Christina Preston, Founder of MirandaNet, has long been an advocate for using advanced technologies both as a catalyst for change in teaching and learning and as a force for international understanding between teaching professionals. In 1998 she won the European Women of Achievement Award for humanitarian efforts in developing the Anglo-Czech alliance with the Chair of Czech Miranda, Bozena Mannova. MirandaNet Fellows are establishing linked professional development communities with colleagues in Chile, Czech Republic, Eire, Poland, Japan, and Russia.
Christina Preston is a Senior Research Associate in Assessment, Guidance and Effective Learning at the Institute of Education, University of London. She is also a Director of the Association of Writers and Computing, a Member of the British Computer Society and an advisor to the Czech government Information Society Programme.
She consults with Brazilian, Czech, Chilean and UK government agencies and is working on EU management of change ICT projects in the Czech Republic, Mauritius and Bulgaria. She writes for the Independent the Times, the Times Higher and Times Educational Supplements and publishes for Routledge and Ablex.