Fourth National Leading a Digital School Conference

Theme: Leading digital schools to embrace the best of the present and the future

After such an overwhelming response to the Third National Leading a Digital School Conference at the Gold Coast International Hotel in September 2009, IWBNet has much pleasure in announcing that it will hold its Fourth National Leading a Digital School Conference in Melbourne, Victoria, on Thursday 2, Friday 3 and Saturday 4 September 2010.

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It is a very exciting, rewarding and challenging time to be in a leadership position in today’s schools. One eye must be on the very best practices for schooling with a strong focus on the present and the current opportunities for students. On the other hand no person in a leadership position within a school can afford to ignore the future and the potential opportunities for students, because today, the future does indeed quickly come around.

To support this critical dual focus – the best of the present and the future – we are providing in the 2010 conference program the following elements:

Three keynote speakers:

Education Futures and Technology
The Critical Elements of Educational Leadership Today
Educational Technology Leadership – what is required?

Presentations and workshops: The presentations and workshops will address the issue of current and/or future education and the relationship with digital technology to improve educational outcomes:

Teaching Practices – and the relationship with digital technology
Ways of Learning – and the relationship with digital technology
Whole School Practice – and the relationship with digital technology
Case Studies – showcasing best practice in digital schooling from different stakeholders (primary, secondary, early childhood education, systems and parents)
Technologies – the current best and emerging technologies for learning, administration and leadership
Digital Citizens – addressing cyber safety, cyber bullying and internet use policies
Research - sessions showcasing research that has made a contribution to understanding the educational benefits of digital technology in schools
Hands-on Workshops – involving active engagement with computers or other technology. Delegates will learn new skills, gain new knowledge, and explore topics in depth. Participants will benefit most from these sessions if they bring their laptops with them
Students – an opportunity to share with students and connect their vision with ours
Discussion – an opportunity to reflect on the keynote sessions and digital schooling in general
Vendors – sessions addressing the educational and teaching and learning benefits of selected commercial, interactive, digital products.

An interactive conference environment:

A range of audio visual media and web 2.0 tools will play an integral role at the conference. Online tools such as Ning, Twitter, blogs, wikis, and Flickr will be made available to delegates before during and after the conference for interacting with other delegates and sharing conference experiences. To assist delegates with this communication we are providing a “kiosk environment” where delegates can meet to seek assistance and support each other.
With the permission of the keynote speakers, the three keynote speeches will be recorded (video, audio and text). These sessions will be available on the IWBNet website after the conference for further viewing and professional learning sessions at your school.

An online conference component:

To support those who would like to attend the conference but are not able to do so, we are providing an online conference component of selected keynotes and sessions.

Call for Exhibitors - if you would like to exhibit at the Fourth National Leading a Digital School Conference in Melbourne in 2010 please contact margo@iwb.net.au

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Refund Policy

All registration fees must be paid within 14 days of the invoice being issued or in advance of the date of attendance. Which ever date occurs first, applies. Refunds will be given as follows: up to 14 days before the commencement of a conference. No refund will be given after that time; however an alternate person may attend. If an invoice is unpaid and cancellation is not received up to 14 days before a conference, payment will be pursued. Whilst every effort will be made to run advertised conferences, IWBNet reserves the right to vary the advertised schedule. Minimum numbers are required for all events to run as scheduled. IWBNet is not responsible for lost monies due to the cancellation of the event within the above timeframes. Program content is subject to change without notice.