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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Members of the Design and Technology electronic mailing list
may find the following websites useful:</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>United Nations Environment Program</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.unep.fr/pc/sustain/lcinitiative/home.htm">http://www.unep.fr/pc/sustain/lcinitiative/home.htm</a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The downloadable booklet <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Why
take a life cycle approach?</span></i> is likely to be of particular interest.
Also check the publications for additional information.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The Dusseldorp Skills Forum may also be of interest. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.dsf.org.au/">http://www.dsf.org.au/</a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig align=right dir=RTL style='text-align:left;direction:rtl;
unicode-bidi:embed'><font size=2 face=Arial><span dir=LTR style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The Learning Choices Case Studies outline ways of
engaging students in practical skills development both within and beyond the
classroom.</span></font></p>
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unicode-bidi:embed'><font size=2 face=Arial><span dir=LTR style='font-size:
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unicode-bidi:embed'><font size=2 face=Arial><span dir=LTR style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>A list of resources to be published in the revised
Design and Technology Study Design is currently being compiled. If you know of
any useful resources you feel should be included, please send details to me
using my personal email address: </span></font></p>
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unicode-bidi:embed'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="tran.lorraine.i@edumail.vic.gov.au"><span dir=LTR>tran.lorraine.i@edumail.vic.gov.au</span></a></span></font></p>
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unicode-bidi:embed'><font size=2 face=Arial><span dir=LTR style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Thank you.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><i><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-style:italic'>Regards,</span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=4 color=blue face="Monotype Corsiva"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:blue'>Lorraine</span></font><font
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font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:blue'> Tran</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=4 color=blue face="Monotype Corsiva"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:blue'>Technology
Curriculum Manager</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:blue'>VCAA.</span></font>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><i><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-style:italic'>Telephone:
(03)96</span></font></i><i><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-style:italic'>51 4407</span></font></i></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-style:italic'>Fax:
(03) 9651 4324</span></font></i></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-style:italic'>Mobile:
041 933 1630</span></font></i></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-style:italic'>Email:
tran.lorraine.i@edumail.vic.gov.au</span></font></i></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue;font-style:italic'> </span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=1 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
7.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>The VCAA provides curriculum and assessment
for prep to Year 12. The VCAA is a statutory body directly responsible to the
Minister for Education and Training and serves government and non-government
schools.</span></font></p>
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