Dr Christina Preston, retired Professor of Education Innovation, has been at the forefront of education and technology since the 1980s when she led a group of teachers who wrote SCOOP and NEWSNET, funded by BT: the first adventure games to teach children about IT.

The MirandaNet Fellowship that she founded in 1992 became a global thought leader in edtech with over 1,400 members in 80 countries. At the core of the members’’ philosophy was the sharing of knowledge and change management based on grassroots evidence. The members worked with edtech companies, charities and governments to support teachers researching into the impact of technology and learning in classrooms. MirandaNet Fellows have transferred in 20213 to the Technology, Pedagogy and Education Association (TPEA). However, all the research reports on teachers'  findings for the global community can be found on the archived website: www.mirandanet.ac.uk.

Christina has won 5 international awards for her contribution to education innovation and community of practice development. She is active on Naace BOM and the  Technology, Pedagogy and Education Association committee and an  editor of the new  Advancing Education Journal that is now run jointly by Naace and TPEA.