2024 Echo360 A/NZ Community Conference

Welcome.

Join us for our 19^th annual Echo360 A/NZ Community Conference in 2024! This year's event will take place on 9-11 December at the Rydges World Square, Sydney Australia,  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 2025 and beyond.

Registration is now closed.

• An early bird registration fee of $550+GST for those who register prior to 30 September 2024 is available
• A standard registration fee of $700+GST for those who register on/after 1 October 2024
• Online Registrations close Friday 29 November 2024

Please contact Jo Williams (details below) if you have any questions regarding conference registration.

CONTACT:

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

Accommodation

Rydges World Square (conference location) provides special rates for Echo360 attendees via their website https://www.rydges.com/private-page/discounted-accommodation-rate/ .

There are many other accommodation options available that are located close to the Rydges World Square, such as:

• Ibis Sydney World Square (1 min walk) 
• Meriton Suites Kent Street (4 min walk)
• Vibe Hotel Sydney (5 min walk)

Agenda Day 1: Mon Dec 9

11am - Midday: Welcome Brunch and Registration, Rydges World Square Sydney

Midday - 2.30pm:

• Midday-12.15pm: Conference welcome - Jocasta Williams, Echo360

• 12.15pm-12.30pm: The Echosystem vision: insights into Echo360’s mission from the CEO’s perspective - Murad Velani, Echo360

• 12.30pm-1.15pm: Learning Transformation Platform and Echosystem. - Kathryn Stewart, Echo360

• 1.15pm-2.15pm: A comprehensive demonstration of EchoExam - Allison Ricko, Echo360

2.15pm - 2.30pm: Afternoon Tea, Rydges World Square Sydney

2.30pm - 5pm:

• 2.30pm-3.30pm: Engaging students to develop skills for independent learning through polling with EchoVideo -Sarah Howe, Murdoch University

• 3pm-3.30pm: Online Learning Preferences among Construction Management Students - Riza Yosia Sunindijo, UNSW Sydney

• 3.30pm-4pm: Transforming Lectures with EchoPoll: Enhancing Engagement, Active Learning and Providing Real-Time Feedback - Luli Faber, The University of Queensland

• 4pm-4.30pm: The Trades Point of View - James Oldfield, Unitec

• 4.30pm-5pm: Innovative Legal Education with EchoVideo’s Quadravision and Monash Law - Lauchlan Pevie, Monash University

5-7pm: Networking Reception, Rydges World Square Sydney

Agenda Day 2: Tue Dec 10

8.30am - 9am: Tea and Coffee, Rydges World Square Sydney

9am - 10.45am:

• 9am-10am: Folders, and the EchoVideo 2025 roadmap - Hannah Petty, Echo360

• 10am-10.45am: AI and VR with the Echosystem, including EchoVideo - Kathryn Stewart, Echo360

10.45am - 11am: Morning Tea, Rydges World Square Sydney

11am - 12.30pm:

• 11am-Midday: Possibilities and pitfalls of generative AI in the future of higher education - Danny Liu, The University of Sydney

• Midday-12.30pm: Embracing Innovation in Teaching: Lessons from Experimentation - Alexandra Ludewig, The University of Western Australia

12.30pm - 1.15pm: Lunch, Rydges World Square Sydney

1.15pm - 3.15pm:

• 1.15pm-2pm: Transforming Classrooms: Echo360, AI and Engagement (Part I) - Brad Hurren, University of Canterbury and Alison Maloney, Echo360

• 2pm-2.30pm: EchoVideo analytics and the LMS - Damyon Wiese, Echo360

• 2.30pm-3.15pm: Leveraging Engagement Analytics for Student Success: A Scalable Approach for Tertiary Educators - Ellie Kay and Jerry Shan, University of Canterbury

3.15pm - 3.30pm: Afternoon Tea, Rydges World Square Sydney

3.30pm - 4.45pm:

• 3.30pm-4pm: EchoVideo and H5P - Mark Hodson, Echo360

• 4pm-4.45pm: Engaging students in pre-work – Interactive Media and Gen AI at the University of Sydney - Kria Coleman, The University of Sydney

6.30pm: Conference Dinner, State Library of NSW