Topic: Building the Future of Work Welcome to the Future of Work. New technologies, demographic shifts, globalisation, increased competitive pressures and customer expectations are changing the way we work. Join us to explore: What are the mega trends driving change in Read More …
Speaker Spotlight: Prof Mike Hinchey, President of the International Federation for Information Processing
Topic: The Robot ate my homework AI and robotics have become flavour of the month. We hear from all sorts of quarters that AI and Robots will replace humans in all sorts of industries and will eventually (even soon, some Read More …
Speaker Spotlight: Dr Maria Milosavljevic, Chief Info Security Officer, NSW Government
Topic: Establishing whole-of-government information and cyber security capability in NSW Governments must uphold a high-level of trust and transparency, underpinning this is the need for robust digital strategies that protect the personal information of our citizens and the sensitive information that Read More …
Speaker Spotlight: Anh Do, Inspirational Comedian
Topic: From Tears to Laughter, an inspirational story of overcoming adversity. From language difficulties to divorcing parents, from being broke to being bullied, becoming a lawyer to becoming Comedian of the Year… Anh uses all his life’s experiences to lift an Read More …
Speaker Spotlight: Martin Levins, Australian Council for Computers in Education
Topic: Critical paths in building digital skills for Australia’s future We know that Australia is facing employment criticality in digitally savvy and qualified people. Governments have supported several projects to assist, but schools, where stereotypes are built, still struggle with basic Read More …
Speaker Spotlight: Presenters of Workshops
Workshop 1: Using AI in Games through Unity Target Audience: Teachers of Years 7-12 Artificial Intelligence algorithms sit behind the behaviours of non-player characters (NPCs) in all modern games. In this workshop, we’ll explore the Unity game development engine, and Read More …
Speaker Spotlight: Tony Oakden, the Academy of Interactive Entertainment
Topic: Teaching AI for games in the VET sector The Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE) has taught game programming at advance diploma level for almost twenty years. A range of techniques have been used to engage students in teaching the more Read More …
Free Year 5 and 7 DigiTech Challenges released by the Australian Computing Academy
InTEACT encourages all members to visit the Australian Computing Academy website to find our more about the challenges. Access is free to all teachers, and to all students in Years 5 and 7 in Australia. The University of Sydney is Read More …
Speaker Spotlight: James Curran, Australian Computing Academy
Topic: Artificial Intelligence: Its place in the Australian Curriculum Schools across Australia are implementing the Australian Curriculum: Digital Technologies, and teachers are looking for ideas to show students how current technologies are shaping the world we live in. Artificial Intelligence influences Read More …
Speaker Spotlight: Students from Gungahlin College Panel Discussion
The Advanced Programming unit in the ACT Senior Secondary Curriculum provides students with an opportunity to encounter computer science concepts usually reserved for university education. At Gungahlin College, the unit has focused on providing students with a spattering of these Read More …