About Andrew
Andrew Douch is an independent education technology consultant and keynote presenter, but is first and foremost a teacher, who has been teaching since 1990. He is the author and producer of "Douchy's Biology", a podcast for VCE Biology, and is the face of the VCE Biology course on Edrolo.
He has won numerous awards for his work with emerging technologies in education, including the Microsoft Worldwide Innovative Teacher of the Year.
His keynote presentations on 21st Century learning, educational change, and transformative use of ICT have made Andrew a highly sought-after conference presenter and facilitator of professional learning workshops in schools and tertiary institutions.
His mantra is "You don't need to be very good with technology to do very good things with technology". Andrew's message is that in the second decade, teachers no longer need to be "tech-savvy" to transform their classrooms into thriving, connected, learning communities. Rather they need a willingness to question their 20th Century paradigms and rethink their roles as educators in a world where information is available on-demand and communication is instantaneous.
He has won numerous awards for his work with emerging technologies in education, including the Microsoft Worldwide Innovative Teacher of the Year.
His keynote presentations on 21st Century learning, educational change, and transformative use of ICT have made Andrew a highly sought-after conference presenter and facilitator of professional learning workshops in schools and tertiary institutions.
His mantra is "You don't need to be very good with technology to do very good things with technology". Andrew's message is that in the second decade, teachers no longer need to be "tech-savvy" to transform their classrooms into thriving, connected, learning communities. Rather they need a willingness to question their 20th Century paradigms and rethink their roles as educators in a world where information is available on-demand and communication is instantaneous.
Awards
2007 Australian Government Award for Quality Schooling
2007 Microsoft Victorian Innovative Teacher of the Year
2008 Microsoft Australian Innovative Teacher of the Year
2008 Microsoft Worldwide Innovative Teacher of the Year
2008 Victorian Education Excellence Award for Curriculum Innovation
2010 IMS Australian Learning Impact Award (third place)
2011 IMS Global Leadership Award
2011 Australian College of Educators. World Teachers' Day Award.
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2007 Microsoft Victorian Innovative Teacher of the Year
2008 Microsoft Australian Innovative Teacher of the Year
2008 Microsoft Worldwide Innovative Teacher of the Year
2008 Victorian Education Excellence Award for Curriculum Innovation
2010 IMS Australian Learning Impact Award (third place)
2011 IMS Global Leadership Award
2011 Australian College of Educators. World Teachers' Day Award.
Contact Andrew