[Informatics] text

[Vella, James]

My opinion has been that the textbook is dependent on the study, not the other way round. Not sure of the behind the scenes process that takes place to ensure it meets the needs of those teaching it though. Maybe Eleanor Gregory can let us in on what happens here.

Your statement would be correct about the publically viewable course being the driver.

Kind regards

JV



[http://www.mackillopwerribee.com.au/webimages/email_sig_logo.png]


James Vella
Digital Technologies Learning Area Leader eLearning Leader
MacKillop College
Russell Street Werribee VIC 3030

T:  +61387345200
F:  +61387345261

webpage<http://www.mackillop.vic.edu.au/>    |    map<https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/MacKillop+Catholic+Regional+College/@-37.898495,144.667368,14z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x86ef7579bb65ae76?hl=en>


Please consider the environment before printing.
________________________________
From: informatics-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:informatics-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of ken price
Sent: Wednesday, 2 December 2015 11:38 AM
To: Year 12 VCE Informatics Teachers' Mailing List <informatics at edulists.com.au>
Subject: Re: [Informatics] text

Hi folks,
A query from outside of the Victorian education system - I'm interested in the relationship between the course (n this case Informatics) and its textbook. Does the course REQUIRE a specific textbook? What process is used to ensure the textbook(s) is/are developed in a way that meets the needs of those teaching it? Is it just "course is publicly viewable, various publishers produce what they think will be a marketable product and schools select based on their own needs?"
I'm thinking here long-term about what opportunities might emerge should the Australian Curriculum in years 11/12 result in closer alignment between states, and the possibility of more "universal" textbooks etc.
Ken


On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 10:03 PM, Watson, Donald R <watson.donald.r at edumail.vic.gov.au<mailto:watson.donald.r at edumail.vic.gov.au>> wrote:
I hope the Informatics textbook is going to include a few student activities. It's just a lot of facty facts in the chapter sample. Dry as achip.

Don Watson






--
--
Dr Ken Price MACS CP ACCE Professional Associate.
President, TASITE http://www.tasite.tas.edu.au

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE
This e-mail contains confidential information intended only for the use of the name addressee. It may also be subject to professional privilege. If you are not the named recipient any disclosure, copying, forwarding or using any part of this e-mail or its attachments is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us by telephone on 0387345200. MacKillop College does not warrant that this e-mail or any attachments are error or virus free and recommends that all attachments be checked for viruses and other defects. Similarly, MacKillop College does not warrant that this e-mail has been free of interception by a third party and may store the content sent to us, if we believe that we have a legal requirement to do so.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://www.edulists.com.au/pipermail/informatics/attachments/20151202/c2858d91/attachment-0001.html