Ian Thomson

<p><em>Ian is an educator and a student with a passion for human-centred design and student led innovation. In his ten years as an executive teacher he worked in a range of roles including student engagement, technology and policy development. He is now the Executive director of Curriculum and Pedagogy at the Ed Institute.&nbsp;</em></p><br><p><em>He was nominated for the ACT school leader of the year in 2018,&nbsp;and led educational interventions that received an ACT violence prevention award and an order of Australia recognition.</em></p><br><p><em>He is a Professional Associate at The University of Canberra and his Professional Doctorate was on the use of design thinking in the educational setting.</em></p><p><em>Prior to his work as a teacher Ian worked in TV and cinema with his productions featuring at festivals such as TropFest, Palm Springs, and the Berlin flim festival.</em></p><br><p><a href="http://edinstitute.com.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>edinstitute.com.au</em></a></p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-ed-institute/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-ed-institute/</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>