Tom Worthington
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Tom Worthington is an independent computer professional, educational design consultant and a part time university lecturer in computing.
Greetings from the Australian National University, where Ivan Ang testing AI in cars. Recently I purchased a low cost car with camera & radar for autonomous breaking, adaptive cruse control & lane keeping. How well are they tested? blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2025/12/test...
Testing the Saftey of Smart Cars
Tips on course design, teaching and research, for university and colleges, by Tom Worthington, the Higher Education Whisperer.
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December 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Greetings from the Australian National University, where Ivan Ang testing AI in cars. Recently I purchased a low cost car with camera & radar for autonomous breaking, adaptive cruse control & lane keeping. How well are they tested? blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2025/12/test...
Greetings from the Professional Standards Forum of the Professional Standards Councils. Today's forum is on AI, with Dr Ryan Payne, University of Canberra. It occurred to me that we could use AI to make a safer social media for children. blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2025/12/aust...
Australian Professional Standards Forum
Tips on course design, teaching and research, for university and colleges, by Tom Worthington, the Higher Education Whisperer.
blog.highereducationwhisperer.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Greetings from the Professional Standards Forum of the Professional Standards Councils. Today's forum is on AI, with Dr Ryan Payne, University of Canberra. It occurred to me that we could use AI to make a safer social media for children. blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2025/12/aust...
Greetings from the last First Wednesday of the year at Canberra Innovation Network. at Ken Kroeger just pitched ACTivate Capital. He is not exactly new to the process. ;-) blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2025/12/new-...
New Canberra Innovation Fund
Tips on course design, teaching and research, for university and colleges, by Tom Worthington, the Higher Education Whisperer.
blog.highereducationwhisperer.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Greetings from the last First Wednesday of the year at Canberra Innovation Network. at Ken Kroeger just pitched ACTivate Capital. He is not exactly new to the process. ;-) blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2025/12/new-...
Greetings from Tasa Cafe at the Australian National University. I wandered over for a coffee. After I am planning to make a training video, then attended a seminar on AI warfare tactics. The teaching year may be over, but there is still much to do. blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2025/12/netw...
Networking the Old Way
Tips on course design, teaching and research, for university and colleges, by Tom Worthington, the Higher Education Whisperer.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Greetings from Tasa Cafe at the Australian National University. I wandered over for a coffee. After I am planning to make a training video, then attended a seminar on AI warfare tactics. The teaching year may be over, but there is still much to do. blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2025/12/netw...
Greetings from the Australian National University's China Update on China's digital economy, innovation, finance and growth. This has implications for geopolitics. Mass produced AI powered drones come to dominate warfare in the next decade. blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2025/11/chin...
China's Digital Economy and Moore's Law
Tips on course design, teaching and research, for university and colleges, by Tom Worthington, the Higher Education Whisperer.
blog.highereducationwhisperer.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Greetings from the Australian National University's China Update on China's digital economy, innovation, finance and growth. This has implications for geopolitics. Mass produced AI powered drones come to dominate warfare in the next decade. blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2025/11/chin...
I suggest the Australian Government send the world's largest battery powered ship to Türkiye, as a venue for climate change negotiations. During the Sydney Olympics another Incat Tasmania built ship was used as "Business Club Australia". blog.tomw.net.au/2025/11/patc...
Despatch Australian Made World's Largest Battery Ship to Istanbul as Climate Talk Venue
Tips on technology, travel and lifestyle, by Tom Worthington, the Net Traveler.
blog.tomw.net.au
November 19, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I suggest the Australian Government send the world's largest battery powered ship to Türkiye, as a venue for climate change negotiations. During the Sydney Olympics another Incat Tasmania built ship was used as "Business Club Australia". blog.tomw.net.au/2025/11/patc...
Was surprised there was no Wikipedia entry about #asbestos in play sand in Australia, closing 70 schools. So I added a couple of references. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroph...
Hydrophobic sand - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 17, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Was surprised there was no Wikipedia entry about #asbestos in play sand in Australia, closing 70 schools. So I added a couple of references. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroph...
Greetings from day two of Singapore Fintech Festival 2025. I am here to look at skills gaps, so this session on "FinTech Talent Blueprint:" looks relevant. However, so far just platitudes from the panel. #SFF2025 blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2025/11/sing...
Singapore Fintech Festival 2025: The FinTech Talent Blueprint: Navigating the New Era of FinTech Workforce Transformation,
Tips on course design, teaching and research, for university and colleges, by Tom Worthington, the Higher Education Whisperer.
blog.highereducationwhisperer.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Greetings from day two of Singapore Fintech Festival 2025. I am here to look at skills gaps, so this session on "FinTech Talent Blueprint:" looks relevant. However, so far just platitudes from the panel. #SFF2025 blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2025/11/sing...
The most interesting booth at Singapore FinTech Festival was the Talent Pavilion. This has people from the universities, Polytechnics, training companies & accreditation bodies. Perhaps Australia should turn do some of our TAFEs & unis into Singapore style polytechnics.
November 12, 2025 at 6:22 AM
The most interesting booth at Singapore FinTech Festival was the Talent Pavilion. This has people from the universities, Polytechnics, training companies & accreditation bodies. Perhaps Australia should turn do some of our TAFEs & unis into Singapore style polytechnics.
Greetings from Singapore FinTech Festival. The Bahrain booth has the best free coffee at the show. They even offer a flat white, handy for those in the nearby Australian booth. #TeamBahrain
November 12, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Greetings from Singapore FinTech Festival. The Bahrain booth has the best free coffee at the show. They even offer a flat white, handy for those in the nearby Australian booth. #TeamBahrain
Greetings from the Insights Forum roundtable on "AI Governance" in Singapore. I get the impression previous forums would have focused on blockchain and before that whatever tech was trendy. blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2025/11/ai-g...
AI Governance for the Global Financial System
Tips on course design, teaching and research, for university and colleges, by Tom Worthington, the Higher Education Whisperer.
blog.highereducationwhisperer.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Greetings from the Insights Forum roundtable on "AI Governance" in Singapore. I get the impression previous forums would have focused on blockchain and before that whatever tech was trendy. blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2025/11/ai-g...
Greetings from the Singapore Clay Festival, where I bumped into the Present (of Singapore). www.singaporeclayfest.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Greetings from the Singapore Clay Festival, where I bumped into the Present (of Singapore). www.singaporeclayfest.com
Greetings from EDUtech Asia in Singapore. The conference venus takes some getting used to for those familiar with academic events, as everyone wears light up headphones, silent disco style. blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2025/11/edut...
EduTech Asia in Singapore Expo and Silent Disco Conference
Tips on course design, teaching and research, for university and colleges, by Tom Worthington, the Higher Education Whisperer.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Greetings from EDUtech Asia in Singapore. The conference venus takes some getting used to for those familiar with academic events, as everyone wears light up headphones, silent disco style. blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2025/11/edut...
In Singapore for EDUtech Asia, I came across the EcoTrain Educational Centre for children. Outside I bumped into Associate Professor Adrian Loo, from National University of Singapore, who explained the #Microforest, being established. blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2025/11/ecot...
EcoTrain Microforest for Sustainable Education
Tips on course design, teaching and research, for university and colleges, by Tom Worthington, the Higher Education Whisperer.
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November 4, 2025 at 11:36 PM
In Singapore for EDUtech Asia, I came across the EcoTrain Educational Centre for children. Outside I bumped into Associate Professor Adrian Loo, from National University of Singapore, who explained the #Microforest, being established. blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2025/11/ecot...
Happy to meet up with people around #EDUtechAsia 2025 & Singapore FinTech Festival, over the next 2 weeks. I have no presentations planned, but volunteered to fill in, if needed chairing or speaking & happy to speak elsewhere. #SFF2025 blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2025/10/edut...
EDUtech Asia and Singapore FinTech Festival in November
Tips on course design, teaching and research, for university and colleges, by Tom Worthington, the Higher Education Whisperer.
blog.highereducationwhisperer.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Happy to meet up with people around #EDUtechAsia 2025 & Singapore FinTech Festival, over the next 2 weeks. I have no presentations planned, but volunteered to fill in, if needed chairing or speaking & happy to speak elsewhere. #SFF2025 blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2025/10/edut...
Greetings from the INDONESIA AUSTRALIA INVESTMENT FORUM 2025 at the Commonwealth Club in Canberra. In his keynote address the Indonesian Ambassador to Australia suggested the two countries could collaborate on the processing of rare earth minerals.
October 28, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Greetings from the INDONESIA AUSTRALIA INVESTMENT FORUM 2025 at the Commonwealth Club in Canberra. In his keynote address the Indonesian Ambassador to Australia suggested the two countries could collaborate on the processing of rare earth minerals.
Greetings from the Boomalli Aboriginal Art Gallery at the opening of the Bronwyn Bancroft retrospective exhibition in Sydney. boomalli.com.au/exhibitions/
October 24, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Greetings from the Boomalli Aboriginal Art Gallery at the opening of the Bronwyn Bancroft retrospective exhibition in Sydney. boomalli.com.au/exhibitions/
Greetings from The Australian National University, where a lecture theatre has been repurposed as a pitch arena. This form of experiential learning is one way to combat #AIcheating. Teams of students pitch an app they developed. blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2025/10/hack...
Hackerthon for Learning at ANU
Tips on course design, teaching and research, for university and colleges, by Tom Worthington, the Higher Education Whisperer.
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October 20, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Greetings from The Australian National University, where a lecture theatre has been repurposed as a pitch arena. This form of experiential learning is one way to combat #AIcheating. Teams of students pitch an app they developed. blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2025/10/hack...
Greetings from the Canberra Innovation Network where Ashley Marsh-Croft is running an Industrial Design Capacity Building and PVP Info Session. There is about $100,000 available in vouchers for startups to get help with their prototypes. blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2025/10/indu...
Industrial Design Capacity Building
Tips on course design, teaching and research, for university and colleges, by Tom Worthington, the Higher Education Whisperer.
blog.highereducationwhisperer.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Greetings from the Canberra Innovation Network where Ashley Marsh-Croft is running an Industrial Design Capacity Building and PVP Info Session. There is about $100,000 available in vouchers for startups to get help with their prototypes. blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2025/10/indu...
I find only about one in twenty BlueSky posts of interest. Many others seem to be about sport, or politics, in the USA. At least that is what I assume they are about, as there is so little context it is hard to tell. There is criticism of people I have never heard of & acronyms I don't know.
October 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I find only about one in twenty BlueSky posts of interest. Many others seem to be about sport, or politics, in the USA. At least that is what I assume they are about, as there is so little context it is hard to tell. There is criticism of people I have never heard of & acronyms I don't know.
Greetings from RegNet AI Series, with Deborah Lupton at The Australian National University. Earlier Ethan Smith talked on AI image generation at Leonardo.Ai. The theme emerging is the nature of creativity and what is seen as a worthwhile human skill. blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2025/10/ai-a...
AI and Creative Work
Tips on course design, teaching and research, for university and colleges, by Tom Worthington, the Higher Education Whisperer.
blog.highereducationwhisperer.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Greetings from RegNet AI Series, with Deborah Lupton at The Australian National University. Earlier Ethan Smith talked on AI image generation at Leonardo.Ai. The theme emerging is the nature of creativity and what is seen as a worthwhile human skill. blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2025/10/ai-a...
Greetings from Canberra Innovation Network where I taking part in the Pearcey Foundation awards night. The ACT Chief Minister is arriving shortly. AI CoLab are going to help us prepare advice for the minister on homelessness. blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2025/10/impr...
October 2, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Greetings from Canberra Innovation Network where I taking part in the Pearcey Foundation awards night. The ACT Chief Minister is arriving shortly. AI CoLab are going to help us prepare advice for the minister on homelessness. blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2025/10/impr...
In shock announcement, JIMMY BARNES proposed as next ANU Vice Chancellor." ;-) lnkd.in/p/gKK74Net
The ANU governance project has a media release about the presentation by the Interim Vice Chancellor's speech on Thursday here: https://lnkd.in/e6x8byd5
Edited: can I ask ANU people to share the…...
The ANU governance project has a media release about the presentation by the Interim Vice Chancellor's speech on Thursday here: https://lnkd.in/e6x8byd5
Edited: can I ask ANU people to share the medi...
lnkd.in
September 19, 2025 at 11:51 PM
In shock announcement, JIMMY BARNES proposed as next ANU Vice Chancellor." ;-) lnkd.in/p/gKK74Net
Greetings from the Australian National University, where Dr. Katy Gero, is speaking on "How do we get the benefits of LLMs without causing long-term harm?". They found a human marker graded AI generated essays higher than those from humans. blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2025/09/can-...
Can we get the benefits of AI without harm?
Tips on course design, teaching and research, for university and colleges, by Tom Worthington, the Higher Education Whisperer.
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September 18, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Greetings from the Australian National University, where Dr. Katy Gero, is speaking on "How do we get the benefits of LLMs without causing long-term harm?". They found a human marker graded AI generated essays higher than those from humans. blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2025/09/can-...
The Australian Government yesterday announced it will spend $1.7bn on a fleet of several dozen Ghost Shark robot submarines, to be made in Sydney by US company Anduril Industries. I talked about this on ABC Radio Nightlife with Philip Clark this morning. blog.tomw.net.au/2025/09/desi...
Designing Large Drone Weapons Systems in Australia
Tips on technology, travel and lifestyle, by Tom Worthington, the Net Traveler.
blog.tomw.net.au
September 11, 2025 at 6:17 AM
The Australian Government yesterday announced it will spend $1.7bn on a fleet of several dozen Ghost Shark robot submarines, to be made in Sydney by US company Anduril Industries. I talked about this on ABC Radio Nightlife with Philip Clark this morning. blog.tomw.net.au/2025/09/desi...