Ross Alexander
Ross is the Digital Content Advisor at CORE.
Ross was a classroom teacher for 13 years before taking on the role of site manager at Te Kete Ipurangi. This role involved both the technical management and development of the website, as well as working with teachers, principals, the Ministry of Education, managing a team of online editors, Māori language translator, web developers, and information managers.
Prior to working with CORE Education, Ross worked as a contract project manager on several large Ministry of Education online projects within the TKI platform.
Ross balances his current role of Digital Content advisor with teaching two days per week at Owhiro Bay School – working with students and teachers to integrated ICT into the school curriculum.
Ross is able to combine a sound technical knowledge of the tools available to us today, with a practical understanding of the needs of students, teachers, and schools to integrate these tools into effective learning programmes.
- Alexander, R. (2011) Te Kete Ipurangi - Ten Years On. eLearnings: implementing a national strategy for ICT in Education, 1998–2010. CORE Education
- Alexander, R. (2011) ICTPD – Closing the Gaps. eLearnings: implementing a national strategy for ICT in Education, 1998–2010. CORE Education
- Alexander, R. (2001) Developing an IT Plan – Teaching and Learning Professional. New Zealand Computers in Schools - University of Otago College of Education.
- Alexander, R. (2000) The Information Superhighway – Finding the On-ramp. New Zealand Computers in Schools. University of Otago College of Education.
I am passionate about learning – learning for the young, for the old, and for everyone in between. I strongly believe that the tools we now have at our fingertips will radically change the way that we think about learning, and will challenge our beliefs in how schools operate.
Working with the teachers and students at Owhiro Bay School provides me with a practical, hands-on context in which to implement e-learning in the curriculum, and to reflect on what is required within our schools to make the most of these opportunities.
Living in a small hillside house with views into Wellington Harbour and Cook Strait, I am a passionate Wellingtonian.
My interests are travel, music, motorcycling, brewing, and the endless battle of maintaining a garden in what can, at times, be a harsh but lovely environment.
