[English] VELS PD

[info at cpta.vic.edu.au]

-These are fighting words Stephen about ICTEV and VITTA.  I 'll leave them to defend 
themselves

 Couple of points. One,  SLAV has been doing a lot of work on integrating ICT into 
learning. in conjunction with CC and off its own bat Two, I think the question of integrating 
ICT into learning is the business of ALL the professional  teaching assocations because of 
the emphasis the ICT domain in the Interdisciplinary strand puts on ICT for thinking, for 
creating, for communicating. From an English/VATE perspective I think of the work Dean 
Kiley ( and Jim Murphy), David Nettelbeck, Jo MacLeay, Natalie Bellis, Scott Bulfin, Greta 
Caruso, Catherine Beavis, Illana Snyder, not to mention our internatioanl friends such as 
Michele Knobel, Colin Lankshear, Julian Sefton Green,  Andrew Burn - all of whom 
presented at the IFTE conference  in 2003 -  have done under VATE auspices already in 
this area.  And VATE is at the moment considering a submission for the Victorian 
Parliamentary Committee on Education and Training Inquiry into young people's use of 
multimedia and digital literacies outside school and the implications that might have for 
school curriculum and pedagogy. A paper i am currently reading is one written by 
Johanna Wyn - who presented at the recent state conference -from Melbourne University 
Youth research centre on the relationship between Young People, well being and 
communication technologies - commissioned by the Victorian Health Promotion 
Foundation which suggest the issue s is wider even than the concerns of professional 
teaching associations  VATE's submission - and the research and practice base it alludes- 
to will I hope eventually have a significant effect on the way DE&T thinks about the 
implementation of the ICT domain  in VELS. Just as i hope the work Doug Mc Curry has 
been doing on thinking processes thinking dispositions as Ron Ritchhart describes them- 
alluded to the discussion list- will have a significant impact on the way in which the 
Thinking processes domain is developed and elevates it about  just mucking about with 
coloured hats, pleasant as that is. 

Terry Hayes - in my capacity as VATE member and as Executive Officer for the Council of 
Porfessional Teaching Associations (CPTAV)


-- Original Message -----
From: Stephen Loosley
Sent: 6/1/2006 8:27:13 AM
To: english at edulists.com.au
Subject: [English] VELS PD

> 
> Hi Scott and all,
> 
> Agree absolutely Scott. Must admit didn't check the conference
> charges, (top-notch presenters, mind, eg Sandy Phillips), and the
> conference should be twice the length, or half the $200 entrance. 
> 
> Not sure how VATE are travelling regards VELS pd, but it really
> is essential. VELS is a major step and, IT no longer a KLA, needs
> quite some discussion for equitable school based implementation.
> 
> And of course, and as usual, the 2 subsidized Vic Ed Dpt 'subject
> associations' whom appear the most appropriate to offer us VELS
> teacher-pd, that's the ICTEV and VITTA, are busy drinking coffee.
> 
> Ahh well, I guess we will have to wait for the text-book publishers
> to catch up and then frantically try to remember the exercises while
> browsing visiting book-seller tables in the staff room at lunchtime,
> again, as usual :-)  
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> 
> From: "Scott Bulfin" <scott.bulfin at education.monash.edu.au>
> Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 11:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [English] Fwd: ICT & VELS Conference
> 
> 
> > Sorry about this folks, but it needs to be said ...
> > 
> > Has anyone else every wondered why Curriculum Corp conferences are so 
> > expensive?
> > 
> > $200 for a day?
> > 
> > There's another CC conf in Adelaide later in the year. Two days @ $600!
> > 
> > Do they think they're attracting teachers with these prices?! Maybe 
> > someone should let them know about the financial pressures in most 
> > (all?) schools!
> > 
> > Scott
> > 
> > On 01/06/2006, at 9:52 PM, stephen at melbpc.org.au wrote:
> > 
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >>
> >> From: <thisweek at curriculum.edu.au>
> >> Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 4:41 PM
> >> Subject: [ThisWeek] CONFERENCE FOR VIC SCHOOLS
> >>
> >> ICT and VELS conference
> >>
> >> Crystallising your knowledge: A fresh look in ICT learning
> >>
> >> Curriculum Corporation and the School Library Association of Victoria
> >> bring together leaders in education ICT to offer achievable means for
> >> harnessing students' digital capabilities, thus allowing them to 
> >> develop
> >> new thinking, learning and communication skills that address the
> >> Victorian Essential Learning Standards.
> >>
> >> Attendees will gain a fresh perspective on their own ICT skills
> >> reinforced with many practical ideas, useful resources and samples for
> >> immediate use in the classroom.
> >>
> >> Wednesday 14 June 2006
> >> Sidney Myer Asia Centre
> >> Cnr Swanston St & Monash Rd,
> >> Carlton, Melbourne.
> >>
> >> For registration information, presenter profiles and conference program
> >> visit the conference website: http://www.curriculum.edu.au/pd/
> >>
> >> --
> >> Cheers all,
> >> Stephen Loosley
> >> Victoria, Australia
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