[Year 12 IT Apps] No ITA at McKinnon in 2012

[Rob Minato]

Another combined class next year. This year finishes with 12 U3/4 and 8 U1/2. I've been told next year will have about a dozen in each.

I recall reading an article in the paper a few weeks ago (the Sun I think) discussing declining enrolments in some subjects. ITA down quite a bit.

Rob

Robert Minato
Teacher
Arts and Technology Domain
Catholic College Wodonga
1 Bowman Crt
Wodonga Vic 3690
0260435546
rminato at ccw.vic.edu.au

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On 20/10/2011, at 9:30 AM, Mark KELLY wrote:

> Hi all. 
> 
> As I feared, ITA didn't get enough enrolments to run in 2012 - for the first time in about 15 years.  
> 
> Strangely enough, Software Development *is* running - and before this year it hasn't run for 3 years. 
> 
> Actually, I'm kind of relieved since SD is more interesting anyway, and ITA seems old, dry and tired. Perhaps it's just because I've been teaching it since forever, or it may be that the new study design is partly to blame - and yes! normal forms, I AM looking at you.  And I'd also put some blame on the freakishly large and long U4O1 - my kids were exhausted at the end of that.
> 
> After a hiatus this year, Units 1&2 return to McKinnon in 2012, and since I have barely looked at them it will be another fun year compiling resources for those units. 
> If the ITA embargo continues and SD continues to run, I may craft units 1&2 to be heavy on programming to better funnel kids into SD in the following year.
> 
> Do you guys know what units will run at your places next year?
> 
> -- 
> Mark Kelly
> Manager of ICT, Reporting, IT Learning Area
> McKinnon Secondary College
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