[Year 12 IT Apps] Study Design Review following from web authoring software
Litsa Tzelepis
htzelepis at msj.vic.edu.au
Sun Dec 8 20:49:19 EST 2013
How exciting. On 60 minutes tonight-3D printing. Amazing.
sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au
Video on the front page.
Litsa. (:-)
On Sunday, December 8, 2013, Mark Scott wrote:
> If we want to save the subject let's be bold.
>
> Call it "Future Technologies".
>
> Make it an exploration of what might be possible.
>
> Have our student's dream a little of what our world might become.
>
> Mark Scott
> Luther College
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> *Sent:* Sunday, December 08, 2013 4:11 PM
> *To:* Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
> *Subject:* Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Study Design Review following from web
> authoring software
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> Digital Technologies as a name might be sufficient .. I love reading
> all the suggestions that are being posted about course changes, crikey we
> are an engaged lot in these closing weeks of the year. :-)
>
> Regards Roland
>
> *Roland GESTHUIZEN*
> http://about.me/rgesthuizen
>
> "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens
> can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has."
> --Margaret Mead
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> On 5 Dec 2013, at 11:10 am, Ciotti, George W <
> ciotti.george.w at edumail.vic.gov.au <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
> 'ciotti.george.w at edumail.vic.gov.au');>> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I did not teach ITA this year and it's not on next year, although we
> have a full class in Units 1&2 next year.
> Some of the suggestions are very interesting yet I think that in shaping
> the 3&4 course one needs to have an eye on 1&2. I know that there are no
> prerequisites for the 3&4 course yet I am finding that the Year 11 course
> is far too onerous. This is where some students are likely to drop off. If
> the Year 11 course were less intense, 2 SACS per semester and as a
> suggestion, a semester, and the likelihood of a year long research
> assignment, this would allow students and teachers to get more deeply
> involved in certain areas. If this research assignment were tied to a
> mentor or industry rep that students would have to seek – this would
> increase student awareness on a consistent basis of what is happening in
> the outside world. This would then feed back into the classroom.
> The year 11 course is where students should have the time to acquire
> skills and useful or dispositional knowledge that will keep them in good
> stead for ITA.
>
> Name suggestions:
> Digital Technology and Visualisation (the Visualisation concept connotes
> creativity and process)
> Visualising Digital Technologies (Again the term Visualising encompasses
> the creative and production side of things.)
>
> More and more we are seeing increasing crossovers from music and media
> with digital technologies. This is an area where this subject area
> should/could take the lead. One of the defining factors is the use of code:
> look at Processing, Max for Live, LiveCode as examples of these. Some of
> Janet's suggestions could be taught in Media. In fact our school has
> already begun the melding of the 2 areas at the year 9 level with a
> Media/IT subject on offer.
>
> The bell has gone, but in closing for now I feel the PSM is a vital
> aspect of the course. This discussion is great. More to come.
>
> Cheers
>
> George
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> From: "Christophersen, Paula P" <
> christophersen.paula.p at edumail.vic.gov.au <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
> 'christophersen.paula.p at edumail.vic.gov.au');>>
> Reply-To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List <
> itapps at edulists.com.au <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
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> Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 22:40:32 +0000
> To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List <itapps at edulists.com.au<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'itapps at edulists.com.au');>
> >
> Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Study Design Review following from web
> authoring software
>
> Thanks Janet for your continuing contribution to this development
> process. Like you, the panel has discussed the implications of including
> ‘technologies’ in the title of the study. While we can’t avoid the fact
> that this is what is used when manipulating data, the term does seem to
> have negative connotations for many students. If we said ‘mobile devices’
> they’d come in droves! We have been considering the inclusion of a verb in
> the title to convey ‘doing’ rather than just ‘studying or tinkering’. Here
> are some existing curriculum names and proposed ones being considered (we
> have 29 on the table at the moment!):
> · Digital Design and Creativity (or creation)
> · Computing and Design
> · Informatics
> · Information and Digital Technologies
> · Digital Problem Solving
> · Digital Creations and Communications
> · Software design and applications
> · Interactive applications and design
> · Computing
> · Computation and analysis
>
> Our problem is a little compounded by the fact that we have a branching
> structure at units 3 and 4, addressing different aspects of IT. In some
> other curriculum, where the focus is more discrete, clearer nomenclature is
> possible, e.g. Computer Science; Software D
>
> Hi all
>
> I'm sure many of us have thought about what should be in the new IT
> course. The name IT Apps gives the impression of quite a narrow focus (on
> just the applications) so if the new course has a serious change in content
> or focus then the name ought to reflect this. Personally I'm not a big fan
> of "digital technologies", but prefer something like "information and
> communication" to appeal to a wider audience.
>
> As far as the content is concerned, here is my Xmas wish list
>
> - less emphasis on the PSM - put it in software development.
> Rationale: there is too much crossover between ITA and SD, they need to be
> separate so students who elect to do both subjects aren't repeating the
> same content. Knowledge of how networks work should also be part of SD,
> rather than ITA.
>
>
>
> - For ITA, the emphasis should be on ICT for creating. You could have
> a mixture of students creating for themselves, and as Heath has suggested,
> researching/exploring ICT context, the how and why ICT is used, and the
> myriad of issues surrounding the use of ICT. The 4 outcomes (if they are
> retained) could be something like this:
>
>
>
> - Information to persuade - how does advertising work? Students
> could make their own persuasive product which has to contain both audio and
> visual data ( a multimedia product). Theory: PSM could be a starting
> point, types of audiences, how to manipulate audio and visual data, etc.
>
>
>
> - Information to inform - how do businesses use information? Students
> have the choice of using either a database or spreadsheet to create a
> product which informs (eg. customer orders, staff wages, stock lists
> etc.) Theory: content about how businesses operate (size, types of
> decisions, profit/non profit, structure charts, etc.)
>
>
>
> - Information to educate - how can ICT help people to learn?
> Students design and make a website suitable for an audience who wants to
> share or gain knowledge about a topic. It could be similar to the current
> Outcome 1 with a few tweaks here and there. Theory: web design,
> development, evaluation of product, justification of choices made etc.
>
>
>
> - Information to entertain - how does ICT entertain? A whole new
> field to explore! The students would probably list this as their number
> one priority in terms of using ICT. Activities could range from a bit of
> programming (using software such as App Inventor), to using websites like
> GoAnimate to create a cartoon. There are lots of possibilities. Theory:
> Copyright & Spam laws, cyberbullying, computer addiction
>
>
> OK I know its a bit rough, but I would love to know what others think.
> And please, if you have some great ideas, share them with the rest of us.
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> on behalf of Christophersen, Paula P [
> christophersen.paula.p at edumail.vic.gov.au <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
> 'christophersen.paula.p at edumail.vic.gov.au');>]
> *Sent:* Thursday, 5 December 2013 7:45 AM
> *To:* Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
> *Subject:* Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Study Design Review following from web
> authoring software
> Thank you Heath for your very considered contribution to the future of
> the VCE IT study design, in particular IT apps. The panel is already
> contemplating some of the suggestions that you have made, particularly with
> respect to ‘project work’ (context). We are currently exploring some
> different assessment options to support depth of study, research and
> solving real world problems. Another area for exploration ha
>
>
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