Keynote 1: Teaching and Learning in a digital World=

Presented by Andrew Churches
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Our students are different, provided with powerful learning tools, surrounded and immersed in technology they are challenging the way we teach. This keynote examines some of the changes that are occurring in schools as we teach and learn in a digital world. Supported by worked examples this session looks at drivers for change and examines the impact on four major facets of the school system; pedagogy, learning spaces, assessment and reporting.


 * =Keynote 2: “It’s Broke, so Let’s Fix it” – re-making education for our Digital Era=

Presented by Tom March
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We now live in era when self-motivated students with computers and broadband access can learn more than they could in school. Not surprising since “school” is a construct designed using the best technology available one hundred years ago. Although education has tried many reforms in the past thirty years, all have been based on this old model. It’s time for a new construct. Society has changed around us, undermining cultures focused on standardised outcomes and the myth of uniform excellence. In other words, a culture like “school.” The world surrounding schools has moved from a “one-size-fits-all” mentality to one where digital customisation enables a world “all-fit-to-one’s-size”. In this new reality, learn about the four critical pieces needed to succeed and how you can get students and staff started today!