Taking Flight
Dangerous Ideas, disruptive technologies & design thinking.
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Challenge your understandings of the future of education and explore creative and innovative ways of meeting the needs of tomorrow's student.
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Taking Flight - Dangerous Ideas, disruptive technologies & design thinking.
9.00 AM Welcome Reflection and Acknowledgement of Country
9.15 AM Erica McWilliam
10:30 AM Tom Barratt
12:30 PM Conclusion
Friday, Jul 24, 2015, 08:30 AM
State Library of Queensland, Stanley Place, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Erica McWilliam
In her numerous presentations to educational leaders, teachers, parents and students, she elaborates on the challenges faced by all those who are seeking to ensure that our young people will live, learn and earn well in this demanding century.
In particular, she stresses the importance of providing ‘low threat, high challenge’ learning environments that assist young people to welcome error and the instructive complications of unfamiliarity and complexity. She has been instrumental in directing the Creative Workforce 2.0 Research Program in the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation since 2006, and has also performed professorial duties as an educational researcher at the National Institute of Education in Singapore.
Erica has worked extensively to inform innovative teaching and learning both in Australia and overseas. Her expertise in partnership with Professor Peter Taylor as a consultant to schools, continues to have a significant impact in all states of Australia, including within the DECD in South Australia. She is a Fellow of the Australian Council of Education, an Honorary Fellow of the Australia Council of Educational Leadership and an Associate Fellow of the Learning and Teaching Council of Australia.
A recent sole-authored book, ‘The Creative Workforce: How to launch young people into high flying futures’, is published by UNSW Press, and number of her more recent papers are available on her website - http://www.ericamcwilliam.com.au/. Her most recent book, Educating Girls, was published last year with the Queensland University Press and Brisbane Girls Grammar School.
Tom Barrett
Previously, Tom worked in the UK as a primary classroom teacher and school leader for over twelve years before starting with NoTosh in 2011, and is now known for his highly innovative approaches with schools and organisations around the world.
As a classroom teacher Tom firmly established himself as a key pioneer in the use of web based technology to support learning. He regularly shares ideas and thinking through his blog and Twitter and heavily influenced the early days of teacher's online professional networks and the potential they have for learning.
Tom works on leadership, developing learning and improving teacher capacity with NoTosh in schools across Australia and other organisations like hospitals and libraries, and provides regular input on other projects globally. He inspires audiences with fresh ideas for engaging young people in learning at conferences and workshops.