Weaving Web 2.0 into Classroom Practice

Audience: Primary Years Programme
Audience: Middle Years Programme
Audience: Diploma Programme
Audience: Research
Audience: General Interest
Session: Block 4: Saturday 11:15 to 12:30, Room: Pacific N

This session will consider current developments in Web 2.0 technologies, e.g. blogs, wikis and social bookmarking, and how they have been implemented by practitioners to improve teaching and learning in the classroom. The session is aimed at teachers and school leadership new to the Web 2.0 paradigm, but who want to know more about how educational technology and social networking are impacting
classroom practice and empowering learners.


Lee Davis, Head of Online Professional Learning, International Baccalaureate

Lee Davis is currently Head of Online Professional Learning at the IB's Curriculum and Assessment Centre in Cardiff, where he heads the team responsible for the Online Curriculum Centre (OCC), the Workshop Resource Centre, and the organization's developments in online workshops. Previously, he was director of studies at St. George's College, Argentina, and has taught at various schools in the United Kingdom and Sri Lanka.


Organization website: http://www.ibo.org

Paul Fairbrother, Head of Online Learning, International Baccalaureate

Paul has a master's degree in elearning and a certificate in distance education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Paul has worked at the IB Cardiff office for the past 11 years. Initially he joined as a subject area manager in group 4 of the Diploma Programme and became curriculum area manager for groups 4 and 5. In his role as Head of Online Learning, Paul is currently leading the Diploma Programme Online project. Prior to joining the IB, he taught chemistry and undertook post-doctoral research at a university in Paris, and taught at a college in the UK.