Higher Education Whisperer

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Thursday, October 8, 2026

AI Bubble About to Burst?

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It seems I am the last IT professional in Canberra to have heard of Firmus Technologies. Late last night, there was a news report, about an ...
Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Spring in the ANU Fellows Garden

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  Greetings from the Fellows Garden at the Australian National University in Canberra. It is spring and the renovated ANU University House ...

Roundtable on Autonomous Vehicles in Public Transportation

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Singapore’s Public Transport Council (PTC), has invited me to take part in a roundtable on Autonomous Vehicles in Public Transportation , du...
Thursday, September 24, 2026

Should Open AI Directors be on Criminal Hacking Charges?

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Tom Worthington being interviewed about AI hacking. Photo by Emma Davidson, 24 September 2026 The ABC reported that an OpenAI agent hacked a...
Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Systems Transformation Applied to Reforming Universites

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Greeting from the Systems Thinking Forum, at the Australian National University, organised by Dr Charlotte Kendra Gotangco Gonzales . This w...
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Tom Worthington
Canberra, ACT, Australia
Tom Worthington is an independent computer professional, educational design consultant and an Honorary Senior Lecturer in the Research School of Computer Science at the Australian National University. A Certified Professional member of the Australian Computer Society, in 2015 Tom received a national gold Digital Disruptors Award for "ICT Education" and in 2010 was Canberra ICT Educator of the Year. Tom previously worked on IT policy for the Australian Government and in 1999 he was elected a Fellow of the Australian Computer Society for his contribution to the development of public Internet policy. He is a Past President, Honorary Life Member, Certified Professional and a Certified Computer Professional of the society as well as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Tom has a Masters of Education (specializing in Distance Education) from Athabasca University, a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education from the Australian National University and a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment from the Canberra Institute of Technology.
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