Congratulations to Graham Warburton, MindSpring’s lead teacher from Riccarton High School whose contribution to the development of Class Server has been recognised by Microsoft and have acknowledged him as a Most Valuable Professional (MVP).
As a high user of Class Server, Graham has communicated regularly with the Microsoft Class Server development team and suggested ways Class Server and other educational technologies could work better within schools. Graham also made recommendations on features that should be developed, changed or dropped.
As one of only five Class Server MVP recipients, Graham is delighted with the acknowledgment but says a whole team of teachers from around the country worked together suggesting ways Microsoft could improve the functionality of its educational software solutions.
“I may be the front man but it’s a real team effort with a lot of other teachers pushing the boundaries of teaching and learning with emerging technologies. It’s great that educational innovators in New Zealand have received this recognition from Microsoft,” says Graham.
Microsoft’s Education and Partners in Learning Manager, Nils Beehre, says the award is a huge achievement and one Graham can be very proud of.
“It’s a prestigious award on a worldwide stage and highlights the great work going on in New Zealand around such projects as DigiOps and MindSpring,” says Nils.
Started over 11 years ago, Microsoft’s global MVP programme formally acknowledges people with expertise in Microsoft products who actively share their knowledge and ideas with other Microsoft customers and Microsoft’s research and development teams.
For more information on MVP programme go to https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpexecsum
