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Biography
Tom Worthington is a certified computer professional, who acts as a consultant, expert witness in court cases and advises governments and companies. He is a course designer and teacher for vocational and postgraduate university courses on green ICT, the design of web sites, e-commerce and professional ethics.
Tom's award winning e-learning course and e-book "ICT Sustainability: Assessment and Strategies for a Low Carbon Future" is used by universities in Australia and North America. Tom blogs on education issues as "The Higher Education Whisperer".
Tom is a Past President of the Australian Computer Society, a Fellow, Honorary Life Member, Certified Computer Professional (Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation). Also he is a life member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. In 1999 he was elected a Fellow of the Australian Computer Society for his contribution to the development of public Internet policy and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Education/Academic qualification
Education, Master, Master of Education in Open, Digital and Distance Education, Athabasca University
Award Date: 18 Jan 2017
Education, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Certificate in Higher Education, The Australian National University
Award Date: 19 Jul 2013
External Scholarly Memberships and Affiliations
Professional Standards Board , Australian Computer Society(ACS)
18 Dec 2020 → …
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A model for nurturing a networked academic community: #ASCILITEMLSIG mobile learning special interest group
Narayan, V., Cochrane, T., Stretton, T., Chanane, N., Alizadeh, M., Birt, J., Bone, E., Cowie, N., Deneen, C., Hinze, M., Sinfield, D., Worthington, T., Goldacre, P. & Vanderburg, R., Apr 2024, In: International Journal for Academic Development. 29, 2, p. 185-200 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Analysing mobile learning designs: A framework for transforming learning post-COVID
Cochrane, T., Narayan, V., Aiello, S., Alizadeh, M., Birt, J., Bone, E., Cowie, N., Cowling, M., Deneen, C., Goldacre, P., Sinfield, D., Stretton, T. & Worthington, T., 4 Nov 2022, In: Australasian Journal of Educational Technology. 38, 4, p. 1-21 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Blend and Flip for Teaching Communication Skills to Final Year International Computer Science Students
Worthington, T., Dec 2019, TALE 2019 - 2019 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Education. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 5 p. 9225921. (TALE 2019 - 2019 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Education).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › peer-review
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Blended Learning for the Indo-Pacific
Worthington, T., 2 Jul 2018, Proceedings of 2018 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2018. Lee, M. J. W., Nikolic, S., Ros, M., Shen, J., Lei, L. C. U., Wong, G. K. W. & Venkatarayalu, N. (eds.). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 861-865 5 p. 8615183. (Proceedings of 2018 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2018).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › peer-review
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Time-shifted learning: Merging synchronous and asynchronous techniques for e-learning
Worthington, T. & Wu, H., 9 Sept 2015, 10th International Conference on Computer Science and Education, ICCSE 2015. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 434-437 4 p. 7250285. (10th International Conference on Computer Science and Education, ICCSE 2015).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › peer-review
8 Citations (Scopus)