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Showing posts with label Influenza Pandemic. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Influenza Pandemic. Show all posts

Thursday, April 9, 2020

Blended Learning Challenge for the ACS Flatten the Curve Hackathon

The Australian Computer Society is running a Flatten the Curve hackathon , to develop prototypes in 48 hours to counter the COVID-19 Co...

Saturday, April 4, 2020

Plan a Gradual Return to the Classroom with Blended Learning

Most educational institutions had to scramble to convert courses for online delivery due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus . Those educational...

Thursday, April 2, 2020

Better e-Learning Tools for Combating COVID-19 via Zoom

Just gave my first presentation via Zoom video conference this afternoon. This was on " Better e-Learning Tools for Combating COVID...

Sunday, March 29, 2020

Zen Martial Arts Maxims for Online Teaching

To those working hard to move courses online, due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus , remember there is no need to replace every lecture with a...

Saturday, March 28, 2020

Free open source alternatives to Zoom for Videoconferences

I spent much of the week in Zoom based video conferences, only one of which did not work. This is remarkable, given how heavily Zoom is be...

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Tuning Zoom Videoconferencing

Today was my third video conference for the week, Reading the Corona: extraordinary responses during an extraordinary time , hosted by t...

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Use Video Conferences to Keep in Touch But Conserve Bandwidth

Greetings from the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra, where I just took part in the inaugural Virtual Morning Tea (VMT), f...

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About Me

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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