Dr. Amanda Lizier FAITD

Instructional Design Consultant at University of Sydney

Amanda is an experienced learning practitioner with over 17 years’ experience in corporate, not-for-profit, and higher education sectors. She has worked across a wide variety of learning and organisational development roles from instructional and curriculum design and facilitation through to developing and implementing strategic learning and knowledge management frameworks. Amanda’s tertiary qualifications in adult education, psychology, sociology, and social policy along with numerous professional certificates and certifications provide a sound theoretical base for her work. This complements her extensive experience with, and knowledge of, instructional and curriculum design, learning and organisational development strategy, learning needs analysis, developing and delivering learning and organisational development solutions in a corporate environment for both teams and individuals, informal and blended learning strategies, eLearning development and implementation, innovative facilitation techniques, training package and competency development and management, and evaluation and implementation of programs. Amanda has recently completed a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree at University of Technology Sydney researching the experience of learners within complex adaptive organisations. This research adopts complex adaptive systems theory as a theoretical framework through which to investigate workplace learning. This research has provided exciting insights into the experience of learning within complex adaptive organisations and the critical importance of emergence, context and social learning within them. A key area of interest is in how an improved understanding of workplace and professional learning through complexity may support more meaningful business and learner outcomes.