[Year 12 IT Apps] VITTA VCE resource - a response to some concerns

[Roland Gesthuizen]

Thanks for the heads up Adrian.

Regards Roland

On 12 May 2011 16:02, Adrian Janson <janson.adrian.a at edumail.vic.gov.au>wrote:

>  Hi everyone,
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> I wanted to write a response to some of the emails and suggestions that we
> have been receiving about the VCE resource.  We have heard all of this
> feedback and are acting on it!
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> Many of you have said that you feel that the resource is ‘light-on’ and I
> understand this completely.  At this stage in its development – it is – and
> we had hoped to have much more material in the resource for you at this
> stage.  We have teachers working on resources which will be added shortly
> and in a continual fashion over the year (and for the life of the study).
> The previous study design resource kit had a large amount of general theory
> content and we had decided not to replicate this for this new resource – but
> we have had a lot of feedback from those wanting this.  We will examine the
> content that we have in the previous resource, update and refresh it and add
> it to the new resource.  We have always seen ‘exams’ and the VCE resource as
> being two separate products – and this will continue to be the case –
> however, in response to some of your suggestions, we are working on creating
> a resource out of the previous 4 years worth of exam papers – for this new
> resource – which will be added shortly.
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> One of the problems that we encountered with the previous VCE IT resource
> kit, was that it was a CD based product produced in advance of the advice to
> teachers – which VCAA felt was not ideal.  This time around, we have been
> very careful to have materials proofed (both by teachers of the subject and
> by VCAA) – to ensure that this was not the case.  However, it has certainly
> slowed us down – and for this – we apologise.  As many of you would be
> acutely aware, this study design is quite different to the last one (and the
> last one was quite similar to the one before it) – which has meant it has
> taken us much more time to get our heads around the best ways to present the
> material and more time in the proofing process.
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> Yours sincerely,
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> Adrian
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> *Adrian Janson **B.Sc, Dip.Ed, M.Ed
> **VITTA Vice-President*
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