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 quite a few conference and workshop sessions, as well as participate in lots of virtual online learning experiences. I really do enjoy connecting with other educators, sharing ideas and learning together.
If you’d like to enquire about the possibility of having me work with you, your staff or students, present at an event or run a hands-on workshop, please take a look at this site or just drop me an email.
In the list below you’ll find information and links to 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 other places on the web.
Keynotes and Workshops
Edutech 2014
June 3/4, Brisbane Convention Centre, QLD
Keynote – 155 Lessons in the Creative Process
Christchurch Google in Education Summit 2014
April 15/16, PLC Sydney, Croydon, NSW
Taming Google Calendar
Maybe You Should Drive
Making Sense Of Data
Designing Google Sites, Part 1 and 2
Scotch College Staff PD Day
April 22, Scotch College Melbourne
Keynote – Six Big Ideas
Sydney Google in Education Summit 2014
April 15/16, PLC Sydney, Croydon, NSW
Taming Google Calendar
Maybe You Should Drive
Making Sense Of Data
Closing Keynote – 5 Big Ideas
Environmental and Zoo Education Centres Leadership Workshop
December 19, 2013
DEC Environmental Education Centre, Observatory Hill, Sydney
Google Tools for Educators Workshop
December 17, 2013
Kalamunda Christian School, Kalamunda, Western Australia
Google Tools for Educators Workshop
December 16, 2013
Kolbe Catholic College, Rockingham, Western Australia
21st Century Learning International 2013
December 12-14, Hong Kong Convention Centre, Hong Kong
Babies and Bathwater (Keynote)
Google Pre-Conference Workshop
December 2013, Hong Kong Conference Centre, HK
21st Century Learning Conference 2013
India Google Summit 2013
October 23/24, American School of Bombay, Mumbai, India
Mapping with Google Tools
Google Sites 101
The Next Best Thing to Being There
Search And You Shall Find
Google Apps for iPad Users
Removing the Friction (closing keynote)
AIS ICT Integration Conference
October 14/15, Newington College, Sydney
Mapping with Google Tools
Melbourne Google Summit 2013
October 3/4, Yarra Valley Grammar School, VIC
Mapping with Google Tools
Google Sites 101
The Next Best Thing to Being There
Becoming a Chrome Ninja
South African Google Summit 2013
September 26/27, Parklands College, Cape Town, South Africa
Mapping with Google Tools
Google Sites 101
The Next Best Thing to Being There
Google Apps for iPads
EduTech Brisbane 2013
June 2, 3, 4, Brisbane, QLD
Google in Education Team
Google in Education Workshop
May 23, The Hutchins School, Hobart, TAS
EdTech Team Workshop
Google Teacher Academy 2013
May 7/8, Google HQ, Sydney
Planning Team and Lead Learner
GAfE Community Launch
April 26 – Google HQ, Pyrmont
April 27 – Gymea High School, Gymea
Brisbane Google Summit 2013
April 11/12 – Matthew Flinders College, Sunshine Coast, QLD
Google Chrome: Unleashing the Power of the Web
The Next Best Thing To Being There
Google Search for Educators
Introduction to Google Sites
Sydney Google Summit 2013
January 17/18, MLC School, Burwood, NSW
Google Chrome: Unleashing the Power of the Web
The Next Best Thing To Being There
Google Search for Educators
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
SPELD NSW Workshop 2012
July 28, Strathfield NSW
Using Scratch to differentiate for every learner
International Society for Technology Education (ISTE) 2012
June 23-27, San Diego, CA
There’s an App for That
Google Certified Teachers Share @ ISTE
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
IWB Solutions Conference 2011
Technology Park, Sydney – September 2011
Why IWBs? (keynote)
COETAIL Weekend Workshop
Yokohama International School, Japan – September 2011
The Networked Educator
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 (Keynote)
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 2010
Christchurch Convention Centre, Christchurch, New Zealand – October 2010
Change Creativity, Curriculum and Community (Spotlight)
Would DaVinci have survived in your Classroom? (Pecha Kucha)
ULearn Conference 2010
Christ’s College, Christchurch NZ – October 2010
Get Creative with Photoshop and Kuler
Learning 2.010
Concordia International School, Shanghai, China – September 2010
Cohort Leader – Fostering a Culture of Learning and Curiosity
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 thru May 2010
This is Not Amazing (Keynote)
Sitech Champion School Conference 2010
Koranui School, Stokes Valley, Wellington, New Zealand – March 2010
When the Wings Fall Off (Keynote)
The Creative Spark (Keynote)
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
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)
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
AIS Integration Conference 2009
Trinity Grammar, Sydney – September 2009
Inspire Me. An Introduction to Activ Inspire Edition
Get creative with Adobe Photoshop CS4
AIS Integration Conference 2009
Trinity Grammar, Sydney – September 2009
Closing Plenary session (with Martin Levins)
1st New Zealand IWB 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!
6th National IWB 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!
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
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
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
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
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
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
Podcasting Workshop
Mount St Joseph, Milperra – August 2008
Producing podcasts with Audacity and Moodle
Computing Studies Teachers Association Workshop
Riverside Girls High, Gladesville – 2008
Web 2.0 and all that jazz…
Computers in Education Group, CEGSA 2008
Australian Science and Mathematics School, Adelaide – July 2008
Learning is a Conversation (Keynote)
PowerUp Conference 2007
Gold Coast – October 2007
Enabling online collaboration to enhance student learning
iThink, therefore iPod… Putting iTunes to Work
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
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
Computers in Education Conference 2003
Olympic Park, Sydney – July 2003
The Multimedia Classroom
Edutech 2002
Melbourne Convention Centre – July 2002
Introducing the Microsoft Office Specialist Program
Virtual Conferences, Presentations and Interviews
K12 Online Conference 2013
Online presentation for the Building Learning strand
Coding for Kids
EdReach 1:1 Summer Series On Air 2013
(via Hangouts on Air)
Google and your iPad 1:1
eAfrica Online Workshop 2013
Windhoek, Namibia 2013 (via Adobe Connect)
Google Tools for Educators
Google Educast
Regular co-host with other GCTs
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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