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About Me

Born in the UK in 1973, I moved to Australia in 1987. I graduated from Macquarie University with a BA (hons) in Philosophy before moving to Japan in 1995 to teach ESL. After 12 months in Kobe I moved to Europe, living first in Brussels, then London, then Frankfurt. I returned to Australia in 2003, and have since completed an MA (English), and published poems and short stories in Australian and overseas journals.

Location:
Australia, Blue Mountains, Nsw
Current organization:
Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School
Current role:
Manager, Integrated Learning Support
Gender:
Male
Areas of expertise:
TESOL Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Education Management, Creative Writing
I am:
Educator/Teacher
My website links:
Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School
Universities:
The University of Sydney, Macquarie University - Sydney
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I'm passionate about

Education, literature, ideas.

An idea worth spreading

'Mixology' - for those who recognise the importance of ideas, are excited to learn new things, and who seek out connections to each other.

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Interesting things.

My TED Story

I've known about TED for several years, but 2012 was a watershed. Two things happened - some of my students started to recommend talks that had informed their learning, and I would then have to grapple with certain ideas in my lectures and tutorials. One student - he knows who he is! - would email links to me during my lecture, with comments such as, Mr Billingham, you really need to see this...Secondly, we renovated our home - TED talks were the perfect accompaniment to hours of painting. Now, in February 2013, my colleague Monica Gragg and I, with a group of talented Events Management students, are organizing TEDxBMIHMS....

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