Keynotes



|| Andrew Churches is a teacher, author, keynote and workshop presenter and ICT enthusiast. His wiki site http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/home is a wealth of information and has been nomitated for various awards. Andrew believes that "to prepare our students for the future, we must prepare them for change, teach them to question and think, to adapt and modify, to sift and sort. They are born into a world where the only constant is change, they are emmersed in technology and yet are unaware of how ubiquitous this technology is." Andrew teaches at a school with a mobile computing program, that sees students with personal mobile devices in the form of laptops. In 2009 Andrew was a finalist in the Microsoft Distinguished educators awards. Andrew contributes regularly to on-line and print media and has been a keynote speaker and workshop presenter at local and international conferences since 1999. || || Tom March has a distinguished career in education starting out as an English teacher in 1986. Since then he has presented at conferences both in Australia and the USA. Tom is also an author and contributes regularly to both on-line and print publications. Some of Tom's accomplishments and talents include: Tom's website [] provides teachers with resources and ideas to teach our students.
 * ==Andrew Churches==
 * ==Tom March==
 * Co-developer of the WebQuest strategy with Prof. Bernie Dodge
 * Frequent presenter and author on "Working the Web for Education"
 * Web Developer and designer of Web-based learning activities
 * Skilled in teaching at the secondary and adult levels
 * Expansive knowledge of teaching strategies and learning theories

Tom's Keynote Presentation is titled =“It’s Broke, so Let’s Fix it” – re-making education for our Digital Era = = =

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