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<p>Hello Everyone,<br></p><p>The Open for Education Professional Development Day has been rescheduled to
Wednesday the 10<sup>th</sup> of June.</p>
<p>VITTA is very pleased to announce that by popular demand we will be running
an <b>Open for Education</b> Professional Development Day on Wednesday 10th
June. This event includes a diverse selection of Open Source hands-on lab
sessions and lectures. Labs will be popular and places are strictly limited so
ensure that you don't miss out on your preferred session choices by registering
early.</p>
<p>All attendees will be introduced to a variety of applications including
online publishing, graphic design, animation and take home a complimentary CD
with Open Source software and documentation that can be freely distributed.
Interested in attending? Read more below or open the Open for Education
brochure attachment. Register at <a href="http://www.vitta.org.au/trainingevents" target="_blank">www.vitta.org.au/trainingevents</a>
See you there!</p>
<h3>OPEN FOR EDUCATION</h3>
<p><b>Date: </b>Wednesday 10th June, 2009<b><br>
Time: </b>8:30am - 3:30pm<b><br>
Venue: </b>Forest Hill College, 178 -180 Mahoneys Rd, Burwood East, 3151 (Mel
Ref 62 C5)<b><br>
Fees:</b> VITTA Member - $240 | Non-Member - $300<br>
<b>Register:</b> <a href="http://www.vitta.org.au/trainingevents" target="_blank">www.vitta.org.au/trainingevents</a></p>
<h3>Why: the software is free</h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">There are many fantastic Open Source
applications available to teachers and students for education. Open Source
tools are free to use, and are distinct from Freeware. Open Source users have
access to strong user and developer communities that teachers can tap into,
supported by online documentation, help and examples.<br>
<br>
This professional development day includes workshops of various best of breed
Open Source applications for education, as well as sessions by experts about
Open Source and open approaches to education.<br>
<br>
All attendees will be introduced to a variety of applications including online
publishing, graphic design, animation and take home a complimentary CD with
Open Source software and documentation that can be freely distributed.</span></p>
<h3>Who: the experts</h3>
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<p><span style="color: red;">Paula Christophersen</span>, ICT Curriculum
Manager, Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) has managed the
development of the ICT domain within the interdisciplinary learning strand of
VELS (Victorian Essential Learning Standards)</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: red;">Donna Benjamin</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> is currently President of Linux Users of Victoria and was
the lead organiser for Australia's largest free and open source conference, <a href="http://linux.conf.au/" target="_blank">linux.conf.au</a> in Melbourne
in 2008</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: red;">Mark Richardson</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> is Professional Learning Officer for VITTA. He is also
ICT coordinator at a primary school. His interests are in ICT professional
development, teaching ICT, Web 2.0 and Macs in education</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: red;">Jacinta Richardson</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> is a director of Perl Training Australia and open source
advocate. She is a regular speaker at conferences and events around
Australia.</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: red;">Pia Waugh</span> is an Open Source consultant and
community leader who is passionate about creating better opportunities for
people through open access to technology and education.</p>
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<h3>Program</h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><a href="http://www.vitta.org.au/documents/item/173" target="_blank">Download the
full Open Source for Education program</a> to find out about the range of
presentations on offer. Choose from: </span></p>
<ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Open Source for Primary </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Animation and Games </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Graphic design </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Online publishing for Education </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Office Tools </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Video & Audio Tools </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">plus many more... </span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><br>
All</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> concurrent sessions are <b>hands on
labs</b>! Hurry, all sessions are strictly limited so ensure that you
register soon to secure your place. These sessions will sell out. <br>
<b><br>
Register online at <a href="http://www.vitta.org.au/trainingevents" target="_blank">www.vitta.org.au/trainingevents</a></b></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">VITTA
Contact Details</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);"><br>
<b>Ph:</b> 9495 6836 | <b>Fax:</b> 9495 6834 | <b>Em:</b> <a href="mailto:pd@vitta.org.au">pd@vitta.org.au</a> | <b>Web:</b><a href="http://www.vitta.org.au/" target="_blank">www.vitta.org.au</a> </span></p>
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