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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Michelle,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> As administrator and host of the
English mailing list as well as 40 other lists running on Edulists I wish to
apologise for the comments of a subscriber who has expressed an opinion that in
my view is inappropriate, misinformed, derogatory and against the netiquette
guidelines of the lists that all have to abide by clearly stated at the home
page of edulists and when a new subscriber comes on board, namely:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I have asked that the comments be retracted
with an apology. In the event there was a genuine ignorance of what the ICTEV
does and is doing, it would have been more appropriate to ask for an update of
the ICTEV events and services in addressing the VELS teacher PD. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I thank you for your measured and very
professional response.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regrettably yours </FONT><BR>Kevork
Krozian<BR>Mailing List Creator and Administrator<BR><A
href="mailto:kevork@edulists.com.au">kevork@edulists.com.au</A><BR><A
href="http://www.edulists.com.au">www.edulists.com.au</A><BR>Tel: 0419 356
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=michelle.cox@ictev.vic.edu.au
href="mailto:michelle.cox@ictev.vic.edu.au">Michelle Cox</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=english@edulists.com.au
href="mailto:english@edulists.com.au">english@edulists.com.au</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, June 02, 2006 2:30 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [English] (no subject)</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>A recent comment was posted today regarding ICTEVs
activities.
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<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span face="Courier New" size=4><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px">‘And of course, and as usual,
the 2 subsidized Vic Ed Dpt 'subject associations' whom appear the most
appropriate to offer us VELS teacher-pd, that's the ICTEV and VITTA, are busy
drinking coffee.’</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>The comment inferred that ICTEV is not providing a full program of
professional development for the Victorian education community. ICTEV
organises a program which comprises of over 40 activities / events per year,
the most recent being the state conference 'ICT connecting learning' held on
13th May 2006 - <A
href="http://www.ictev.vic.edu.au/event/conference.htm">http://www.ictev.vic.edu.au/event/conference.htm</A>.
ICTEV will also be delivering their submission for the Victorian Parliamentary
Committee on Education and Training Inquiry into young people's use of
multimedia and digital literacies outside school and the implications that
might have for school curriculum and pedagogy next week. ICTEV encourages all
English teachers to visit our website <A
href="http://www.ictev.vic.edu.au">http://www.ictev.vic.edu.au</A> and view
our upcoming professional development program, or call the office if you wish
to arrange some PD for your school.
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<DIV>King regards</DIV>
<DIV>Michelle Cox, Executive Officer
ICTEV</DIV></DIV></DIV>_______________________________________________ <BR><A
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