Dr Margaret Lloyd

mm.lloyd@qut.edu.au

Margaret has worked as a teacher of secondary Art, History, Graphic Communication and Computer Studies in Queensland and Victoria from 1973-1995 interspersed by periods of travel, alternate employment and family leave. She began working at QUT in 1996 as a sessional academic and research assistant obtaining a tenured position in 2001. She lectures in both post- and under- graduate programs focusing on senior secondary computing curriculum. She is currently supervising higher degree students in ICT and related fields. Apart from overall management responsibilities, Margaret manages the oz-teachers professional discussion list and has worked on the Deadly Maths site with ASSISTM partners.

Dr Shaun Nykvist

s.nykvist@qut.edu.au

Shaun graduated with the teaching areas of Mathematics and Home Economics and his first teaching position was in Tambo in rural Queensland. He began lecturing at QUT in 1999 and is responsible for the ICT pathways units for students who specialise in ICT electives as well as an offshore degree program in Malaysia. Shaun's teaching excellence was recently acknowledged with a University $10,000 outstanding contribution award. His PhD thesis (2008) entitled Arguing online: Expectations and realities of building knowledge in a blended learning environment was concerned with online tools in education. Apart from overall management responsibilities, Shaun is responsible for the technical operations of the oz-Teachernet. He has directed, through a small team including James Iseppi, the redevelopment of this site using open source software and principles. Shaun also designed the SSLIDE site as part of an ASSISTM grant.