[Year 12 SofDev] SD and mobile devices

[Mark]

Hi Darren

On 17 July 2016 at 15:18, Darren Scott <dscott at ccb.vic.edu.au> wrote:

> the kids get sick of me stating “this isn’t part of the study design and
> won’t be on your exam”.
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Yes, the "Off topic" line is hard sometimes.

But you *love* the topic. At times you have to strangle yourself to stop
going on about it *again*.
And you *know* the kids need it for a good IT background

But it's *not* listed in the design's KK.
And theory time in class is short.

I approve of the loud disclaimer whenever a short segment of classroom
theory cannot be assessed.
It may bore the herd, but may inspire the high-achievers.


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> Darren Scott
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> *From:* sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:
> sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au] *On Behalf Of *Mark
> *Sent:* Sunday, 17 July 2016 2:41 PM
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> *Subject:* [Year 12 SofDev] SD and mobile devices
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> Hi, data wranglers
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> I was just about to post a link to an amusing XKCD cartoon about mobile
> phone design
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> http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/xkcd_phone_4.png
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> when I realised that the new study design seemed to lack the previous
> design's fanatical focus on programming for mobile devices.
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> After a quick check of the new design, I can't find *any* reference to
> programming for mobile devices. It makes me wonder if VCAA now consider
> mobile devices *so* ubiquitous that they no longer deserve to be
> emphasised, or ... what?
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> Maybe it's just a fashion:
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> - project management disappeared in the last design, now it's back (yay!) ;
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> - mobile devices were trendy last time: now they're gone (yay!).
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> Maybe in the next study design we'll have our beloved flow charts or NS
> charts back. They have been gone too long.
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> Which made me wonder: which bits of the old study design do * you* miss,
> and which of the new design do you welcome? Or vice versa.
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> You have 15 minutes to talk in small groups, then we have the plenary
> session before tea and bikkies. Virtual butcher's paper and markers are
> provided.
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> Mark Kelly
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Mark Kelly

mark at vceit.com
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