School / Work Affiliation:

International College Hong Kong

Blog:

http://rossparker.org

Website:

http://rossparker.org

Twitter:

rossdotparker

About Me:

Ross Parker is a teacher with a passion for engaging students around understanding, using, demystifying and building computer technologies. As a passionate creator of technology, Ross has spent 10 years involved in designing and coding school software. Most recently, Ross has been focusing his coding energies into founding and building Gibbon (https://gibbonedu.org), the open source school platform. In addition to teaching, Ross is responsible for running all technology across his school’s two campuses. As an educator, Ross is committed to giving students the choice and freedom to find their own passion, the support and encouragement to develop understanding and skills, and the intellectual tools and curiosity to make up their own minds about life. As a public speaker Ross has presented a variety of tech-themed content through conferences, workshops, as a panel expert and as a regular on RTHK Radio 3.