Award-winning maths teacher and YouTuber Eddie Woo, known to students worldwide as 'Mister WooTube', is a Professor of Practice, Sydney School of Education at Sydney University. Eddie brings his signature, innovative teaching methods to the lecture theatre, where he teaches and mentors teaching students. He also conducts educational research and continues to teach in classrooms part-time. He was formerly an ambassador for the NSW Department of Education. In 2012, Eddie started recording his lessons and uploading them to Youtube - creating 'Wootube'. Since then, he has amassed a following of more than 600,000 subscribers and his videos have been viewed more than 120 million times. In 2018, Eddie was named Australia's Local Hero of the Year and shortlisted as one of the top ten teachers in the world. Eddie remains a trusted and respected educator and communicator, and a star in the media.
He has been profiled twice on 'Australian Story'. He has become the face of an inspiring and successful approach to teaching and, in particular, to demystifying maths. He is the author of Woo's Wonderful World of Maths, Eddie Woo's Magical Maths 1 and 2, and two titles in the Maths Super Sleuth series: Time Out and Team Trouble.