Alan O'Donohoe
Teaching children PROGRAMMING not Powerpoint!
Alan O'Donohoe is the principal teacher of ICT at Our Lady's High School, Preston. In January 2011 he realised he needed to stop teaching children Powerpoint and teach computing instead. Now he is trying to persuade others to join him in his mission to TEACH COMPUTING not secretarial skills.
You can read about some of his journey to raise the profile of computing in the curriculum on his blog and follow his tweets. He is passionate about the work of Computing at School and organises local hub meetings for teachers wishing to develop computing in their schools as well as speaking at conferences.
Through Hack To The Future, Alan believes in trying to inspire the digital creators of tomorrow. In 2012, Alan will be offering 'Teach Computing' training for those who want to introduce computing into their curriculum.