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Alison Marshall and Mandy Lacy are students at the University of Sydney, Australia in the Masters Program: Learning Science and Technology. This wiki is their collaborative project for __**evaluating ICT-based learning innovation**__.

Alison Marshall
Alison is a secondary IT teacher who has worked in International School environments for many years, currently working in an International School in Hong Kong; recently leaving a position in Sydney as an eLearning coordinator at a Catholic boys school. As a mature educationalist Alison is aware of the need to understand and manage the significant shifts in student perceptions of technology in learning environments. Developing a better understanding of educational design methodologies and exposure to current IT ideas such as usability (will it work?), effectiveness (is it enhancing learning?) and satisfaction (is it liked?), is crucial to making teaching and learning more rewarding and effective.

Mandy Lacy
Mandy is an organisational development, learning and development specialist with very strong expertise in leadership, human resources, project and change management and workforce development. She is qualified in an organisational psychology and experienced as a coach, leader, professional supervisor, soft skills trainer and facilitator covering all aspects of cultural change, leadership growth, training, needs analysis, learning and development. Mandy is also trained in project and change management methodology. Mandy brings a wealth of experience within the health, corporate and education sectors.

As the Head of Faculty for Health and Community Services at Open Colleges Australia Mandy is able to apply and research learning sciences and technology. www.opencolleges.edu.au Open Colleges is Australia’s oldest and most respected provider of online and distance education courses. There are over 12000 students, 130 online and distance education courses, including an extensive range of nationally recognised Certificates and Diplomas. Flexible learning has been the hallmark. Students can choose to study how and when it suits them and their lifestyle .