<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>We are only having an SD subject next year, this year both. 3 students completed both subjects and found SD far more interesting. I taught both so nothing to do with the teacher. They did say though that they found the spreadsheets part interesting but not databases. </div><div><br></div><div>David<br><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On 12/09/2013, at 1:10 PM, "Christophersen, Paula P" <<a href="mailto:christophersen.paula.p@edumail.vic.gov.au">christophersen.paula.p@edumail.vic.gov.au</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Hi Mark and colleagues<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">IT apps has experienced approximately a 7% decline in enrolments between 2012 and 2013, however, it has marginally increased its percentage of total VCE enrolments
between the same years.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Unit 1 has experienced approximately a 5% decline in enrolments between 2012 and 2013, however, it has marginally increased its percentage of total VCE enrolments
between the same years.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The following comment is in no way ignoring concerns with the current study, but, as a generalisation, nationally and internationally, student enrolments in
IT-related subjects at both senior secondary and tertiary levels have declined. And as a result, this has seen the beginning of a trend towards developing curriculum that is focused more on computational thinking and less on ‘productivity tools’, as illustrated
in the draft Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies curriculum (Prep to year 10).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The review panel welcomes all feedback on the current study.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Paula<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Paula Christophersen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Curriculum Manager, Digital Technologies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Victorian Curriculum and Assessment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au">sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au</a> [<a href="mailto:sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au">mailto:sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Mark<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 12 September 2013 12:12 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Year 12 SofDev] Review of VCE IT - your thoughts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It would be interesting to hear the corresponding ITA enrolment stats. Are ITA enrolments dropping over the same period?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I would suspect that the rise in SD could be partly because students are unimpressed with ITA's deadly dull content, and are voting with their feet.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 12 September 2013 08:45, Christophersen, Paula P <<a href="mailto:christophersen.paula.p@edumail.vic.gov.au" target="_blank">christophersen.paula.p@edumail.vic.gov.au</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">There is some good news regarding enrolments: there has been a 28% increase in enrolments in Software Development from 2012 to 2013. While it is impossible to directly confirm a
cause-and-effect relationship, I am suggesting that maybe the mandating of programming in Unit 2, coupled with data visualisation, has inspired some students to further their interest in this area through studying Software Development. I would be particularly
interested in hearing from any Software Development teachers who have had increased enrolments in 2013 – do you know why?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">mark AT vceit DOT com<o:p></o:p></p>
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