Mitchell Woellner Project Team Leader Microsolve, Wollongong NSW Australia 12th February 2012 Marg O'Connell E-Learning Designer Independent Consultant Perth, Western Australia 28th January 2012 "...I've known Alex in a professional capacity for over five years and have been consistently impressed with his forward-looking views on teaching and learning. He holds the learner at the centre of his work, championing inclusive education practices enhanced by educational technology. His skill and confidence in researching, developing and implementing educational technologies is second to none. I had the pleasure of working with Alex on the 2007 NSW Learnscope E-learning Showcase, along with others, and was impressed with his collaborative nature, relentless work ethic, and his attention to detail. Alex has an ease with people of all levels and backgrounds. He enjoys and promotes critical discussions about the effective use of technology in teaching, learning and society and has, in my mind, been at the forefront of emerging educational technologies, as a leader in teaching and learning innovation in Australia, for the past decade." Principal Policy Officer Office of Communities Department of Education and Communities Sydney, Australia 9th January 2012 "...I’ve known Alex as a work colleague and friend for 5 years. He is smart, capable and thoughtful. Alex is a digital media expert who is well-known in those circles and keeps up-to-date, well at the forefront really, of media innovation and flexible learning. He has a large network of contacts and unusually good communication skills. His background in fine arts and in teaching probably contributes to his great presentation skills and ability to adapt to individual learning styles. I know that Alex is diligent and well prepared and I respect him highly." Pierre Mol E-Learning Instructional Designer Kaplan Higher Education Sydney, Australia 29th November 2011 “Alex and I have always worked well together. His experience and ability to understand complex scenarios is exemplary. He has a very wide range of online skills that he can apply with ease to a range of business solutions. I have witnessed Alex successfully apply a remarkable resourcefulness to many difficult management decisions.” Anne Paterson E-Learning Instructional Designer MyCreative Vision Pty. Ltd Sydney, Australia 26th October, 2011 “...Alex has a track record in managing and implementing IT solutions in the education industry. As a service provider Alex offers his customers the highest integrity and is consistent and reliable in following through with all of their needs. Outstanding creativity, commitment and service are brought to a clients requirements. Nothing is too much trouble and everything has to be just right! Alex brings an academic as well as a practitioners and artists viewpoint to all of his projects! A combination that inventive and cutting edge results.” Simon Brown Educational Leader- New Learning Technologies SkillsTech Queensland, Australia 26th October, 2011 “...Alex consistently amazes with his creative vision, backed up by hard work and attention to detail.” Aaron Pont Educational Designer Canberra Institute of Technology Canberra, Australia 31st October 2011 "....Alexander has been instrumental in the development of Point of View and Educational Design innovation at Canberra Institute of Technology. Alexander has provided his experience, knowledge and skills to a a very wide audience and is well regarded in the Education sector, both in Australia and internationally. He is unique in his ability to articulate complex ideas into laymens terms as well as being able to persuade and influence Executives in terms consistent with high level administration and Strategic Planning. I have worked with Alexander for 4 years and will continue to keep him in my circle of respected and trustworthy colleagues. I heartily recommend Alexander for any organisation that requires personable and skilled professional." Dan Kisumbi Executive Officer Australasian Disability Professionals (ADP) Sydney, Australia August 2011 "...I met Alex in August 2010, and worked with him over the following year in my role as Executive Officer of ADP. ADP is a membership organisation with members spread over Australia and New Zealand. Alex was tasked with developing various ICT systems for ADP that would allow synchronous, interactive and fluid communication across our membership. Alex supported us in the development of a synchronous and interactive web conferencing platform that was utilised for various strategic meetings and conferences and events we facilitated. Alex also developed a professional networking platform that allows our members to interact and network with each other 24 hours per day, using a range of media including video / audio, file and video sharing and online group development / facilitation. Throughout my work with Alex I have found him to be not only to be consistently working to a high professional standard, but also found his ability to teach, train and guide the members and myself to be competent and fluent in these systems in a user friendly way outstanding. Alex is clearly a national leader in the development of ICT systems, and through his efforts has successfully integrated various ICT systems that gives us that cutting edge technology that allows us to interact and service our members needs most effectively." Associate Professor Katina Michael Faculty of Informatics School of Informations Sciences & Technology The Institute for Innovation in Business and Social Research (IIBSOR) University of Wollongong, Australia July 2011 "...Alexander Hayes is a dynamic educator who brings with him a rich multi-disciplinary background to his love of ICTs and education practice. Without a doubt, Alexander is one of Australia 's finest networked learning designers. Alexander has the ability to break down barriers, ask the right questions, and use cutting edge technologies that bring real value to relationships in communities of practice. Alexander is a lead innovator who has integrity to his discipline, a deep strategic thinker who possesses operational-level capabilities who thrives on multi-tasking. What I admire most about Alexander is that he does all that he imagines he will do with new technology - shaping it to meet his needs and those of the people around him." Robyn Jay E-Learning Designer Independent Consultant July 2011 "...Alex Hayes is a leader in the fields of mobile and networked learning solutions within the adult education sectors. With skills in both pedagogy and educational technologies/ ICTs, and experience across a wide range of educational contexts including remote Indigenous communities, he is well placed to guide organisational change and strategic planning. In the 5 years I have worked with Alex he has proved to be an artistic, innovative, resourceful, reliable individual with extensive connections and broad life skills. Alex works especially well where initiative and innovation are embraced within vibrant, active teams. I can highly recommend Alex and happily act as referee as he moves forward in his career." Geoff Lubich Products Manager Streamfolio Pty. Ltd. June 2011 "...I have worked with Alexander Hayes as a Director and Employee with the development of our company Streamfolio Pty. Ltd. within which he has been instrumental in operations management, development and client engagement with our online e-commerce and client information platforms. His dynamic and inquisitive nature has ensured that our progress as a company maintains relevance with our target audience. Alex has also been the driving force behind the AUPOV, a bi-annual event which has attracted participants from educational and training organisations as well as commercial development and retail industry representation. Alex is also the co-founder creation of MobilizeThis and has been instrumental to the success of this Charles Darwin University hosted event since 2005. It has been a privilege to work with Alex, both on a personal and professional level with a long term future assured as he interrogates via sustained research the underpinning ethos of learner engagement using wearable technologies." Fiona Baker 'Powerful Skills' Team Leader Country Energy Australia December 2008 "...Hi Alex, just wanted to wish you all the best for your new endeavours and hope all goes really well with your business. Thanks again for all your work and I appreciate all the help & leadership you have given me and shown to others at Country Energy over the last 6 months....... also your patience, its been fun. Good luck with everything and talk to you soon." Michael Coghlan Educational E-Learning Leader TAFE South Australia November 2008 "...Alexander Hayes is at the cutting edge of e-learning innovation, is multi-skilled in the areas of learning design, mobile content development, web design and online community development. With an ability to quickly translate ideas into reality he is one of the few educators I know who has a keen intellectual grasp of the implications of mobile learning and the practical skills to realize them with a proven track record of realizing e-learning initiatives in a diverse range of contexts." Peter Holden Training Manager National & Industry Initiatives NSW Department of Education Centre for Learning Innovation December 2005 "...Alexander achieved outstanding results for our organization, facilitating professional development workshops and one-to-one training. Alexander is adept at mapping future directions with Senior Management and has provided a clear direction for building our capacity in mobile learning technologies and related pedagogy." |