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Taking Back the Streets: NaviLens and the Fight for Open Navigation

12/9/2025

I presented at the Data and AI track of PyCon AU 2025 about the potential problems of NaviLens.
Video here.


Enhancing Programming Ability with Playful Learning and Karel

22/11/2024

Alison Wong and I presented at the Education track of PyCon AU 2024 about our use of Karel to increase in confidence, interest and ultimately ability in programming.
Video here.


Playful Extra-Curricular Learning In Programming Education

26/07/2024

Alison Wong and I presented at the University of Sydney Business School Learning and Teaching Forum about our project using Karel to help students visualise code execution and encourage students to practise programming.


Playful Extra-Curricular Learning In Programming Education

14/05/2024

I spoke at a Business Analytics 'Brown Bag' with Alison Wong about our project using Karel to o help students visualise code execution and encourage students to practise and develop their programming skills.


Assurance of Learning Through Testing

18/8/2023

Alison Wong and I presented at the Education track of PyCon AU 2023 about our approach to assurance of learning for automatically marked assessments.


Collaborative Programming in the Classroom: Approaches and Insights

18/8/2023

Alison Wong and I presented at the Education track of PyCon AU 2023 about realtime collaborative programming in a university education context.


Winner: Teaching and Learning Innovation Grant

7/8/2023

Alison Wong and I were awarded a Teaching and Learning Innovation Grant to the value of $5000 for the support the design, deployment, and evaluation of a games-based, playful, or simulated learning intervention.


Dynamic Pictures for Greater Information Engagement

28/09/2022

I co-presented at the University of Sydney Business School Learning and Teaching Forum about embedding dynamic and interactive visualisations in learning material using plotly.


Detecting and Reducing Academic Misconduct in Programming Assessments

28/09/2022

Priyanka Cheema and I presented at the University of Sydney Business School Learning and Teaching Forum about detecting and reducing academic misconduct in an introductory programming unit.


Optimal Diagnosis Strategies: Lessons from Wordle

18/3/2022

I spoke at a Business Analytics 'Brown Bag' seminar on wordle strategies and the broader applications for diagnoses and sequential experimental design.


At the Turn of the Tide – Teaching Python in Real-Time at Scale

17/11/2021

Alison Wong and I presented at the University of Sydney Business School Learning and Teaching Forum about our innovative approach to teaching online.


At the Turn of the Tide – Teaching Python in Real-Time at Scale

10/09/2021

Alison Wong and I presented at the Education track of PyCon AU 2021 about our innovative approach to teaching online.


Forecasting website

27/10/2020

Andrey Vasnev and I presented at ISF 2020 about the Forecast Lab, which provides easily accessible economic and financial forecasts.