[Year 12 IT Apps] Answers...
Roland Gesthuizen
rgesthuizen at gmail.com
Sat Sep 22 23:03:27 EST 2007
Pretty similar reasons Cameron, there is considerable research that points
to just those four points: (mis-conceptions about the subject, parent
perceptions, tertiary prerequisites and year 10 subject choices). Back in
April, I read a rather negative report in The Age newspaper about IT as a
course of study in Victoria <http://tinyurl.com/2muble>. A key line that I
picked out regarding the cause of problem was that :
"All the off-the-shelf, do-it-yourself and managed services have created a
well-worn and safe rut. It is easier to follow than to innovate, to take
risks."
Melbourne is trying really hard to package itself as an IT center for
innovation. I am encouraged by the opportunity to work with many different
groups and individuals working at the cutting edge to support fellow IT
educators. We have attracted some scorn from colleagues because our efforts
to experiment with new free software, juggling edutainment and education,
trialling new ways of teaching or overcoming the barriers to working in
these new, virtual learning spaces.
We all need to keep open the channels of communication with our students and
critically understand the challenges presented by these new technologies,
drawing upon the interests, language and cultural backgrounds of their
students.
The revolution is real.
Regards Roland
On 22/09/2007, Cameron Bell <bell.cameron.p at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote:
>
> Has anyone done any surveys or empirical analysis of their situation? I
> did one several years ago when numbers in Physics were dropping and the
> results were very useful for doing some sly re-structuring in the
> earlier years. Numbers crept up a bit after that. We set out to either
> confirm or repudiate the here-say and anecdotal evidence that we thought
> were the reasons with facts. Some turned out to be true - like a VCE
> coordinator who was quietly filling her own subject area with "waverers"
> and actively counseling students into chem and out of physics if uni
> pre-requisites were not an issue. (grrr)
> Other high rating factors we learnt were:
> 1) The mis-conceptions about the subject and what it involved - we had
> to sell the subject better and couldn't rely on many students to find it
> interesting in its own right.
> 2) Parental influence on what was "important"
> 3) Uni Pre-requisites
> and the biggest:
> 4) The students Yr 10 experience.
> Boy did we re-jig the Yr 10 course. Threw out all the "you need this for
> VCE" stuff and concentrated on having fun instead.
> Has anyone else done similar surveys regarding IT?
> Cheers
> Cameron
>
>
> Kent Beveridge wrote:
> > dont know about ST.B's for 2008 but the numbers will be really small!
> > Maths, Sciences are the winners here.
> > KB.
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> > *From:* itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Roland Gesthuizen
> > *Sent:* Fri 9/21/2007 8:13 PM
> > *To:* Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
> > *Subject:* Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Answers...
> >
> > I think that numbers might slip a bit further down although oddly
> > enough, I now have more than enough girls doing info tech for the
> > first time! Hope we can keep at least one year 11 and 12 class.
> > Everytime that I end up teaching middle school IT, VCE numbers go up
> > .. whilst there is still a middle school IT class to teach (sigh) I
> > did invite an IT guest speaker from TAFE, went really well. Several
> > year 12's might consider an IT career but this didn't of course help
> > the year 10s, I am worried by their course selections.
> >
> > Might start a rumor that they get free printing, Internet, plastic toy
> > or something if they choose IT.
> >
> > Regards Roland
> >
> > On 21/09/2007, *Brendyn Hancock *<hancobr at nagle.sale.catholic.edu.au
> > <mailto:hancobr at nagle.sale.catholic.edu.au>> wrote:
> >
> > All
> >
> > Here is my suggested answers for the Superior Auto SAC.
> >
> > I have not completed the last few.
> >
> > I have written my answers in teacher form not full students ans
> form.
> >
> > Maybe it will help others.
> >
> > Have a happy hols everyone.
> >
> > We going through subject selection at the moment. I had 21 students
> > this year. Next year I think I will be teaching SOSE. Struggling
> > to get
> > the kids for ITA 2008.
> > What are others finding?
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Brendyn
> >
> > Brendyn Hancock
> > IT Manager
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