Roussel thrives in the world of tech

Grant Quarry

By Grant Quarry
Published September 2, 2015

Eric Roussel is the eLearning coordinator at Canberra Girls Grammar School. Having married an Australian and migrated from Canada almost two decades ago, he’s been at his school of 1450 students for the last six years.

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This story appeared in the Term 3, 2015 edition of TechnologyEd.

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