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<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>study design is your=
key
reference (also include any articles published in the VCAA Bulletin and the=
VCE
and VCAL Administrative Handbook)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D156032=
901-23112006>I
wish you could maintain the study design for us as a complete coherent state=
ment
of current practice online so we did not have to worry about missing an adde=
ndum
or amendment....</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D156032901-23112006><FONT face=3DAr=
ial
size=3D2>Also </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D156032901-23112006><FONT face=3DAr=
ial
size=3D2>Does this mean that the assessment handbook is NOT mandatory ??? i.=
e. I
can interpret the study design's assessment advice on my own
??</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<BR>Stephen
Digby, Learning Technology Manager <BR><A
href=3D"mailto:admin@cheltsec.vic.edu.au">mailto:admin@cheltsec.vic.edu.au</=
A>
<FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial
size=3D2></FONT></FONT><BR>Cheltenham Secondary College <A
href=3D"http://www.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/">www.cheltsec.vic.edu.au</A> Ph: 613=
955
55 955 Fx: 9555
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The
difference between sex and death is that with death you can do it alone and=
no
one is going to make fun of you.<BR>Woody Allen</FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><B>From:</B> is-bounces@edulists.com.au
[mailto:is-bounces@edulists.com.au] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Christophersen, Paul=
a
P<BR><B>Sent:</B> 23 November 2006 12:20 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Year 12 Informatio=
n
Technology Processing and Management Teachers'MailingList; Year 12 Informati=
on
Technology Systems Teachers' Mailing List; Year 11 Information Technology
Teachers' Mailing List<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Year 12 Its] VCAA CD ROM:
Implementing VCE IT<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dear colleagues</SPAN></FONT><=
/P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Schools should be receiving fr=
om
VCAA on 11 December a CD ROM titled ‘Implementing VCE IT’, which=
is designed to
support teachers implement the reaccredited study in 2007 (and beyond). Use=
this
in conjunction with all of the valuable advice you receive from your colleag=
ues
on this list. But, also remember, that at the end of the day, it is the stud=
y
design that sets the parameters of the curriculum and assessment. I’m=
particularly mindful of this in light of the recent press articles regarding=
a
question on the Health and Human Development examination paper.
</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">When developing learning progr=
ams
and designing assessment tasks, the study design is your key reference (also=
include any articles published in the VCAA Bulletin and the VCE and VCAL
Administrative Handbook). The assessment handbook and any other resources
provided by VCAA, such as the CD ROM, and other individuals and agencies, ca=
n
assist you in developing learning and assessment programs, but they do not c=
arry
the status of ‘mandatory’. The same goes for textbooks and comme=
rcially
published assessment tasks. You cannot use as a defence the lack of coverage=
or
inaccuracy of a publication. So please, when preparing any material, use the=
study design as your pivotal reference point and critically assess the quali=
ty
of all other support material. </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I’ll now step down from=
my soap
box!</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Regards</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Paula</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=3DMsoAutoSig><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Paula Christophersen</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoAutoSig><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">ICT </SPAN></FONT>Curriculum Manager</P>
<P class=3DMsoAutoSig><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Victorian </SPAN></FONT>Curriculum and Assessment<=
/P>
<P class=3DMsoAutoSig><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Authority</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoAutoSig><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">41 St Andrews Place</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoAutoSig><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">EAST MELBOURNE</SPAN></FONT> 3002</P>
<P class=3DMsoAutoSig><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Phone: 03 9651 4378</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoAutoSig><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Fax: 03 9651 4324</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P></DIV>
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