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Matthew Hains is an educator at Woodlands International College and the founder of the TechTeachers.co.zawebsite which is positioned as a blog and collaborative resource for CAT teachers and IT teachers.
The avid twitter user and self-described coffee addict has clearly found inspiration in his daily dose of caffeine as he has been working tirelessly since setting up an initial blog in 2013. Almost three years later, this virtual community of computer teachers from across South Africa has transformed itself into the concept of a “living lab”, as Matthew says.
“The site has grown to encompass the creation and sharing of resources by hundreds of teachers working together in a culture of professionalism and recognition of that fact that collaboration leads to greater standards of assessment and teacher development,” he adds.
Asked about making it to the final top ten finalists selected from all those who entered this prestigious Competition this year, Matthew’s response was as succinct as it was enthusiastic – “Awesome!” He said. This dedicated educator is in the running for the ISPA 2015 TechTeacher accolade.
His TechTeacher website – the topic of the project he submitted to be in the running – is well read as he regularly posts useful information specifically geared to his learners. For example, one of the latest posts has a very interesting list showing the best universities for studying IT and Computer Science in South Africa. Very worthwhile for CAT and IT students interested in honing the skills they’ve learnt at high school.
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