Jenny McDonald

After studying medicine, Jenny re-trained in computer science at Otago by doing a Diploma for Graduates. She then began working for the Higher Education Development Centre of the University of Otago, and became the director of its Educational Media unit, which works with lecturers to find ways of enhancing teaching and learning through appropriate use of information technology. She writes: "Doing computer science does not mean you will end up consigned to talking to machines all day! I would hate that. Designing solutions to some intriguing problems with a talented team of programmers, designers and AV producers is really rewarding. The best thing is when you evaluate something you have been part of creating and find that it has had a positive impact on students and their teachers."