Posts By Tom Worthington

Problems with NRMA Website

The NRMA sent me a membership renewal notice. When I went to the web site I was told that I had to have a “profile” set up. When I went to do this, using the details on the renewal notice, I was told these were incorrect. It turned out that the postcode on the NRMARead… Read more »

Metadata solution to battlefield information overload

Neil Pittaway reports in Asia Pacific Defence Reporter (March 2011) on ” ISR imagery – information overload”. He argues that large amounts of video information from UAVs and other sensor systems are overloading the military communications systems used on a battlefield. He discusses systems such as the Hawklink used by the US Navy to getRead… Read more »

ASIO Recruiting IT Spies with Google Ads

It was a little surprising to find the Austrlaian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) advertising for Information Technology staff via good ad-words advertisements on my web site.Previously Tenix/Navantia advertised aircraft carriers on my web site (as I had a web page about the LHD Ship Project) and the Australian Navy ordered two. Original post

Professional in higher education

Greetings from the Austrlaian National Unviersity, Centre for Educational Development & Academic Methods where Professor John Dearn is discussing “Scholar or professional? The changing role of the teacher in higher education”. This is timely as Professions Australia and Universities Australia are holding a Workshop on “Higher Education and the Professions in 2011 and Beyond”, inRead… Read more »

Higher Education for Professionals

Professions Australia and Universities Australia are holding a Workshop on “Higher Education and the Professions in 2011 and Beyond”, 8 April 2011 in Canberra. The Program is available. The Austrlaian Computer Society is leading the way with internationally accredited tertiary level professional education, in conjunction with universities (such as my Green ICT course).The Professions makeRead… Read more »

Higher Education for Professionals

Professions Australia and Universities Australia are holding a Workshop on “Higher Education and the Professions in 2011 and Beyond”, 8 April 2011 in Canberra. The Program is available. The Austrlaian Computer Society is leading the way with internationally accredited tertiary level professional education, in conjunction with universities (such as my Green ICT course).The Professions makeRead… Read more »

Some thoughts on CCA-EDUCAUSE Australasia 2011

Here is a summary of my blog postings from CCA-EDUCAUSE Australasia 2011, a conference held in Sydney, 3 to 6 April 2011. The conference was organised by the Council of Australian University Directors of Information Technology (CAUDIT), Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) and Australasian Council on Open, Distance and E-Learning (ACODE). The involvement ofRead… Read more »

Some thoughts on CCA-EDUCAUSE Australasia 2011

Here is a summary of my blog postings from CCA-EDUCAUSE Australasia 2011, a conference held in Sydney, 3 to 6 April 2011. The conference was organised by the Council of Australian University Directors of Information Technology (CAUDIT), Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) and Australasian Council on Open, Distance and E-Learning (ACODE). The involvement ofRead… Read more »