[Year 12 IT Apps] Study design - legislation

Sun Mar 28 09:47:46 EST 2010

Thanks Bill, we both share some very strange and interesting talents that
would surprise those who know what we can do outside our classrooms. Would
make for an interesting dinner party. Keep up your studies :-D

Mobile technologies are looking really interesting. I met a chap at the
VITTA 2009 conference
http://www.*vitta*.org.au/*conference*info<http://www.vitta.org.au/conferenceinfo>who
ran an iPhone App workshop, does professional work and explained the
business model that underpins why it has been a great platform to make money
from. I was a bit taken aback and rather surprised when I asked him how I
could do it in the classroom when he then indicated to it was a better
option to just get a class set of very cheap android units. He said that I
should get students to program, author and share their code in the Google
open source code cloud as an introduction, even contributing or
collaborating with some of their community service projects, only later
stepping up to the Apple platform. I can pass you on some details if you
like, I think I made some notes in my blog.

A friend is running some similar handheld workshops at the
http://www.acec2010.info
<http://www.acec2010.info%20>conference. You can Google her details in the
online program and there are some good day rates to attend.

Regards Roland

Disclaimer: I am associated with VITTA as they are a good group and on the
technical committee of the ACEC2010 conference. I am excited, only 1 week
away :-D

On 27 March 2010 01:31, Bill Oldham <billo at kew.hotkey.net.au> wrote:

>  Hi Roland,
>
> After finishing my M Ed (ICT) this semester, I am looking at a possible
> research area of using mobile phones in and outside the classroom for
> teaching and learning. This is more of a personal interest at this stage.
>
> I haven’t made the next step of further discussions with faculty advisors
> at the University of Melbourne.
>
>
>
> Regards, Bill Oldham
>
>
>
> PS I may just wind up saying to myself, “Why am I doing another one?” and
> keep it to a personal interest level.
>
>
>
> PPS As an unsolicited testimonial for the University of Melbourne Graduate
> School of Education, I have gained so much from their course and been able
> to apply most of it with the students that I teach and learn with. I would
> recommend this course for anyone wanting to improve their ICT skills . Great
> staff and fine fellow travellers!
>
>
>
> *From:* itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:
> itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] *On Behalf Of *Roland Gesthuizen
> *Sent:* Friday, 26 March 2010 1:04 AM
>
> *To:* Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
> *Subject:* Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Study design - legislation
>
>
>
> No Ken and it cost me a fortune for a nice bound research book. I showed my
> small kids where it lives at Monash Uni when I went there for a visit. I am
> tempted to try for a PhD but after a strong cup of tea, the feeling
> generally goes away. Two decades ago I was a research scientist with Orica,
> you'll probably laugh if you knew what division I worked in. Catch me over a
> beer one day.
>
> Seriously though, I have enormous respect for those on this list that have
> done the hard years and extended their studies to undertake some serious PhD
> research and work at the cutting edge of teaching. I just spent all of today
> doing work for VicRoads for a paper I'll probably publish with STAV about an
> Engineers in Schools program that I ran last year.  Am also editing a video
> of this work. It is enough to keep me distracted.
>
> Has anybody else on this list got a research interest?
>
> Regards Roland
>
> On 25 March 2010 09:05, Kent Beveridge <kbeveridge at stbc.vic.edu.au> wrote:
>
> Hey Ro!
>
>
>
> You walking thesauras disguised as a wordsmith...
>
>
>
> hmmm...M.Ed...did they pay you more when you got that?
>
>
>
> Kent.
>   ------------------------------
>
> *From:* itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au [itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] on
> behalf of Roland Gesthuizen [rgesthuizen at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 24 March 2010 6:02 PM
> *To:* Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
> *Subject:* Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Study design - legislation
>
> With a puff of magical ethernet logic, the virtually networked world of
> wireless, cloud computing has drifted over the topology landscape,
> smothering any need to look for lost token rings or 50 ohm coaxial
> terminators. For my Dip.Ed and M.Ed, I frequently tossed in a citation from
> the UN International Charter of Human Rights to fill a spot in my reference
> list (not quite the same as our local legislative brew folks!) ..
>
> Regards Roland
>
> On 24 March 2010 16:50, Mark KELLY <kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au> wrote:
>
> Interesting to see that the glossary extends the legislation list to now
> include:
> - sections of the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006
> - Parts of the Spam Act 2003
>
> It's also interesting to see protocols are back in the Key Knowledge for
> networking after a 4 year layoff.  I'm glad.  I liked protocols.
> Topologies are still missing, however.
>
> Sadly, the familiar 56bps modem has been removed from the study design
> after an 8 year run.
>
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Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
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