John Connell is an Education Strategist and Business Development Manager working for Cisco across the Emerging Markets, covering Latin America, Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Russia and the Caucasus.  He worked for 25 years in the public sector in Scotland, at all levels of education: teacher, headteacher, local government education officer, national policy adviser and national project Director.

For 6 years, John led the world-class Scottish Schools Digital Network project, now known as Glow (see www.glowscotland.org.uk).  Glow is the national schools intranet, digitally linking Scotland's 800,000 educators and pupils, and comprises a national broadband network, national content delivery network and a national learning platform. The learning platform is entirely web-based and includes a virtual learning environment, collaborative environment and national identity management system.

John has spoken at many events and conferences across the world about the conjunction of education and technology.  Most recently, he spoke in Australia, Thailand, Costa Rica, Azerbaijan, Slovakia, and the UK.   

He is also a well-known voice in the world of educational blogging (see: www.johnconnell.co.uk/blog/). 

QUALIFICATIONS

MA (Hons) Politics - Edinburgh University.

MBA - Edinburgh University Management School

M.Ed (Educational & Information Technology) - Aberdeen University

Post-Graduate Certificate in Education - Craigie College (now part of the University of the West of Scotland)

E-Learning Alliance - Dundee, Scotland September 2009 - Convivial Learning in a Tangled World

eLearning 2.0 Conference - Brunel University - July 2009 - There's Good eLearning and there's Bad eLearning: how do we tell one from the other

Australian College of Educators - Geelong Grammar School, Victoria - April 2009 - The Joy of Learning: Convivial Education in a Connected World

Central University of Venezuela - Caracas - June 2008 - Full day workshop

SECOND LIFE – Cisco Tech Chat, April 2008 -  Learning 2.0: The Power of Learning in a Networked World

Omar Dengo Foundation - San Jose, Costa Rica - October 2007 - Emergent Education: the power of learning in a networked world

ACEL – Sydney, Australia, Oct 2007 – Re-Framing Education for the 21st Century

ASLA – Adelaide, Australia, Oct 2007 - Dr Laurel Anne Clyde Memorial Address – Education and transformation for the 21st Century

ICETA – Kosice, Slovakia, Sept 2007 – Emerging e-Learning Technologies