echo360-anz-sydney2022

 


Wednesday 30th November - Friday 2nd December 2022

 Join us for our 17th annual Echo360 A/NZ Community Conference in 2022! This event will take place at the Novotel Sydney Darling Harbour hotel, and – as ever – it will feature a comprehensive range of Echo360 and community presentations.

The conference provides an ideal opportunity to interact with your peers in the Echo360 community, learn about new products and features, and discuss planning for 2023 and beyond.

Registration has closed, please contact Jo Williams (details below) if you have any questions regarding conference registration.

  • Early bird registration fee of $400+GST for those who register on/before 12 October 2022
  • A standard registration fee of $600+GST for those who register on/after 13 October 2022
  • Registrations close 18 November 2022

CONTACT:
Jo Williams
jwilliams@echo360.com
1300 324 600 (AUS), 0800 324 600 (NZ), +61 8 6180 2799

ACCOMMODATION:
The Novotel Sydney Darling Harbour (conference location) is not able to offer a special accommodation rate for delegates, although they do offer a 10% discount if you stay for two nights or more. Please contact the hotel directly for bookings, there is no code required to obtain the discount. In addition to our event’s venue, there are plenty of accommodation options in and around the Darling Harbour area, such as the Ibis Darling Harbour (which is right next door) or Novotel Darling Square which is 5mins away, as well as the Park Royal Darling Harbour and the Seasons Darling Harbour.

 

Agenda available below!

Agenda

Wednesday 30 November

11am-12noon: Welcome Brunch and Registration, Novotel Sydney on Darling Harbour (Hunter Room)
  • 12noon - 12.15pm: Conference Welcome - Jocasta Williams, Echo360
  • 12.15pm - 1pm: Echo360 Executive Keynote - Murad Velani, Echo360
  • 1pm - 1.45pm: Higher Education technology for 2023 and beyond - Kathryn Stewart, Echo360
  • 1.45pm - 2.30pm: Advancing the student learning experience through technology innovation and scalable, secure infrastructure - Manoj Rana, Echo360

2.30pm - 2.45pm: Afternoon Tea, Novotel Sydney on Darling Harbour

  • 2.45pm - 3.15pm: Digital Accessibility for the Modern World - Hannah Petty, Echo360
  • 3.15pm - 4pm: Echo360 as an enabler of Active Learning - James Oldfield and Howard Norton, Unitec
  • 4pm - 4.30pm: The use of interactive media to support asynchronous learning - Carolyn Bell, La Trobe University
  • 4.30-5pm: Be more like Hanks - Alison Maloney, Echo360

5pm-7pm: Networking Reception

 

Thursday 1 December

8.30am - 9am: Tea and Coffee, Novotel Sydney on Darling Harbour
  • 9am - 9.45am: The Future of the EchoSystem - Kathryn Stewart, Echo360
  • 9.45am - 10.15am: From Cautious to Courageous: Rethinking how we teach undergraduate students post pandemic - Ben Varkalis, University of Otago
  • 10.15am - 10.45am: Sparking Innovation in the Classroom with Video - Hannah Petty, Echo360

10.45am - 11am: Morning Tea, Novotel Sydney on Darling Harbour

  • 11am - 11.30am: Towards improved Content Navigation and Search - Torsten Koehler, Echo360
  • 11.30am - 12.15pm: Admin Lovepatch - Hannah Petty, Echo360
  • 12.15pm - 12.45pm: Improving Student Learning in Mostly Online Delivery of Hands-on Lab Classes in Electrical Engineering - Samuel Beashel and Chamith Wijenayake, The University of Queensland
12.45pm - 1.30pm: Lunch, Novotel Sydney on Darling Harbour
  • 1.30pm - 2pm: Diving into Echo360 engagement analytics and visualising it for students - Irene Lee and Michael Nefiodovas, The University of Western Australia
  • 2pm - 2.30pm: What Does Privacy Mean to You (and Are You Willing To Share)? - Charles Gerli, Echo360
  • 2.30pm - 3pm: Next Generation Capture Appliance - Torsten Koehler, Echo360

3pm - 3.15pm: Afternoon Tea, Novotel Sydney on Darling Harbour

  • 3.15pm - 3.45pm: Blended lectures: the subtle art of not giving a full lecture - Dr Miriam Nicholls, Trinity College
  • 3.45pm -4.30pm: Heal first, then thrive: a trauma sensitive approach to teaching practice - Marcie Connor, Box Hill Institute
  • 4.30pm - 5pm: Learn Life Balance - Creating a Culture of Well-Being with Technology - Hannah Petty and Charles Gerli, Echo360

7pm: Conference Dinner, Signorelli Gastronomia at Doltone House, Darling Island

 

Friday 2 December

9am - 9.30am: Tea and Coffee, Novotel Sydney on Darling Harbour

  • 9.30am - 10.30am: Shouting into the void? Student engagement in the online synchronous classroom - Katie Freund, Australian National University
  • 10.30am - 11am: Universal Design for Learning - Charles Gerli, Echo360

11am - 11.30am: Brunch, Novotel Sydney on Darling Harbour

  • 11.30am - 12.30pm: Remote exam monitoring, multi-cam Nursing clinical capture and 360-degree auto-tracking capture with a difference - Martin Hill, Murdoch University
  • 12.30pm - 12.55pm: Conference wrap-up - Kathryn Stewart, Manoj Rana, and Product/Engineering Teams, Echo360

12.55pm-1pm: Conference Closing - Jocasta Williams, Echo360

 

 


The Echo360 team can't wait to see you later this year in Sydney for our 17th annual conference!