Conferences and Workshops

In Person

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As nice as it is to connect with people online, there's nothing quite like being able to connect in person. Over the last few years I've had the opportunity to present at a number of conference and workshop sessions, deliver keynote addresses and take part in quite a few virtual online learning experiences. I've also written a number of articles for magazines, as well as a book on using IWBs effectively. I really do enjoy talking with other teachers, sharing ideas and spreading the message that technology really can make education more interesting for all concerned.

If you'd like to have a chat with me about the possibility of working with you and your staff, speaking at an event or running a hands-on workshop, please just drop me an email.

In the list below you'll find some information and links on various things I've been doing lately. Many of these items are linked through to my wiki, where you'll find additional support material, or to various places on the web.

Conference Presentations

Learning 2.012
October 10-13, Western Academy Beijing, Beijing, China
Creativity and Innovation in the Classroom - Cohort Leader

6th National Leading a Digital School Conference 2012
September 13/14/15, QT Gold Coast, Surfers Paradise, QLD
Leading a School with Google Apps for Education (keynote with Chris Waterman)

9th National Interactive Teaching and Learning Conference 2012
August 9/10/11, PLC Sydney, Croydon, NSW
All this Scratching is Making Me Think

Presenting the keynote at the Interactive Teaching and Learning Masterclass 2011, Sunshine Coast, QLD.

IWB Solutions Conference 2011
Technology Park, Sydney - September 2011
Why IWBs? (Keynote)

Interactive Teaching and Learning Masterclass 2011
Maroochydore, Queensland - July 2011
Passion, Purpose and a Pirate Attitude (Keynote)
Lessons from Leonardo - Dealing with Little daVincis

Whangerei eLearning Cluster Vision Conference 2011
Whangerei, Northland, New Zealand - May 2011
The Myth of the Digital Native

ULearn 2010
Christchurch Convention Centre, Christchurch, New Zealand - October 2010
Spotlight - Change Creativity, Curriculum and Community
Pecha Kucha - Would DaVinci have survived in your Classroom?

Learning 2.010
Concordia International School, Shanghai, China - September 2010
Cohort Leader - Fostering a Culture of Learning and Curiosity

Pecha Kucha presentation at ULearn 2010, Christchurch, New Zealand

Australian Computers in Education Conference (ACEC) 2010
Melbourne Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, VIC - April 2010
Change, Creativity, Curriculum and Community (Keynote)

Apple Innovative Technology in Schools Conferences 2010
Sydney/Melbourne/Brisbane/Adelaide/Perth - March-May 2010
This is Not Amazing (Keynote)

Sitech Champion School Conference 2010
Koraunui School, Stokes valley, Wellington, New Zealand - March 2010
When the Wings Fall Off (Keynote)
The Creative Spark (Keynote)

ULearn 2009
Christchurch Convention Centre, Christchurch, New Zealand - October 2009
Mix Mash and Mine - Making data work for you
There's more to iTunes than meets the Ear
Teaching and Learning in a Digital World (without breaking the law)

Closing Plenary and video conference, AIS Conference 2009, Sydney

AIS Integration Conference 2009
Trinity Grammar, Sydney - September 2009
Closing Plenary session (with Martin Levins)

1st New Zealand Interactive Whiteboard Conference 2009
Westlake Girls High School, Auckland, New Zealand - September 2009
What's on the Horizon for IWB Technology?
New Things in New Ways
Inspire Me. An Introduction to Activ Inspire Edition
I never knew you could do THAT with Flickr!

3rd Leading a Digital School Conference 2009
Gold Coast International Hotel, Surfers Paradise - September 2009
Teaching and Learning in a Digital World (without breaking the law)
Going 1-to-1 (without becoming a laptop school)
Preparing Staff and Students for a Digital School

6th National Interactive Whiteboard Conference 2009
Waverley College, Sydney - August 2009
What's on the Horizon for IWB Technology?
New Things in New Ways
Inspire Me. An Introduction to Activ Inspire Edition
I never knew you could do THAT with Flickr!

Keynote address at the Sitech Champion Schools Conference 2009, Hastings New Zealand

Sitech Champion Schools Conference 2009
Hastings, New Zealand - March 2009
Keynote - Teaching is not a Dirty Word
10 IWB Features Every Teacher Should Know About
Better on the Big Screen

Leading a Digital School Conference 2008
Brighton Novotel, Sydney - September 2008
Teacher 2.0 - The Mindset makes the Difference
Web 2.0 comes to the Office

5th Australian Interactive Whiteboard Conference 2008
Firbank Grammar School, Melbourne - August 2008
10 IWB features every teacher should know about
Better on the Bigscreen
Show and Tell; a collection of IWB resources
Tag, you're it

Computers in Education Group, CEGSA 2008
Australian Science and Mathematics School, Adelaide - July 2008
Learning is a Conversation (Keynote)
The Conversation Continues...
Creative Commons and Open Resources

PowerUp Conference 2007
Gold Coast - October 2007
Enabling online collaboration to enhance student learning
iThink, therefore iPod... Putting iTunes to Work

Keynote address at the 2008 CEGSA Conference, Adelaide

4th Australian Interactive Whiteboard Conference 2007
Emmanuel College, Gold Coast - September 2007
The IWB and all the Intelligences
Involving students fully with IWBs
Narrow the divide between school and home
Improve your IWB skills

Computers in Education Conference 2003
Sydney - July 2003
The Multimedia Classroom

Edutech 2002
Melbourne - July 2002
Introducing the Microsoft Office Specialist Program

Hands-On Workshops

SPELD NSW Workshop 2012
July 28, Strathfield NSW
Using Scratch to differentiate for every learner

ICTENSW Workshop 2012
May 14, Epping Boys High School
Making your own Interactive eBooks

ASLA XXII Conference 2011
Riverview College, Sydney - October 2011
The Googlification of Everything

EARCOS weekend workshop at Yokohama International School Japan, facilitated by Chris Betcher and Kim Cofino.

COETAIL Weekend Workshop
Yokohama International School, Japan - September 2011
The Networked Educator

Whangerei eLearning Cluster Vision Conference 2011
Whangerei, New Zealand - May 2011
The Googlification of Everything

Google Teacher Academy 2011
Google HQ, Sydney - April 2011
Building an Augmented Reality School Tour

SPELD NSW
SPELD, Concord - March 2011
Asssistive Learning Technologies Workshop

ULearn Conference 2010
Christ's College, Christchurch NZ - October 2010
Get Creative with Photoshop and Kuler

IWB Workshop for Primary Teachers
Ferncourt Public School, Marrickville - December 2009
So you have an IWB, Now what?

InDesign Workshop for Art and Design Teachers
Monte St Angelo College, North Sydney - December 2009
Creating documents with Adobe InDesign CS4

Adobe Photoshop CS4 workshop at the 2009 AIS ICT Integration Conference, Sydney

AIS Integration Conference 2009
Trinity Grammar, Sydney - September 2009
Inspire Me. An Introduction to Activ Inspire Edition
Get creative with Adobe Photoshop CS4

Computer Studies Teachers Association NSW 2009
Riverside Girls High School, Gladesville - August 2009
Mix, Mash and Mine

Smartboard Workshop for Infants Teachers 2009
Thomas Hassall College, Hoxton Park - April 2009
So you have an IWB, Now What?

ICT Integrators Workshop 2009
Barker College, Hornsby - April 2009
Trick or Tweet: Why you should try Twitter

Interactive Whiteboard Workshop
The Study, Montreal, Canada - January 2009
So, you've got an IWB... Now what?

KPR eLearning Summit 2008
Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board, Ontario, Canada - December 2008
Just a few ideas about Technology Integration

Podcasting Workshop
Waverley College, Waverley - November 2008
Producing podcasts with Audacity and Moodle

CEO Sydney, Technology Workshop Series 2008
Christian Brothers, Lewisham - September 2008
Computers in their Pockets: Leveraging mobile phones for learning

AIS ICT Integration Conference 2008
Shore College, North Sydney - September 2008
e-spot workshop - Voicethread
e-spot workshop - Buzzword
Creative Commons and Open Education Resources

Podcasting Workshop
Mount St Joseph Milperra, Milperra- August 2008
Producing podcasts with Audacity and Moodle

Presenting ICT PD to staff at Mount St Joseph Milperra, NSW

Computing Studies Teachers Association Workshop
Riverside Girls High, Gladesville - 2008
Web 2.0 and all that jazz...

Technology for Learning Workshop
St Scholasticas' College, Glebe - 2007
Technology in Education: Where it is and where it's going
Workshops in Blogging and Podcasting

NSW Computer Studies Teachers Association Workshop
Riverside Girls High, Gladesville - 2007
I Like 43 Delicious Things: Working the Social Web

Staying Safe Online
Mount St Joseph, Milperra - 2007
A Parents' Guide to Safe Social Networking

Enrich Teaching Workshop
St Catherines, Waverley - 2007
Creative uses of Interactive Whiteboards

Virtual Conferences, Presentations and Interviews

Google Educast
Regular co-host with other GCTs
edreach.us/educast/

Australia Series eT@lking Webinar 2012
Invited virtual presenter
(via BlackBoard Connect) Search Skills with Google Tools

Australia Series Community Connect 2011
Invited virtual presenter
(via BlackBoard Connect) A Word about Wikis

K12 Online Conference 2010
Online Presentation for the Kicking It Up a Notch strand
Teaching Kids To Think Using Scratch

iMoot 2010
Invited Discussion Panel Member
(via BlackBoard Connect) Moodle vs Pink Floyd: Using Moodle to Break Down Walls

K12 Online Conference 2009
Online Presentation for the Week in the Classroom strand
Ways of Working: Getting more out of the Web

EdTech Crew Podcast, September 2009
Interview by Daryl Branson and Tony Richards
Episode 100 - Voices of the Edtech Crew

The Royal Treatment, March 2009
New York City, USA with Ken Royal and Jeff Utecht
(via Skype) Panel discussion on the use of wikis for education

Delicious bookmarking for preservice teachers, January 2009
Moose Jaw, Canada with Dean Shareski and Alec Couros
(via Elluminate) Overview of social bookmarking and Delicious tagging

Learning At Night online event, January 2009
Vancouver, Canada with Bryan Hughes
(via Skype) Discussion of I Like Delicious Things

LAN Party Guest, December 2008
Bangkok, Thailand with Kim Cofino
(via Skype) Discussion of I Like Delicious Things, Moodle and other general stuff.

K12 Online Conference 2008
Online Presentation for the Getting Started strand
I Like Delicious Things: An introduction to tagging and folksonomies

EdTech Crew Podcast, April 2008
Interview by Daryl Branson and Tony Richards
Episode 40 - Interview with Chris Betcher

SmartBoard Lessons Podcast, November 2007
Interview by Ben Hazzard and Joan Badger (with Tom Barrett)
Episode 100 - Roundtable: Is there an IWB pedagogy?

Alabama Best Practice Center 2007
Alabama, USA with Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach
(via Ning) Guest Contributor - The Aussie Connection

Texas Tech Forum 2007
Texas, USA with Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach
(via Elluminate) -Virtual Communities

Learning 2.0 2007
Shanghai, China with Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach
(via Elluminate) - Learning is a Conversation

Global and Classroom Projects

Virtual Classroom Contest 1997 - The Five Ring Circus
Virtual Classroom Contest 1998 - Once Upon a Time Machine (Third Place)
Virtual Classroom Contest 1999 - Castles, Parcels and Metatarsals (First Place)
The Sydney-Chicago Project 1998, writing and travel buddy project
Community of Clocks, 1999 - collaborative special needs project
The PodBiz Project 2006 - classroom podcasting project

Published Writing and Media

Microsoft Rapid Deployment Business Case Study Program, 2001 - 2004
10 Things that Make a Difference - Intouch Newsletter, 2003
Pouring the Foundations Interactive CSA10 Training CD-ROM, 2004
10 IWB Features Every Teacher Should Know About - Education Technology Solutions, Issue 27, 2009
The Interactive Whiteboard Revolution - Book by Chris Betcher and Mal Lee, 2009
Fair go on Digital Resources - Australian Teacher Magazine, 2009
Introduction to Tagging - Education Technology Solutions, 2009
The Truth about Wikipedia - Education Technology Solutions, 2009
Computers in their Pockets - Education Technology Solutions, 2009

Blogs, Podcasts and Nings (Oh my!)

Canada 2006 - My Year in Canada on a Teaching Exchange
Betchablog - Education + Technology + Ideas
The Virtual Staffroom - Conversations with Leading Teachers about Technology in the Classroom
The Best of Betchablog - Podcast readings of my favourite personal blog posts
The Interactive Whiteboard Revolution Ning - a community of IWB-using educators
365 Days of Light - My 2011 Photo-a-Day challenge