Laurie O'Donnell is Director of Learning and Technology with Learning and Teaching Scotland. His current remit includes: responsibility for the world leading Glow schools intranet programme; developing innovative practice, including new technologies for learning; and The Scottish Learning Festival. He sees his role as an enabler of educational change and is focussed on improving outcomes for Scotland's children and young people. Laurie is passionate about learning and the supporting role of technology in education. He joined LTS in 2001 to take up the post of Head of Future Learning and Teaching, having previously been ICT education adviser for Dundee City Council. Laurie's professional background is in secondary teaching and school management. He was recently honoured by the George Lucas Educational Foundation as one of Edutopia Magazine's prestigious Global 6 for 2008. He was even more honoured when his daughter sent a text to her friends claiming that her dad was a global hero.