EduTECH 2023, Australia’s largest education conference and trade show, is set to return to Melbourne this year with the aim of delivering a bigger and better event than ever before.
The two-day conference will take place at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, with pre-event workshops happening on 23 August, and a full program and expo floor on 24-25 August that will showcase the latest technology and trends, and the most cutting-edge solutions impacting the education sector right now.
The event is widely recognised as the perfect opportunity to earn qualified PD and as the largest networking opportunity for educators in Australia, offering attendees working across K-12, tertiary professional development, and education infrastructure development, the opportunity to participate in ‘one giant festival for education’.
Educators will be spoiled for choice when it comes to upskilling opportunities at EduTECH. By participating in EduTECH’s pre-event workshops, attendees can gain up to seven hours of professional development by participating in pre-event workshops. These full-day workshops, hosted by qualified trainers, offer a hands-on learning experience and the chance to explore innovative ideas and emerging practices in teaching and learning.
Attendees can choose from pre-event workshops such as:
- Computational Learning Adventures with Gary Stager
- Building Esports into the Curriculum
- Creating VR Learning Experiences
- LEGO Education
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This year, EduTECH is taking a future-forward approach, expanding its offering to include 10 seminars that will be paid to attend and 10 free to attend seminars taking place on the expo floor.
The paid seminars will focus on the event’s core dedicated streams:
- School Leaders
- School Teachers
- Digital Technologies
- School ICT Management
- Digital Technology
- Higher Education
- Vocational Education and Learning
- Workplace Learning
The free breakout seminars will also present upskilling opportunities by focussing on some new knowledge areas and special interests such as:
- Diverse Education Needs and Inclusion
- Maths
- Music and Performing Arts
- Sports
- Wellbeing
- Future Forward Libraries
- EdTECH Innovation
- Tertiary ICT Management
With over 455 speakers expected to be in attendance this year, some of the most anticipated presentations include:
- Gary Stager, PhD. Founder and CEO of Constructing Modern Knowledge
- Raju Varanasi, Director, Data Intelligence & CIO, Catholic Education, Diocese of Parramatta
- Richard E. Culatta is the CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education
- Erica Southgate, Associate Professor – Associate Professor of Emerging Technology for Education, University of Newcastle
- Saku Tuominen, Founder, HundrED
- Caroline Wright, Director General, British Educational Suppliers Association and EdTech Exchange
- Laura Overton, Founder, Learning Changemakers
- Dr Tim Patston
- Educator, Researcher & Designer of Innovative Professional Development
- Professor Chris Walsh, Dean and Chief Academic Officer, Victoria University (VU) Online
- Sandra Milligan, Director, Assessment Research Centre & Melbourne Graduate School of Education
- Prof Kerri-Lee Krause, Provost and Senior Deputy Vice Chancellor, Avondale University
- Andy Griffiths, Australian Children’s Author
EduTECH 2023 has garnered support from the Victorian Department of Education and Training, and Global Victoria, and features exhibitors and sponsors such as Google for Education, Apple, Lenovo, Asus, HP, Samsung, Lego Education, Adobe, Honeywell, Grok Academy, ASI Solutions, Datacom, Vex Robotics, Zoom, and many others.
The event is also bringing back the much-loved Gala Dinner and adding an esports live tournament in partnership with The FUSE Cup, which will be live on the expo floor during the event.
As Official Media Partners for EduTECH 2023, Education Matters Magazine is offering an exclusive discount to our readership. Visit www.edutech.net.au for more information and enter code ‘EM20’ for an extra 20% off on registration.
