Rebecca Jackson

August 8, 2022

Promoting the rights of First Nations People: A personal perspective

I remember the first time I heard a Welcome to Country be shared at a corporate event. It was a conference, about a decade ago now. I was sitting in a packed ballroom at one of many round tables waiting for the opening keynote. The organizer announced that a Welcome to Country would be delivered by an Elder of the Gadigal people in...

May 18, 2022

Start with accessibility in Microsoft 365

More than one billion people in the world live with a disability. While technology is frequently a tool of empowerment, for many people with disability it can be a hinderance that prevents them from having equal access to information, education, employment, and services.

May 15, 2022

5 minutes – How technology and behaviour influences our moments between meetings

Do you wait a few minutes before you officially start? 3 minute rule? Are you shortening your meetings? 5 minutes before or 5 minutes after? Or 10 minutes? Leaving a little gap at the beginning or end of a meeting is becoming common thanks to Microsoft 365 settings that allow you to build it in automatically. But why should you...

May 6, 2022

M365 Virtual Marathon: Inclusive Meetings and Events in Teams

At the 2022 M365 Virtual Marathon I presented a session about how to run inclusive meetings and events in Microsoft Teams. Here I share the summary, slides and links to resources.

April 15, 2022

A Karaoke Caper in Microsoft Loop

A short tale about Karaoke and Microsoft Loop demonstrating some of the features within Microsoft Teams and Office 365, and some areas for improvement.

April 5, 2022

Get in the Loop – Join the Microsoft Loop User Group

Microsoft Loop is Microsoft’s new collaborative workspace technology. Loop should be of interest to anyone working with intranets or the digital workplace. Join the Microsoft Loop User Group to hear the latest updates about Loop. I’ll be sharing some of my experience with Loop Components at the April meetup.

March 17, 2022

My first Microsoft Exam (and why I took it in my bathroom)

After sitting my first Microsoft exam and completing my first Microsoft Certification I thought I would share how I approached it in all it’s glamourous glory. From the rescheduling to the cramming to sitting for the exam in my bathroom. Yes, I sat the exam in my bathroom.

March 8, 2022

Follow to Break The Bias – International Women’s Day 2022

This year for International Women’s Day I wanted to highlight a bunch of the inspirational women on Twitter.

March 3, 2022

Health behaviour and change management – Study reflections

Now that exams are over I feel the need to take a moment to reflect on what I learned.