Speakers




 * Bill Wade**

Bill Wade is a longtime educational technologist and has been involved in teacher preparation as well as the multimedia industry throughout his career (see [|domepro.com]). In his home turf of Canada, Bill has received several awards of recognition including Canadian Educator of the Year - New Media. Since 2005, Bill has made Australia his home and has been involved in several AFLF / Learnscope projects and events. Currently he lectures in multimedia and communication design at Charles Darwin University and will draw upon his experiences there while framing up some of the current thinking on best practices for engaging youth online.


 * Trevor Billany**

I’m an Education Developer at Charles Darwin University in the Northern Territory, I came here from North Island New Zealand and prior to that worked in the North of England. I’ve worked with educational technologies primarily for distance education in industry, polytechnics (VET) and universities.


 * Alexander Hayes**



[|Alexander Hayes] is an educator working with the Australian Flexible Learning Framework as [|NSW LearnScope] Project Officer. Alex has worked with young people on developing creative industry applications, employment and online communication networks for the last decade or so. More info over at Wikispaces.


 * Paul Fitzsimons**

Paul Fitzsimons has been a contributor to the development of the Northern Territory since 1970. He has taught in the primary, special education, secondary and VTE sectors; in urban and remote settings; delivering face to face, mixed mode, and by distance mode. His long term involvement in the community in matters educational, civic, cultural or sporting has enabled him to establish networks with Territorians from the desert to the tropics.


 * Jacinta Gascoigne**

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Jacinta Gascoigne is a learner, one since birth. A teacher, a lecturer, in business studies/services arena, since 1983. Marketing, management and international business specialist, since 1998. A Director of her own company, Jazazi, Pty Ltd and a manager, consultant, volunteer, for McGraw-Hill Book Company, Team Publications, Support Act Limited and the Australian Music Industry. An introduction to the world of ‘E’ since 2002, has seen a curious cat emerge. A never ending curiosity combined with determination and stubbornness to find ways to unite all learners with the infinite www, and the infinite opportunities, awaiting their rightful owners. Sharing a personal experience of how, social networking tools, a cast of learners, collaboration, mentoring, music, television, community spirit,knowledge, skills, talents, combined to create REALITY.


 * Gregor MacKenzie**

Gregor MacKenzie Has been involved in teaching and learning for 17 years. Firstly in the field of primary and secondary education and over the last 8 years at Macquarie Fields TAFE, in the South Western Region of Sydney. During this time he has worked with both the Adult Basic Ed and Outreach sections of the college. One of his true loves is the Career Options for Youth program which he has been continuously developing over the past 7 years. The program aims to supply youth in the Macquarie Fields area opportunity to investigate career and further study options by utilising tools and strategies designed to engage learners who have had little success in more traditional educational pathways. He is also currently involved in the Employment Preparation E-learning strategy which involves encouraging teachers to engage in the use of technologies to further enhance teaching/learning experiences for all.

He does have a facebook account but can't get to it at the moment because he's at TAFE. He invites anyone to look him up and have a chat.


 * Greg Egan**

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 * Scott Dickenson**

[|Scott Dickenson] - YWCA LearnScope

Aside from being a 25 year old university student, I am also the developer of the YWCA NSW's e-learning systems. I have worked with this RTO for over 3 years now in the development of course and assessment materials as well as the coordination of training. I will continue to build on e-learning in the hopes of reaching a wider audience for vocational education and training.


 * Jo Kay**

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 * Linda Chellew**

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 * Georgina Nou**

Georgina Nou I've been working in the Centre with indigenous young people through dEadly mOb, Gap Youth Centre over the past 5 years. For several years I've been using online platforms like Elluminate to 'chat' with staff who work with people in remote communities about possibilities and 'playing/learning' with young people in this environment. Colleagues have done some fabulous one off multimedia work with Youth Outbush in NT communities creating fabulous content for [|www.deadlymob.org]. I'm now emersed in the thrill of learning like never before in my education in Second Life and have begun to explore this with people in the Centre...pedagogical enlightenment in mind. Demographic digital divide continues to be a huge issue. I was literally virtually transformed by my interaction with these exhibits at Collateral Damage in SL.


 * Richard Waring and Amanda Cawthorne-Crosby**

Richard Waring has worked at the Alice Springs Campus at CDU for 7 years in the ITMS office. In 2004, he took part in a Flexible Learning Project with Amanda Cawthorne-Crosby during which the first VET subjects were delivered in the Northern Territory for Tertiary students using the Alice Springs School of the Air satellite technology. In 2007, a successful grant application has enabled an interactive distance learning studio to become a reality for CDU on the Alice Springs Campus.

Amanda Cawthorne-Crosby won the VET Teacher of the Year Award for the NT in 2006. Amanda has been a successful lecturer in Children's Services and is currently working on projects for the successful implementation of the Studio as mentioned above.