James Corrigan

Engineering & Systems Teacher · Geelong Tech School

2 sessions at SciCon

James designs the engineering challenge programs that Geelong Tech School runs with its 14 partner secondary schools, reaching 3,000 students a year. A former RAAF avionics technician, he came to teaching via a mid-career switch and never quite stopped being a technician — his risk assessments are famously thorough and his kits famously indestructible. His rover challenge was featured on ABC Education.

Sessions

STEMWorkshopFull

Classroom Drones and the Physics of Flight

Thu11:45am–12:45pmStudio 2

24/24 seats
James Corrigan
STEMWorkshop

Micro:bits to Mars Rovers: A Term-Long Engineering Challenge

Fri10:15am–11:15amStudio 2

19/24 seats
James Corrigan

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