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 Here are some highlights from my 2025, from my blog:Friday, April 4, 2025Assessing Student Team Project Work Greetings from the ANU Techlauncher "Sprint 1" assessment review. There are 12 tutors (mostly in person, a couple online) plus two convenors reviewing grades from assessment of the first assessed task for project students. There list a list of teams on the wall...


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One of the ways I teach students is via reflection. The student is usually asked what they have achieved, what they aim to achieve in the future and what they will need to do to get to their goals. The university where I teach is now asking itself similar questions. What have been the achievements in the past, what do we aspire to in the near future and what makes us different f...


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The media is portraying Swinburne University of Technology's announcement of an Undergraduate Certificate of Higher Education Studies, as a qualifications for dropouts. But this is a positive move, which is an extension of current practice by universities. When a student is unable to complete their program of study it has been usual to offer them a lesser qualification. With pos...


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The Australian Computer Society has issued a statement on the Australian social media ban for children under 16. Among other luminaries I get quoted:"We should be looking at how AI can help create kid-friendly alternatives. If kids are suddenly forced to go cold turkey, we’re risking some pretty severe mental health consequences. Overnight they lose their main way of connecting ...


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Ivan AngGreetings from the Australian National University, where Ivan Ang is reporting his research on "User-centric Assessment of Robotic Systems via POMDP Planning of Adversaries". What got my attention was applying this to testing car autonomous driving. Recently I purchased a basic compact car. Despite the low cost, it came with a camera and radar for autonomous breakin...


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