Student and Panel Webinar
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ABOUT OUR PANELISTS
ABOUT OUR PANELISTS
Kimberly Hall - Google
Kimberly Hall - Google
Kimberley has over 18 years of teaching and leadership experience across Departments of Education, Primary, Secondary, Higher Ed, as well as working with students with additional needs. Since leaving the classroom, she worked as an eLearning, then Learning and Teaching Advisor with Catholic Education Melbourne and was privileged to have had the opportunity to work with thousands of educators and school leaders. She is currently enjoying the opportunity to collaborate with education systems across the country in her role with the Google for Education team.
She was the first female in Australia to be both a Google for Education Certified Innovator and Certified Trainer and was awarded the Department of Education’s ‘Most Outstanding Graduate Teacher’ early in her career.
Nicci Rossouw - Exaptec
Nicci Rossouw - Exaptec
Nicci is a Robotics solution innovator and disrupter, founder and owner of Exaptec. Exaptec are robotics specialists and they take great pride in professional customer service, consultative approach and service robotics automation solution design capabilities. They also seek and source specialised robots as well as develop custom robotic platforms and robot application software to satisfy niche needs and requirements.
Nicci is a thought leader in the application of Robotics technology and how we as humans interact with robots in a social workplace context.
Nicci is passionate about using technology for wellness and strongly believes that robotic automation will deliver a profound and positive difference to people's lives.
Emily Pendlebury - cyberCX
Emily Pendlebury - cyberCX
Emily was the winner of the Australian Information Security Association (AISA) Tertiary Student of the year 2020
She is the recipient of Optus Cybersecurity Scholarship.
Graduated with a Bachelors of Cybersecurity in 2020 at La Trobe University.
Emily is currently completing her Graduate Program at CyberCX
CyberCX exclusively manages cyber risk, offering a comprehensive set of services: consulting and advisory; governance, risk and compliance; incident response; penetration testing and assurance; security integration and engineering; cloud and identity security; managed security services and cyber security training.
ABOUT OUR STUDENTS
ABOUT OUR STUDENTS
We welcomed students considering their career options and subject selections from three Victorian schools to ask questions of women professionals in Digital Technology related professions.
Our thanks to the students and teachers from Melbourne Girls Grammar School, Ave Maria College and Collingwood College.
Their insightful questions and the panels' answers can be found by viewing the video below. The video lasts for around 50 minutes but there are opportunities to pause at various places to discuss responses and issues raised.
Further resources including a Teachers Guide, Lesson Plan, Student Worksheet and further questions to continue the discussion with students can be found below.
The webinar was introduced by Claire Andrewartha Co-Vice President of DLTV and moderated by Dr. Jo Blanin Senior Lecturer Monash University
KEY QUESTIONS TO DISCUSS
KEY QUESTIONS TO DISCUSS
1. Where do you get your advice regarding careers?
2. Each of the panelists began careers in other fields or substantially changed direction. What might this mean regarding VCE subject selections in year 10? Is it as important as parents, teachers and your peers insist?
3. Nicci Rossouw describes how she is passionate about using technology for wellness. How might you use a career in Digital Technology to pursue a passion you have?
An activity to do together
An activity to do together
As a group collect and share resources you have found useful in your thinking about careers in the Digital Technologies Industry. Share via your school's drive or class online space.
As a group collect and share resources you have found useful in your thinking about careers in the Digital Technologies Industry. Share via your school's drive or class online space.
If your school has access to Google Apps for Education products you could create your own careers google site. Microsoft 365 schools could create a shared OneNote to collaborate
If your school has access to Google Apps for Education products you could create your own careers google site. Microsoft 365 schools could create a shared OneNote to collaborate
teacher SUport materials
teacher SUport materials
Further Questions
Some further questions raised from a viewing of the video could include;
What were some of the skills and dispositions described by the panelists needed to be successful as a female in the DigiTech/ICT profession?
What is meant by and what are 'soft skills'? What role do these 'soft skills' have in the profession?
How might you rate you 'soft skills'?
Why do students believe female participation rates in the Digital Technologies professions so low?
What factors might help to improve the rate of females involved in the profession?
What impact does peer pressure have on subject selection in Secondary School. Who else might influence subject selection?
What are some of the resources available to assist students in their career choices?
What is the research showing regarding female participation rates in the DigiTech/ICT profession?
What are some of the affirmative action programs that could assist girls to consider a career in this field?
What are some of the resources and organisations available to assist students in their career choices?
The research and discussion phase above can be followed or concluded with a class debate on the topic.
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