[English] (Off-topic) A VIT initiative

[Ivan Boyer]

Sorry, Ann, but that's being a little petty.  Actually, it's poor style to
end a sentence with multiple exclamation marks.  Now who's being
petty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm getting a lot out of this debate, and believe it would be a pity if we
were reluctant to participate because we feared someone was going to bounce
us due to a grammatical slip.
Perhaps this is a conversation long overdue and maybe we could all look at
it in a positive light: we all have issues with VIT but now that the
communication lines are open it seems we have a genuine opportunity to have
our say and achieve an outcome that pleases all.  If we resort to sniping,
our issues will still be there next year.
Ivan

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Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 9:22 AM
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" it's" members!!!!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <stephen at melbpc.org.au>
To: <english at edulists.com.au>
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 2:20 AM
Subject: [English] (Off-topic) A VIT initiative


> At 04:46 PM 12/02/2007, Terry writes:
>
>> Hello Lyle et al
>>
>> ... I'm also a member of VIT Council and was on the MACVIT
>> committee that recommended the establishment of the Institute
>> with a brief to engage in advocacy, professional learning and
>> professional standards to enhance the professionalism of teachers.
>> .. And I for one don't underestimate the promotion and enhancement
>> of the profession .. <snip> 'renewal', 'currency of practice' ..
>> Knowledge is dynamic and moves on  Regards Terry Hayes
>
> I believe one of the best goals the VIT can achieve is to initiate
> processes which consolidate our proession. By that I mean, help bring us
> together as one Teaching profession.
>
> One easy but incredibly useful first step would be to give each member
> a VIT email address. A day's work by a web-developer using free sotware
> on the VIT servers would mean that every member has a VIT email address.
>
> With the secure allocation of VIT email addresses, (easy to arrange, and
> there is no doubt who the person is, and that they *are* a professional)
> means that all Victorian Teachers could then log-into, for example, the
> VCAA website for updates and an 'ask-an-expert' discussion page, the VIT
> website to maybe vote on a professional issue, or even just banks etc etc
> wishing to offer teachers class-resources without copyright problems etc.
>
> And, perhaps for the first time, the VIT could email all of it's members.
>
> And once again, one can't stress how professionally useful a VIT email
> address could be. From training to resources, I believe this simple step
> of giving every teacher in Victoria (and only teachers) a VIT mail address
> would be an *outstanding way to 'enhance the profession' in future.
>
> On 12/2/07 2:32 PM, Lyle wrote:
>
>>> <snip> .. What does this body do with the fees we're
>>> forced to pay - apart from producing its pointless and
>>> vacuous magazine? It does nothing to support teachers
>>> or education in the way that the AMA defends doctors..
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Lyle
> --
>
> Cheers people
> Stephen Loosley
> Victoria, Australia
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