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

[Roland Gesthuizen]

Was kind of thinking the same thing here. Would be nice to offer both ITA
and IS but Rob and I had enough on our plate this year with a huge campus
merger. Not sure how the numbers are panning out for 2012.

Compared to ITA, the IS flavour does look subject with more bubbles and a
twist of fun.

Regards Roland

On 20 October 2011 08:30, Mark KELLY <kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au> 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
> McKinnon Rd McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia
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