---------- Forwarded message ----------<br><span class="gmail_quote">From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Ian Webb</b> <<a href="mailto:ian.webb@ozemail.com.au">ian.webb@ozemail.com.au</a>><br>Date: 03-Aug-2007 14:44<br>
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<div><font color="#000000"><b>National Computing Studies Summit<br>
</b>I am writing to inform you of an upcoming event that may be of
interest to you. The Australian Council for Computers in Education
(ACCE) is hosting a National Computing Studies Summit. It is to be
held on October 4, 5 2007 in Adelaide. However you do not need to
actually be in Adelaide to participate. Delegates will be able to
participate ONLINE via the Internet.<br>
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The theme of the Summit is<i> Open Learning Approaches to Computing
Studies.</i> Participants will explore ways of delivering computing
studies curriculum and resources (particularly to rural and regional
Australia) via a range of online technologies and pedagogies. The
program comprises a keynote address (Alan Noble, Engineering Director,
Google Australia) and invited speakers including Dave Heggie, Digital
and Virtual Environments, NSW; Belinda Frisk, Saint Kentergin College,
NZ; Richard Kelly, Stanthorpe State High School, QLD; Peter Ruwoldt,
Grantham High School, SA; Lindy McKeown, University of Southern
Queensland.</font><br>
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<div><font color="#000000">Full details of the Summit, including the
program, speaker information, how to participate online and
registration details are at</font><font color="#0000ff"><u>
<a href="http://www.acce.edu.au" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">www.acce.edu.au</a></u></font><font color="#000000">.<br>
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<b>Pre-Summit Forum<br>
</b>A Pre-Summit online Forum will take place from Monday 13 August.
The Forum will enable computing studies teachers and other interested
educators contribute to a discussion of the issues in relation to
delivery of high quality senior secondary computing studies programs
to students regardless of where they live in Australia.<br>
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A chance to exchange ideas with other computing studies teachers, the
Summit invited speakers and other educators interested in .<br>
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The Forum has been established on EdNA Groups (</font><font color="#0000ff"><u><a href="http://www.groups.edna.edu.au" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">www.groups.edna.edu.au</a></u>
</font><font color="#000000">). To join the Forum you must firstly register at EdNA
Groups. The Forum is called "ACCE National Computing Studies
Summit".<br>
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For further information contact the ACCE SiMERR Project Officer - Ian
Webb (<a href="mailto:ian.webb@ozemail.com.au" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">ian.webb@ozemail.com.au</a>)<br>
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I look forward to your participation.</font><br>
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<div><font color="#000000">Ian</font></div></div>