VINE Calendar

Re-Inventing the Classroom and New Learning Outcomes
2022-02-25 12:00 - 14:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Lamaro’s Hotel, 279 Cecil Street, South Melbourne, Victoria, 3205, Australia
Join Trident and our guest speaker Brett Salakas, HP Education Ambassador for lunch.
At this event, Brett will present you with contemporary digital pedagogy and experience a first-hand taste of how teachers can effectively use digital practice to craft quality learning experiences for students.
You will also gain insights into the products and services that HP Education have on the roadmap and some financing options from HPE Financial Services to help you with your goals and objectives.
Please RSVP to francisca.davis@spirit.com.au before Tuesday, 22nd February.
About Brett Salakas
Brett is an international keynote speaker, an author, a thought leader and an experienced teacher. He is also the founder of #aussieED, the largest online network of teachers in Australia. Over the past 20 years, Brett has taught in Southeast Asia and Australia. He is passionate about turning educational theory into classroom practice. Brett is all about connection, collaboration and inspiration.

LawSense School ICT Law 2022
2022-03-24 08:30 - 13:30 | Online, Online
Key Agenda Items:

Staff, Student and Parent Data Access and Record Keeping: Optimising Legal Protection and Compliance in Access and Storage for Different Types of Records
Ransomware Attacks and Other Data Breaches: Navigating Your Obligations and Managing Legal Exposure in Working with Third Party Partners
Implementing Effective Approaches to Obtaining Valid Consent from Students and Parents
ICT Contracts in 2022: Key Matters for School ICT Managers to Consider in the Current Risk Environment

Full Agenda and Registration

Breakfast with wellbeing champion, Wayne Schwass
2022-04-05 07:30 - 09:30 | ACMI, Federation Square, Flinders St, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia
Trident and cloud security solutions provider Barracuda are delighted to invite you to breakfast with leading mental health advocate, Wayne Schwass.
A sought-after public speaker and relentless mental health and wellbeing campaigner, Wayne will facilitate a discussion where we can engage in this important conversation, talk openly and honestly about mental health in a safe and supportive environment.
Together with Wayne, we will explore a range of practical strategies, techniques, and tools to help us overcome many of life’s obstacles and thrive in a time of great uncertainty. By adopting these strategies, Wayne will guide us on how we can start developing the language and confidence to begin having these valuable conversations about wellbeing at home and in the workplace.
As founder of the Sunrise Foundation, Wayne has delivered preventative education programs to more than 5,000 secondary school students. This initiative lay the foundations for Wayne’s next social enterprise, PukaUp. This movement is committed to normalising mental health and emotional wellbeing and giving people the opportunity to start their own wellbeing journey with their science-backed, evidence-based course, Foundations of Wellbeing.
So, please join us for coffee, muffins, pastries, an authentic and genuine conversation about mental health and emotional wellbeing, and a healthy dose of Wayne’s unbridled passion, vulnerability, and authenticity.

Register (before March 30)

Australasian Universal Learning Programme Breakfast Briefing
2022-05-16 08:00 - 10:30 | RACV Club, CBD, 501 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia
The purpose of the Breakfast Briefing is to bring together school leaders and educationalists who are deeply interested in creating curriculum, pedagogy and learning opportunities for educating future-ready global citizens. The Universal Learning Programme (ULP) draws on powerful educational research and practice that inform its design, teaching, learning and assessment, and was developed in partnership between the International School of Geneva and UNESCO’s International Bureau of Education (UNESCO‐IBE).
Monday 16th May 2022
8:00am for 8:30am formal start, with proceedings set to conclude at 10:30am.
Register

2022 VINE AGM
2022-05-23 10:00 - 13:00 | Victoria
2022 VINE Annual General Meeting
Monday 23 May at 10:00am
The 2022 VINE AGM will be a hybrid meeting this year, whereby members will have the opportunity to attend at ISV in person or alternatively attend online. A $500 e-gift voucher will be randomly selected for both in person and online members as well as some amazing spot prizes on the day!!
Our special guest speaker is Dr Renee Bartolo. Dr Renee Bartolo from the CSIRO, will talk about a collaborative project with Microsoft focussed on protecting Kakadu National Park, supporting native habitat restoration and the safe rehabilitation of the former Ranger uranium mine. An amazing story of how artificial intelligence is making a positive impact on our world.
Meeting Link
Agenda

Welcome from ISV
Guest Speaker – Dr Renee Bartolo
President Report
Financial Report
Membership Report
Committee Nominations
Networking/Lunch

Lunch will be provided by ISV for those attending on site. Please include any special dietary requirements on the registration form.
We are keen to hear from members interested in joining the VINE Committee. Nominations close by 13 May.
NOMINATION FORM
This year VINE is also providing the facility to vote via proxy. Please complete the following link to place your proxy vote before 18 May.
PROXY FORM

Data in Schools
2022-05-27 08:00 - 17:00 | Online, Online
Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Schools
You are invited to join Fusion5 and Microsoft for this special 1 Hour K-12 Education focused webinar as we share how Microsoft Dynamics 365 has helped to overcome older problems Schools have faced as well as some new ones.
With live demonstrations and real-world examples we will show you how you can simplify multiple data points, improve the student journey and build better relationships and communications with parents with a single source of truth. In this session we will cover:

Critical incident management
Student well-being management
Events, bookings and excursions
Parent portals for easy communication
Digitising forms and moving away from paper-based applications, on boarding and fees

Register

Windows for Education – creativity, productivity and accessibility
2022-05-31 17:30 - 18:30 | Online, Online
This webinar highlights the best of Windows for Education. As the world of education continually changes and grows, Windows devices allow for growth at all levels of education. Windows is the right technology for success, helping to create flexible classroom experiences with speed, easy to set up devices, apps, and amazing integration tools to personalize learning and meet the needs of our diverse learners.
Learn how to navigate the Windows environment for learning and productivity; do more with digital ink; use the best collaborative apps for learning; make Windows accessible to all students
Register

2022 Innovation Showcase (Save the Date)
2022-06-15 09:18 - 22:00 | Eltham College, 1660 Main Rd, Research, Victoria, 3095, Australia

LoopSafe for Schools
2022-07-29 12:00 - 13:00 | Online, Online
On the back of the VINE Technology Showcase, a number of schools requested a further session with LoopSafe. They are running a webinar – details below:
Join LoopSafe for a 15 minute webinar on how the LoopSafe approach is helping schools improve compliance, simplify systems and give real-time peace of mind for student safety.
The LoopSafe ‘integration first’ approach gives schools realtime oversight of exactly who is on campus across visitors, contractors, volunteers, staff and students. It also means that processes can be simplified in one platform, reducing complexity, improving compliance, recovering time and saving costs.
Bring along your questions and challenges for the Q&A session following the webinar.

Contact LoopSafe if you have questions about this event.

Database Meeting
2022-08-02 09:30 - 15:30 | Methodist Ladies College (MLC), 207 Barkers Road, Kew, Victoria, 3101, Australia
DATABASE MEETING
TUESDAY 2ND AUGUST – 9:30AM
Methodist Ladies College (MLC), Kew
AGENDA

9.30
Arrival and Coffee

9.45
Welcome and Intro

9.50
Tim O’Leary from Education Data Talks
“The Potential Power of Data: What’s Possible, What’s Preventing U”

10.50
Steve Mason from Kolbe Catholic College
A new set of eyes bringing data expertise to K-12

11.20
Michael Woods and Brett Graham from Flinders Christian Community College
The data journey continues for Flinders

11.50
Sponsor – Centorrino
Case Study on data support during times of staff shortage & data analytics alternative

12.00
Data Round Table – Data Analytics

12.30
Lunch

1.00
Microsoft
Hear how Dynamics is changing the data and systems landscape

1.30
PWC
An alternative to your student management system using Microsoft Dynamics

2.00
Greg Plum and Evan Bailey from St Michaels
Learnings so far from exploring a move of student management systems

2.30
Carlos Padilla from ISV
What is next in data from ISV

2.40
Panel – Future of SIS

3.00
Round Table on SIS/Dynamics

3.30
Conclusions

EduTech 2022
2022-08-10 - 2022-08-11 | Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre, 1 Convention Centre Pl, South Wharf, Victoria, 3006, Australia
EduTECH is the largest trade show and conference for the entire education lifecycle across Australia. Get ready to reconnect in-person at the meeting place for the brightest and most innovative minds in the industry.
VINE members get a 50% discount – login and go to the VINE member forum to see the code!

All things strategic - VINE/ASBA Meeting
2022-08-26 09:30 - 15:18 | Scotch College, 1 Morrison St, Hawthorn, Victoria, 3122, Australia
Agenda
9.15 Arrival and Coffee
9.30 Welcome and Intro
9.40 The state of the industry and how to attract and retain staff
Peter Martinis (Hays Recruitment)
10.10 Morning Tea
10.40 What does the Queensland benchmarking survey tell us?
Ian Quartermaine (Independent Schools Qld)
11.40 Panel – When and why you leverage extended support/specialist services
12.00 Lunch and networking
12.45 Leadership Recharge – Complex decision fatigue & surge capacity
Dr Janet Smith (NESLI)
1.15 Securing the confidence of your Board (TBC)
Claire Pales and Anna Leibel (The Secure Board)
1.45 Break
2.00 Why you need to manage security up
Craig Somerville (Somerville)
2.30 Getting your insurance posture right
TBC (Catholic Church Insurance)
3.00 Are you ready for a cyberattack – why you need a Cyber Response Plan
Steve Archibald (Carey) & Grant Haroway (Seige Break)
3.30 Final panel and wrap up (conclusion 3.45pm)

Melbourne P-12 Canvas User Group
2022-08-30 09:00 - 11:00 | Yarra Valley Grammar, Kalinda Rd, Ringwood, Victoria, 3134, Australia
Hi Everyone! Paul from the Canvas Priority Services CSM team will be in Melbourne briefly at the end of this month and we thought it would be a great opportunity for us to get together for a P-12 Canvas user group. Phil from Yarra Valley Grammar has kindly offered to host the user group from 9am-11am on Tuesday the 30th of August.
We’d love to be able to get everyone together from across Melbourne to share what they are doing in Canvas. There will be some merch for those who can attend on the day. 🙂
If you could fill in the form below to indicate whether you can or cannot attend, that would be wonderful. That way we can make sure to have an appropriately sized space on the day.

LawSense School ICT Law 2022
2022-09-06 12:00 - 16:45 | Online, Online
Examining the Limits of Rights, Obligations and Liability in Monitoring Staff and Student Activity, Including Outside School

Interpreting key laws applying to the monitoring of students and staff, including obligations to protect student and staff wellbeing and child protection obligations
Monitoring outside school hours:

exploring the extent of your obligations to monitor student activity on school or BYOD devices or platforms outside school hours. What are your obligations where students are using their own applications?
what access and control should parents be given?
understanding your rights in monitoring staff conduct
exploring rights and obligations in monitoring students or staff social media

Monitoring software, fuzzy logic and AI – understanding when a school may be overreaching
Examining potential liability where wellbeing issues flagged by monitoring software are misinterpreted, missed or not acted upon in a timely manner

Privacy, Confidentiality and Record Keeping: Navigating Current Rights and Obligations and Implementing Protocols, Checks and Limits to Ensure Compliance

Outlining key privacy and confidentiality rights and obligations applying in schools
Personal data collected by external platforms or apps used by students – understanding the extent of the school’s obligations to assess and monitor legal compliance

Information Access within a School

Examining different access considerations that can apply within schools – access to:

student records
staff records
wellbeing/counselling/psychology records
medical records
other school records

Exploring protocols, checks and supports to ensure legal compliance, including for managing IT staff access to records

Access By Students and Parents

Examining what information should be accessible by students and parents
Navigating information access and separated parents – key pitfalls to consider
Exploring protocols, checks and limits in managing parent access

Document Storage, Retention and Destruction

Outlining laws applying to document storage and retention in schools
Managing records in different formats – email, text, social media, paper
Clarifying what types of documents need to be kept and for what period
Understanding your obligations to destroy or de-identify particular data
Exploring measures to accurately classify or categories documents to assist compliance with document destruction and retention requirements

Cyber-Attack and Data Breach Case Studies: Examining and Learning from Recent Incidents in Schools and Understanding the Limits of Liability
Data Breaches and Impacts from Cyber Attacks

Exploring cyber-attacks experienced by schools and how they were managed including:

potential legal exposure of the school and third-party providers
school and service provider responses, including managing legal obligations regarding data
responsiveness of insurance policies
lessons learned and improvements implemented

Data Breaches by The School

Understanding when an incident is a reportable data breach
Reviewing and learning from case studies of data breaches by schools

ICT Contracts in 2022: Key Matters for School ICT Managers to Consider in the Current Risk Environment

Outlining key issues and clauses to consider in school ICT contracts in 2022
Implementing clauses to:

protect the school from unreasonable price increases
optimise service quality and responsiveness
manage data retention, privacy and any data breaches
provide effective dispute resolution processes

External contract staff:

manage child safety obligations
should you obtain NDA’s from each staff member and what should be covered?

G Suite Enterprise for Education Info Session
2022-09-16 15:45 - 17:00 | Online, Online
This session being run by Google will address the impending September 30 conclusion of free access for Education and the next steps.
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G Suite Enterprise for Education allows you to upgrade your digital environment with advanced security controls and enhanced collaboration tools to elevate teaching and learning.
If you have been wanting to learn more and have the opportunity to ask questions about the premium features and enhancements available, then join us on September 16th at 3:45pm AEST
This session is open to school leaders, teachers, trainers or IT leads who would like to learn more.
Register here

Power BI with Gold Partners Fusion 5
2022-09-29 | Microsoft Southbank Offices, Level 5, 4 Freshwater Place, Southbank, Victoria, 3006, Australia
It seems everyone is talking about data and dashboards. Do you want to know more?
Microsoft is presenting an opportunity for VINE members to attend a full day workshop on Power BI with Gold Partners Fusion 5
The session is aimed at those relatively new to Power BI, and topics include:

Connect to, import, and transform data from a variety of sources.
Define business rules and KPIs.
Explore data with powerful visualization tools.
Build stunning reports with Power BI.
How to share dashboards with your team and business partners, and publish them to the web.

Members will not only have an opportunity to learn from facilitators, but network and share with other schools heading down this path.
Register by clicking here – places are limited.
We will confirm your registration and additional details closer to the event. Please email admin@vine.vic.edu.au with any queries.

Digital technologies, Data & Schools
2022-10-20 16:00 - 17:30 | Online, Online
This is a research dissemination event which Monash are holding for Victorian teachers, school leaders and IT professionals. The event is free of charge and will give participants the opportunity to discuss current trends, issues and priorities that are currently emerging in the area of data and digital technologies in schools.
We have guest speakers representing local teachers, IT firms and academic researchers, and a Q&A discussion hosted by the journalist Jon Faine.

ISQ ICT Managers' Forum
2022-10-21 08:45 - 16:00 | Online, Online
A one-day forum for ICT managers and coordinators featuring virtual presentations from vendor and educational presenters. It
offers informative sessions on emerging trends and technologies for ICT professionals in the education sector.
This event runs live in Brisbane, but Victorian schools can join virtually to hear presentations. Thanks to ISQ for sharing details of this event and making it available to Victorian schools
People wishing to attend virtually will need to register for ISQ’s events system (this costs $33)

Download the full agenda.

VINE EVENT: Teaching with Tech
2022-11-03 | Melbourne Girls Grammar, 86 Anderson Street, South Yarra, Victoria, 3141, Australia
VINE’s Teaching with Tech meeting targets teacher use of technology in K-12 schools. This time we’re honing in on hybrid learning and teaching and have a range of presentations, panels and discussions exploring the topic. Check out the agenda below and join us at Melbourne Girls Grammar School.
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Agenda

9.15
Arrival and Coffee

9.30
Welcome and Intro

9.45
Keynote: Dr David Kellermann (UNSW)
An exploration hybrid teaching at UNSW

10.45
Discussion: What does hybrid learning and teaching look like in K-12 schools?

11.00
Morning Tea

11.15
Educators Panel: What is the future of the LMS in K-12 Schools?

11.45
Discussion: What are the biggest challenges and wins with your LMS/teaching tools at the moment?

12.15
Toby Jones (Learning Vault): Life-long learning through Digital Credentials

12.45
Hassan Baickdeli (Lenovo): Enabling hybrid learning

13.15
Lunch and Networking

14.00
Stuart Deane (Trinity Grammar): Quick wins – some tools you might not know about

14.30
Kevin Daly (DLTV): Every teacher is a digital teacher

15.00
Discussion: How do we best support Digital Learning and ensure your staff and students have the necessary skills?

15.30
Recap and conclusion

15.45
Offsite networking for those who are interested

VINE EVENT: Are you really secure?
2022-11-09 | Microsoft Southbank Offices, Level 5, 4 Freshwater Place, Southbank, Victoria, 3006, Australia
Our term 4 technical focus is on all things security. We have a great line up of school case studies, vendors and consultants to help IT staff navigate the increasing security challenges schools are presented with. Check out the agenda below and join us at Microsoft.
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Agenda

9.00
Arrival and Coffee

9.15
Security and the Law (Jason Newman & Nitesh Patel)

10.15
Client Case Study: Nossal HS / MWTG / Rapid 7

10.45
Discussion: What breach protocols do you have in place?

11.00
Morning Tea

11.30
Sentinel SIEM deep dive (Microsoft)

12.30
Panel – What’s keeping you awake at night?

13.00
Lunch

13.30
Lacework – Old school cloud security isn’t cutting it for the modern era

14.00
Cohesity – Defend and rapidly recover from Ransomeware attacks

14.30
Microsoft – M365 Information Security

15.30
VMWare can help reduce your security complexity and extend detection and response capability

16.00
Networking Drinks

You’re Invited – Black Panther 2: Private Screening
2022-11-10 17:00 - 20:30 | Village Gold Class – Crown Casino, Shop 50, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank VIC 3006, Southbank, Victoria, 3006, Australia
Seats are limited to the first 15 IT Managers who register for the event.

Movie Premiere – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Juniper and 5G Networks would like to invite IT Managers who are part of VINE to the premier of the highly anticipated movie Black Panther 2: Wankanda Forever. Come meet the team and join us for an evening of popcorn, movie, dinner and more at the Village Cinema Gold Glass at Crown Casino.Seats are limited so register early to avoid missing your seat.
We would also like to take this opportunity to share with you how we have been supporting the education sector with their IT network and WIFI challenges. A good example would be Alamanda’s College push to an Experience First AI-Driven Network Operations. You can find out more here.
The team is looking forward to meeting up with you, so register now as seats are limited*.

Date: Thursday, 10th Nov
Time: 5:15pm – 8:30pm
Venue: Village Cinemas Crown, 8 Whiteman Street Southbank VIC 3006
Movie Hall: Crown Casino – GC 1

*Note: This exclusive invite is personal and NOT transferable.

Register Now!

For any enquiries, please reach out to:

Chris La Fontaine
Channel Partner Sales Manager

Juniper Networks Australia Pty Limited
ABN 36 091 016 312
t: +61 3 9655 8399 | m: +61 406 382 674| f: +61 3 9655 8390 |e: clafont@juniper.net
o: Level 26, ANZ Tower, 55 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia
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CoET Term 4 Meeting
2022-11-18 09:00 - 13:00 | Novotel on Collins, 270 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia
This Term CoET will take a close look at our practices as they relate to Audio Visual and engage in a scenario-based simulation of a realistic cyber security incident led by Aarnet.

CompNow Christmas Drinks
2022-12-08 15:00 - 17:00 | CompNow, 352 Ferntree Gully Road, Notting Hill, Victoria, 3168, Australia
Eat, drink & collaborate with chilled beer on tap in a unique mobile Irish pub.
Enjoy a see it to believe it experience with CompNow. An afternoon to see out the year and celebrate 2022. We will be connecting, collaborating and knowledge-sharing over a selection of beers, wines, spirits and liqueurs from an extensive menu. A wide range of popular beers or craft beers and finger food.
Hosted by CompNow’s Melbourne Sales & Engineering staff from the Corporate & Education Team and our partner Extreme Networks.
Space is limited, register now so you don’t miss your spot.
Register : Christmas Drinks with CompNow + Extreme Networks Tickets, Thu 08/12/2022 at 3:00 pm | Eventbrite

Cancelled – VINE Christmas Party
2022-12-15 13:00 - 17:00 | Victoria

Teaching with Tech
2023-01-24 09:30 - 15:00 | Kardinia International College, 29-31 Kardinia Drive, Bell Post Hill, Victoria, 3215, Australia
Save the date….event details to follow

2023 Launch
2023-02-22 16:00 - 18:30 | Haileybury City Campus, 383 King Street Melbourne, Haileybury City Campus, 383 King Street Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, 3134, Australia
This event will allow our sponsors the opportunity to connect with our members and provide over $2,000 of amazing door prizes and giveaways. If you previously registered for our cancelled Christmas party and donated to the Smith Family, you will automatically go into the draw. Other opportunities to enter will also be available with your attendance on the night. Famous cartoonist Phil Bower will also be there on the night to provide fun caricatures along with a roving magician to provide a bit of entertainment. So come along for a drink, nibble, network and fun! Click invite to RSVP.

AI Discussion Forum
2023-02-23 16:30 - 18:00 | HP Customer Welcome Centre Melbourne, 234 Collins Street #Level 2, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Victoria, Australia
HP with Intel openly invite educators to meet, network and discuss AI and its ramifications for education at the HP Customer Welcome Centre.
Come and be spoilt with a bite to eat and some refreshments as we together explore what Generative AI tools like ChatGPT mean for education. This free event will be an open discussion forum where we explore various aspects and impacts of AI in a friendly environment with other curious educators.

IT IQ Webinar: Modernise the student journey with Dynamics 365
2023-03-02 12:00 - 13:00 | Online, Online
Join our webinar with partner KPMG where we will explore how Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Education enables schools to:

Service students by developing a 360-degree view of the student and leveraging analytics to surface actionable insights that align with strategic priorities.
Retain students by efficiently resolving issues, making recommendations on how to solve problems, and even identifying issues before they arise.
Recruit new students by streamlining the student experience, processing applications efficiently and identifying recruitment programs that are achieving strong engagement with prospective students.
Attract new families by empowering schools to plan and deliver marketing campaigns and events across a range of modern channels, while measuring campaign engagement and responses.
Manage every aspect of alumni and stakeholder management, including communications, events, mentor programs and fundraising.

Got a question? Get the answers you need during the Live Q & A session. You can anonymously engage with our expert to get live answers and provide real-time feedback.

CoET Term 1 Meeting
2023-03-17 08:00 - 13:00 | Victoria

CompNow / SOPHOS - K-12 Lunch & Learn - ** Limited Spots Available **
2023-03-21 12:00 - 15:00 | Victoria
CompNow along with Sophos have a very limited number of seats available for a lunch and learn session towards the end of March.

Hosted by Brett North, Compnow’s Southern Region Manager – K12, you can hear from Mat Stone, Sophos Major Account Executive and Chris Goldsmith, Sophos Team Lead Sales Engineer who will be sharing the latest in cybersecurity and threat detection & response.

If the event is of interest to you then please reach out to Brett North directly either via email, brett.north@compnow.com.au or mobile, 0402 599 788 and full details will be provided.

Spots are extremely limited so if this is of genuine interest to you, please be quick to flag your interest.
