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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Dear Lorraine<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>You may or may not recall that 2 years ago or so we met regarding the role of Ag/Hort and DCT in secondary education as interdisciplinary learning.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>As a vocational horticulture teacher, at that time my own thinking was rather stultified; however, it is in fact this interdisciplinary nature of Ag/Hort studies which I am currently exploring in research for my Masters. To this end, I hope that you are able to assist by directing me to research or other papers which support the contention that learning in Ag/Hort studies facilitates learning in other domains. I am currently writing a proposal to undertake research at The Travancore School.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Many thanks in anticipation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Kind regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Don Hudson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'> aghort-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:aghort-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tran, Lorraine I<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 6 September 2011 2:01 PM<br><b>To:</b> Agriculture and Horticulture Teachers' Mailing List (aghort@edulists.com.au); Design and Technology Teachers' Mailing List (destech@edulists.com.au); textech@edulists.com.au; foodtech@edulists.com.au; Systems and Engineering Teachers' Mailing List (syseng@edulists.com.au)<br><b>Subject:</b> [Agriculture and Horticulture ] Information about Australian Curriculum: Technologies<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear colleague<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please go to the following link for information about Australian Curriculum: Technologies<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.acara.edu.au/curriculum/technologies.html">http://www.acara.edu.au/curriculum/technologies.html</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Apologies if you have already received the ACARA update email.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Regards, Lorraine.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Lorraine Tran </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>I </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Curriculum Manager </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:teal;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>VELS</span><span 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