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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'>Hi 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'>Thankyou for forwarding a copy of the Victoria response to the Technologies Shape Paper. The main concerns of our DATTA.Vic group have certainly been included.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>You have provided a clear indication of suggested changes.<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'>I am concerned about a possible typo on Section 3.2 CLARITY on p4. Should the word “comprised” read “<b><u>compromised </u></b>by it length ....” This seems to alter the meaning of the comment.<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'>Regards,<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'>David Fletcher<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Secretary,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>DATTA.Vic.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></a></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"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:destech-bounces@edulists.com.au">destech-bounces@edulists.com.au</a> [<a href="mailto:destech-bounces@edulists.com.au">mailto:destech-bounces@edulists.com.au</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tran, Lorraine I<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, 25 June 2012 1:57 PM<br><b>To:</b> Design and Technology Teachers' Mailing List (<a href="mailto:destech@edulists.com.au">destech@edulists.com.au</a>); Agriculture and Horticulture Teachers' Mailing List (<a href="mailto:aghort@edulists.com.au">aghort@edulists.com.au</a>); <a href="mailto:foodtech@edulists.com.au">foodtech@edulists.com.au</a>; Systems and Engineering Teachers' Mailing List (<a href="mailto:syseng@edulists.com.au">syseng@edulists.com.au</a>); <a href="mailto:textech@edulists.com.au">textech@edulists.com.au</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Design and Technology] Victoria's response to the Draft Shape of the 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>Many thanks to those who contributed to Victoria’s response to <i>ACARA’s Draft Shape of the Australian Curriculum: Technologies</i>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Victoria’s response is now available at:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/foundation10/curriculum/consultation.html">http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/foundation10/curriculum/consultation.html</a><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><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Lorraine Tran </span>I <span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Curriculum Manager, Technologies </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:#17365D'>VELS</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:#548DD4'> Design, Creativity and Technology</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:#17365D'>VCE</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt'> <span style='color:#548DD4'>Agricultural and Horticultural Studies</span> I <span style='color:#17365D'>VCE</span> <span style='color:#548DD4'>Food and Technology</span><span style='color:navy'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:#17365D'>VCE</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt'> <span style='color:#548DD4'>Product Design and Technology</span> I <span style='color:#17365D'>VCE</span> <span style='color:#548DD4'>Systems Engineering</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0cm'> <span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/">http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#6C6C6C'>(</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#6C6C6C'> (03) 9651 4407 0400833521<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#707070'>8</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#707070'> </span><u><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><a href="mailto:tran.lorraine.i@edumail.vic.gov.au">tran.lorraine.i@edumail.vic.gov.au</a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:black'>The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority provides high quality curriculum, assessment and reporting that promotes individual life long learning.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:green'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p><b>Important - </b>This email and any attachments may be confidential. 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