ICT4Champions, Consultant
Maggie is a passionate School 2.0 (social media) activist for teaching and learning and believes that educators need to incorporate social media tools into their teaching strategies in order to effectively engage a new generation of learners. She has delivered numerous papers, keynotes, conducted workshops and developed resources to assist teachers to effectively use ICT and social media for professional development and in their classrooms. She facilitates various online learning communities for teachers and is a dedicated member of the educational “twitterati” in South Africa. She has been involved in various ICT training initiatives for subject advisors, teachers and lecturers and consults to the Department of Education, schools and various Universities. She is currently developing ICT e-learning materials for the Commonwealth of Learning.
For more information see her blog at www.school2.co.za or follow her learning tweets at www.twitter.com/maggiev.
Slides: Maggie Verster iWeek 2011 Presentation
Audio: Changing teachers 1.0 into teachers 3.01: misconceptions, opportunities
