[Year 12 IT Apps] Decoding the study design - part 203

Thu Oct 7 08:24:05 EST 2010

Thanks for the clarification, Paula.

On 7 October 2010 07:39, Christophersen, Paula P <
christophersen.paula.p at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote:

> Dear colleagues
>
>
>
> ‘Types’ of websites refers to the listing of approved types of websites in
> the July Bulletin. And it refers to not only what students are required to
> create (prototype), but also what they study, as key knowledge should be
> directly linked to the outcome statement. The purpose of the key knowledge
> point is for students to know about different ‘genres’ of websites that
> support information exchange, the purposes of each and how they function.
> This will then enable them to make appropriate decisions about types of
> websites that suit different online communities when they are demonstrating
> the outcome.
>
>
>
> The purpose of the Bulletin listing is to restrict the type or genre of
> websites for both learning and assessment reasons. When referring to
> attributes of a website (or any other solution) in the study design, we
> always use the terms efficient and effective.
>
>
>
> Hope this clears up the concerns about the term ‘type’.
>
>
>
> Regards
>
> Paula
>
>
>
> *From:* itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:
> itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] *On Behalf Of *Mark KELLY
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 6 October 2010 3:00 PM
>
> *To:* Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
> *Subject:* Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Decoding the study design - part 203
>
>
>
> The point I wanted to make is that VCAA has listed approved types of
> prototypes websites for students to *create* for the outcome.
>
> Whether that list is also meant to encapsulate every type of website in the
> world (needed for U3O1 key knowledge 1) is what I doubt.
>
> It's just the word "type" that is so vague: we could teach kids about
> websites of the "tidy" type and the "untidy" type if we wanted to.
>
> "Type" can mean anything you want it to.  It's like asking about types of
> people - the categorisation process could last forever.
>
> What I was hoping to get was the sense of "type" that the study design had
> in its mind.
>
>
> On 6 October 2010 13:58, Brendyn Hancock <BHancock at nagle.vic.edu.au>
> wrote:
>
> All
>
> I refer to an email threat subject <Online communities resource> on
> 1/9/10 onwards.
>
> About issues to do with this expectation.
> Paula wrote:
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> The students have to create a 'prototype' website that meets the needs
> of an online community. In the July Bulletin a list of approved types of
> websites was published. This means that when students respond to a
> scenario provided by the teacher about a particular online community -
> it can be a social, project/interest-based, word-based one, they should
> determine and create the most appropriate type of website from the
> following list. Types of websites include: blogs, chat rooms, forums,
> social networks, wikis. It may be possible, depending on type of
> website, to create a fully functioning website, however, all that is
> required is a prototype one. Just creating a 'normal' website to support
> the activities of an organisation does not meet the requirements of the
> outcome.
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> More discussion would be appreciated.
>
> Cheers
>
> B
>
> Brendyn Hancock
> ICT Manager
> Nagle College
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Antonia Caridi
> Sent: Wednesday, 6 October 2010 12:54 PM
> To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Decoding the study design - part 203
>
> HI Mark and others, all info regarding the new study (including types of
> websites) can be found at
> http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/futuresd.html.
>
> Antonia
>
>
>
> > ITA U3O1 Key knowledge (KK) 1 = *types, purposes and functionality of
> > websites that support information exchange within online communities*
> >
> > Thinking about "types of websites" is leaving me baffled.  What sort
> of
> > categorisation is the study design getting at, I wonder.  I tend to
> cringe
> > when I see key knowledge dotpoints refer to "types" of things (e.g.
> types
> > of
> > networks) because things can be categorised in so many ways.
> >
> > So when it comes to types of websites, what do you guys think is
> relevant?
> >
> > - CMS vs static HTML sites?
> > - eCommerce, personal, educational, news, blog websites?
> > - Photosharing, auction, e-commerce websites?
> > - Mobile device vs computer-oriented websites?
> > - Corporate vs community websites?
> > - Profit vs non-profit websites?
> > - Social networking websites?
> >
> > Or all of the above?
> >
> > --
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> > IT Learning Area Manager
> >
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> Mark Kelly
> Manager Information Systems
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>
> McKinnon Secondary College
> McKinnon Rd McKinnon 3204
> Victoria, Australia
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-- 
Mark Kelly
Manager Information Systems
Reporting Manager
IT Learning Area Manager

McKinnon Secondary College
McKinnon Rd McKinnon 3204
Victoria, Australia
Direct line / Voicemail: +613 8520 9085
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