Welcome to e-Agenda 2006

Dr Michael Crock, Chair, Executive Council

Director - Information Services, Flexible Learning and Access Services, Griffith University

Michael is Director - Information Services, Flexible Learning & Access Services in the Division of Information Services at Griffith University. He was appointed to this position in February, 1998.

Michael has extensive experience in senior management positions responsible for designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating:

• instructional materials (print, video, audio and computer based) for internal and external diploma, degree and postgraduate courses, adult continuing education courses, and professional training programs for industry;
• integrated instructional technology systems and sub-systems, including interactive multimedia resources, videoconferencing networks, interactive lecturing networks and electronic support services;
• accredited and ongoing professional development programs in the open learning and instructional technologies arenas, as well as bridging and student support programs.

Current applied research and development interests include projects concerned with the identification, quantification and benchmarking of effective solutions for interactive resource-based education and training and models for the effective commercialisation of teaching and learning intellectual property.

Darien Rossiter, Deputy Chair, Executive Council

Cranfield University

Darien has had over twenty years experience working in both the public and private sectors, in education, media, information and communication technology, public relations and business. Her diverse career path as a librarian, media producer, administrator, educational advisor, consultant and researcher, provides a breadth of knowledge and experience that informs her views on new learning approaches and management of organisational knowledge.

She has considerable experience initiating and managing large scale collaborative and commercial projects between higher education, corporate and government institutions, in the role of senior project manager, change manager and principal researcher.

Darien has held senior advisory and management positions at the Australian National University, Film Australia, Griffith University and the Queensland University of Technology.

Darien has recently completed her PhD dissertation on the topic of "Organisational Capacity to Embed Innovation in Higher Education", undertaking extensive case study research across a number of Australian universities. She is currently holding the position of Deputy Director of Information Services at Cranfield University, UK.