The Tech Bytes Blog.
Wisdom Wednesday: On oligarchy, and how the past informs the future
A piece from my colleague at CQUniversity, Ben Jones, explaining what an oligarchy is.
Monday Motivation: Come to the AI in HE Roundtable!
An appeal for those at the ‘Director, L&T’ level to come and attend the AI in HE Round Table in February 2025.
Feel Good Friday: 25 Years of Mac OS X
Celebrating the day that Apple introduced OS X and (potentially) started the next wave of computing.
Wisdom Wednesday: No, your smart speaker isn’t always listening.
I still firmly believe that your smart devices aren’t listening to your conversations. The reality is that they just don’t need to!
Motivator Monday: World Science Festival 2025
Why not come along to World Science Festival Brisbane in 2025? :)
Feel Good Friday: Australia’s #1 for Quality Education
Noting that CQUniversity is Australia’s number one university for Quality Education according to the UN SDG list!
Wisdom Wednesday: Let’s change our L&T nomenclature in 2025
A link to a piece from Professor Susan Rowlands at University of Sydney and a call for a change in nomenclature for 2025. Let’s stop talking about ‘teaching fellows’ and start talking about ‘education focused’ scholars.
Welcome to 2025 and ‘Tech Bytes’
Introducing ‘Tech Bytes’ - a new (-ish) initiative for the new year!