The Learning Futures Network and Fogarty EDfutures have been working with the film-maker and project director, Matthew Worwood, to organise this opportunity and look to engage students, parents and teachers in viewing and responding to the film.

The evening will begin with a screening of the film, followed by a panel discussion and a workshop activity.

Professor Kylie Readman is recently arrived in Western Australia from Queensland. She has been appointed the new Pro Vice Chancellor ofr Edcuation at Murdoch University.  Her role with the Centrefor University Teaching and Learning see her responsible for five functional teams who will work with you to achieve the goals of the Students and Education Strategy in the  areas of Curriculum+, Learning Innovation, Support for Learning, Access Pathways, Professional Learning.  Previously, Kylie was with the University of the Sunshine Coast.  
Kylie is a 2011 national Australian Learning and Teaching Council citation winner in acknowledgement of her innovative partnerships to improve assessment practice. She is also the recipient of the 2010 USC Vice Chancellor’s Medal for Learning and Teaching. 
Kylie’s research interests include innovations in assessment to enhance student learning, the role of leadership in curriculum and assessment design and the uses of technology for learning, particularly in relation to assessment. 
Kylie has designed and taught courses in pedagogy, assessment and curriculum at undergraduate and postgraduate levels for a number of years.

Robin McKean  is the Digital Technologies Project Officer at CSER, University of Adelaide. Robin developed a passion for ICT with opportunities provided as Microsoft Innovative Teacher 2005; 2007; Westfield Premier’s Research Scholar (Technologies) 2006 and the National Award for Quality Schooling; Excellence by a Teacher – Outstanding National Achievement 2006.

As a former Teacher Librarian, Learning Technologies Specialist, Curriculum and STEM Coordinator and more recently as a Heritage Perth E-learning Consultant, Robin is well placed to promote the learning opportunities provided by the Digital Technologies Learning Area while delivering future focus and depth across Australian Curriculum learning areas.

Paul Gardner is a Senior Lecturer in English in Education at Curtin University. In addition to teaching at universities in the UK, he has been a Secondary teacher of Drama and English, a primary teacher and an educational leader in early learning centres. He has published four books and numerous articles and book chapters. His texts cover themes ranging from creativity in English teaching; socially inclusive education; writer identity and the compositional process and the nature of English in the curriculum. He is especially concerned about issues around creativity, critical pedagogy and education for social justice.