[Year 12 SofDev] RE: sofdev Digest, Vol 49, Issue 3
Sandra Mobbs
smobbs at sjcmelb.catholic.edu.au
Thu Mar 5 14:14:49 EST 2009
Hello Everyone
I have only 4 students in my Software Development class and need to partner up with another school for moderation. If there is anyone in the general direction/area of Deer Park that would be happy to partner up could you please email me.
Thanks
Sandra Mobbs
St Joseph's College Melbourne
smobbs at sjcmelb.catholic.edu.au
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Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 13:46:28 +1100
From: Lisa Chadderton <lisa.chadderton at gmail.com>
Subject: [Year 12 SofDev] Software Development for Newbies
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Are you new to teaching Software Development or need a refresher before
things really start getting hectic? VITTA is offering a half day session on
VCE Software Development for Newbies this Friday March 6 at the VITTA
Office. Claudia Graham, a well respected Information Technology teacher,
Examiner and past VITTA President will guide teachers through aspects of the
VCE Software Development study design.
At only $140 for VITTA Members or $175 for non-members this is a not to
missed event for anyone who needs extra help with VCE Software Development.
The group will be small so you'll have a chance to speak directly with
Claudia and gain advice specific to your classroom.
*When:* Friday 6th March 2009
*Time:* 9:30 - 12:30 (Morning Tea and refreshments provided)
*Where:* VITTA Office, Suite 209, 134 Cambridge Street, Collingwood VIC 3066
*How:* Register online at www.vitta.org.au/trainingevents, click on 'VCE
Software Development for Newbies' and then follow the prompts. If you are a
member, make sure you login to your user account before you register online
to access member discounts. Call the VITTA office on 9495 6836 if you don't
know your login details.
Kind regards,
Lisa
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Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 14:48:42 +1100
From: "Des Reuben" <DRE at beaconhills.vic.edu.au>
Subject: [Year 12 SofDev] Student Tracking
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Hi all,
Excuse the cross-posts.
Just wondering what software, if any, that schools out there may be
using to track student achievement, effort, co-curricular achievements,
NAPLAN results and the like. Any off-the-shelf or custom built software.
Feel free to email me directly at dre at beaconhills.vic.edu.au or reply to
this post.
In anticipation,
Des Reuben
Head of Year 9 Centre
Beaconhills College - Valley Campus
30-34 Toomuc Valley Road
PAKENHAM Vic 3810
Tel: 1300 002 225 Ext: 3049
Campus Fax: 03 5940 1944
Year 9 Fax: 03 5941 5024
dre at beaconhills.vic.edu.au
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 06:20:45 GMT
From: stephen at melbpc.org.au
Subject: [Year 12 SofDev] Uni of NSW computing initiative
To: oz-teachers at rite.ed.qut.edu.au, yr7-10it at edulists.com.au,
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Cc: sofdev at edulists.com.au, link at anu.edu.au
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The following initiative is primarily aimed at NSW Yr11 students. It may
seem excellent, and one hopes other Aussie unis follow this UNSW example.
Uni computer lecturer makes YouTube his classroom
http://www.theage.com.au/news/technology/uni-computer-lecturer-makes-
youtube-his-classroom/2009/03/04/1235842462189.html
Asher Moses March 4, 2009 - 12:34PM
A computer science lecturer at the University of NSW, who has pioneered
the use of YouTube at Australian universities, is offering high school
students the chance to get started on their computing degrees early.
Senior lecturer Richard Buckland is frustrated that people with a passion
for computing are not being challenged by courses offered at high school.
Over the years he invited some of them to attend his university lectures
but found they struggled to fit it in during the school day.
So last year he filmed all of his first-year computing lectures and
published them on UNSW's YouTube channel and on Apple's iTunes.
http://www.youtube.com/user/unswelearning
UNSW is the first university in Australia and among the first in the
world to make lectures publicly available online.
This year, Buckland is inviting high school students with a strong
interest in computing and mathematics to study an advanced first-year
university level computing course for free.
https://wiki.cse.unsw.edu.au/info/HighSchoolComputing
With the lectures now published online, the students will be able to do
most of their work from home. They will only come to the university one
evening a week for a two and a half hour lab and tutorial, where they can
ask questions and socialise.
"I'm not aware of anywhere else in the world doing this," Buckland said.
The students will complete the same assessments and exams as university
students and the course will be credited to their degrees once they enrol
at the university.
Buckland is mainly looking for year 11 students but said he would also
consider applications from students in years 10 and 12. There are limited
places, so Buckland is asking students to submit a short statement on why
they want to take the course and an academic reference from a teacher.
"If you have a love for computing or if you're an exceptionally smart or
talented mathematical thinker you would find high school computing
wouldn't be stretching you as much as you'd like," he said.
"I'm hoping this will really motivate and switch on a lot of students who
are starting to feel bored."
By publishing his lectures on YouTube, Buckland has also made the courses
accessible to people from around the world who may not have the same
opportunities as Australian students. He said his clips had been viewed
in places as far-flung as Africa, Saudi Arabia, India, Iran and China.
"It's allowed people who normally wouldn't have access to university to
visit university for free, without leaving their lounge room," Buckland
said.
Overseas universities such as Stanford, Berkeley and MIT publish hundreds
of hours of lecture material online but Australian universities have so
far used YouTube as little more than a marketing tool.
Buckland is now filming and uploading his second-year computing lectures
to the video sharing site.
He hopes other educators will follow his example to give time-strapped
students more flexibility and the ability to learn in their own time.
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Cheers,
Stephen
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 06:30:05 GMT
From: stephen at melbpc.org.au
Subject: [Year 12 SofDev] Re: Uni of NSW computing initiative
To: yr7-10it at edulists.com.au, offtopic at edulists.com.au,
sofdev at edulists.com.au
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Hi all,
> Senior lecturer Richard Buckland is frustrated that people with a
> passion for computing are not being challenged by courses offered
> at high school...
Please note, dear colleagues, NOT suggesting the same is true for Vic!
Cheers,
Stephen
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