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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all, The DATTA Vic annual mid-year conference is taking place on Friday 18<sup>th</sup> of May at Harvester Technical College in Sunshine.  The theme is
<i>PERSONAL LOCAL GLOBAL Creative Problem Solving</i>, and there is a fantastic range of workshops for Electronics and Systems Engineering teachers. These include:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Trans-Disciplinary STEAM<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Modular Robot System<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">25 LED Light Bar Controlled by a Microcontroller<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Creative Digital Solutions to Real World Engineering Problems<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Balloon Jousting – Rapid Prototyping Robotics in the Classroom<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">The Model Solar Vehicle Challenge<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Teaching Coding, Electronics and Wearable Tech<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Plus there are sessions on Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality, Teaching Literacy and Numeracy in D&T, 3D Printing, CAD and STEM for Leading Teachers.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">You can download the conference program and register here – <a href="http://www.datta.vic.edu.au/content/personal-local-global-creative-problem-solving-conference#">
<span style="color:#0563C1">http://www.datta.vic.edu.au/content/personal-local-global-creative-problem-solving-conference#</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">But don’t leave it too long – bookings close on Monday!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks, Laura<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.datta.vic.edu.au/content/personal-local-global-creative-problem-solving-conference"><span style="color:blue;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="130" height="137" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D3E772.04A3D490" alt="PLG square 130jpg"></span></a><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Laura Murphy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Executive Education Officer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Level 2  The Dream Factory<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">90 Maribyrnong Street<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Footscray VIC 3011<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Phone: 03 9349 5809<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Email: </span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><a href="mailto:pl@datta.vic.edu.au"><span style="color:#0563C1">pl@datta.vic.edu.au</span></a></span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Web: </span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><a href="http://www.datta.vic.edu.au/"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.datta.vic.edu.au</span></a></span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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