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Thanks for the exam – now I can’t help you.
I have just finished marking a pile of examinations from a course that I co-taught recently. I haven’t finalised the marks but, overall, I’m not unhappy with the majority of the results. I… more →
Nick Falkner
Windows Pro (phylactic)
wrote 2 months ago: Software billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates just issued his latest “Grand Challenge.” Create … more →
The "Grand Challenge" of the 100 Year Starship
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wrote 3 months ago: The “Grand Challenge” of the 100 Year Starship Reblogged from gizmag, 19 March 2013 … more →
Grand Challenge seeks innovative project ideas
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wrote 3 months ago: At the CCEMC Grand Challenge announcement Today I had the pleasure of joining the Climate Change Emi … more →
A New Key!
wrote 3 months ago: Very Cool resource. Key to engineering in the 21st Century.2011 vol 8, issue 2 Engineering Grand … more →
Every roboticist's dream..
wrote 4 months ago: Every roboticist’s dream.. Lets meet at Darpa grand Challenge … more →
Thanks for the exam - now I can't help you.
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wrote 5 months ago: I have just finished marking a pile of examinations from a course that I co-taught recently. I haven … more →
Adelaide Computing Education Conventicle 2012: "It's all about the people"
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wrote 5 months ago: acec 2012 was designed to be a cross-University event (that’s the whole point of the conventic … more →
John Henry Died
wrote 5 months ago: Every culture has its myths and legends, especially surrounding those incredible individuals who sta … more →
Two Tier: Already Here
wrote 6 months ago: Hah! I look down on you, you apples! I was reading a Chronicle of Higher Ed article “For Whom … more →
Legitimisation and Agency: I Believe That's My Ox on Your Bridge
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wrote 6 months ago: There’s an infamous newspaper advertisement that never ran, which reflected the entry of IBM i … more →
When Does Failing Turn You Into a Failure?
wrote 6 months ago: The threat of failure is very different from the threat of being a failure. At the Creative Innovati … more →
Taught for a Result or Developing a Passion
wrote 6 months ago: According to a story in the Australian national broadcaster, the ABC, website, Australian school chi … more →
"You Will Never Amount to Anything!"
wrote 6 months ago: I am currently reading “When Giants Walked the Earth: A Biography of Led Zeppelin” by Mi … more →
Wrapping up Grand Challenges
wrote 7 months ago: We had the final ‘farewell’ function for the end of my Grand Challenges course on Friday … more →
Ethics and Opinion: Please Stop Confusing My Students
wrote 7 months ago: One of the sadly rather expected side benefits of the recent re-election of President Obama has been … more →
The Hips Don't Lie - Assuming That By Hips You Mean Numbers
wrote 7 months ago: For those who missed it, the United States went to the polls to elect a new President. Some people w … more →
Road to Intensive Teaching: Post 1
wrote 7 months ago: I’m back on the road for intensive teaching mode again and, as always, the challenge lies in d … more →
Another semester over - what have I learned?
wrote 7 months ago: Monday the 29th marks the last official teaching activities, barring the exam and associated marking … more →
All about them grand challenges*
wrote 7 months ago: There are many forms of crowdsourcing – one of which is running a grand challenge. A grand cha … more →
