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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 all,<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'>Karen and Trudi were knowledgeable and hardworking and I know we all hope they will continue to support Product Design and Technology through committees and postings etc. It was good to see so many responses.<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'>What surprised me is that few of you out there commented on the VCAA posting on the official website of a document (the SAT assessment guidelines) with so many mistakes in it ! Food Tech and Product Design mixed up together. The marking system changed very late in the year and now the assessment guidelines has obvious mistakes in it.<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'>It was Jacinta that pointed it out that the document was out for teachers to download then that there were mistakes - not that the editors at VCAA had picked up the mistakes ! <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'>We all know that the VCAA is under pressure to save money but to allow a flawed document, that guides teachers through the SAT assessment, to be posted on their website and expect teachers to pick up the errors that is taking cost cutting too far ! Unpaid editing is that the new cost cutting measure implemented ? <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'>How can we all just accept this and make so few comments about it ? <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'>Very unimpressed <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'>Robin Panousieris<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'><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'> <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'> destech-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:destech-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Faye Moriarty<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, 31 January 2014 9:03 PM<br><b>To:</b> Design and Technology Teachers' Mailing List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Design and Technology] VCE Product Design and Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Your expertise and knowledge will be missed. Great having worked along side both of you <br><br>Regards Faye<span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol","sans-serif"'>🎃</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On 31 Jan 2014, at 12:03 pm, "Anderson, Karen K" <<a href="mailto:anderson.karen.k@edumail.vic.gov.au">anderson.karen.k@edumail.vic.gov.au</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear colleagues<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We trust your return to the 2014 school year has been good. In the absence of another method, Trudi and I would like to officially bid you farewell as State Reviewers for the study. We have thoroughly enjoyed the teaching, learning and work since we began working for VCAA with this team. We opted to resign as State Reviewers in December and we wish the new person/people to the role/s well and we are looking forward to the skills and knowledge of VCE Product Design and Technology remaining a viable part of study for young people in secondary school.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Trudi Smith<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Karen Anderson<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p><b>Important - </b>This email and any attachments may be confidential. If received in error, please contact us and delete all copies. Before opening or using attachments check them for viruses and defects. Regardless of any loss, damage or consequence, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not, resulting directly or indirectly from the use of any attached files our liability is limited to resupplying any affected attachments. Any representations or opinions expressed are those of the individual sender, and not necessarily those of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.<o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>_______________________________________________<br><a href="http://www.edulists.com.au">http://www.edulists.com.au</a> - FAQ, resources, subscribe, unsubscribe<br>Design and Technology Mailing List kindly supported by<br><a href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/designtech/destechindex.html">http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/designtech/destechindex.html</a> - Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority and<br>DATTA Vic - Design and Technology Teachers' Association of Victoria<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote></div></body></html>