[Year 12 SofDev] Applied computing 2022

Thu Nov 18 04:19:31 UTC 2021

Speaking as a parent, from what I have seen of the Aquinas marketing, it’s done well with brochures and a stand at career nights. The college also does a very fine job of grounding digitech in the junior year levels instead of watering the subject down into something less.

We did something similar a decade ago at Keysborough College, building up from a composite year 11/12 computing class to a dedicated cross campus AC and DA pathway but from memory, it was helped along with some targeted year 9 and 10 electives that captured student imagination and interest with games, robotics etc and a supportive careers advisor and leadership keen to recruit more girls into STEM subjects.

Adrian Jansen shared some perceptive thoughts about these trends when he spoke to preservice teachers at Monash Uni last year. Something similar is happening in other states, I must look up the numbers again from ACCE colleagues.

Say Kevork, thanks for tossing in your thoughts. It’s easy to miss the value of the VET IT pathway and your fantastic work engaging our youth.

Regards Roland

From: sofdev <sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au> on behalf of Kevork Krozian <kkrozian at rt.vic.edu.au>
Date: Thursday, 18 November 2021 at 3:05 pm
To: Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List <sofdev at edulists.com.au>
Subject: Re: [Year 12 SofDev] Applied computing 2022
Hi Damian

    It is to your credit that you have the IT uptake growing.
 Yours is a nice example of a pocket of excellence bucking the trend. I know Mckinnon SC has a number of IT classes at all levels from Yr 9 up to 12.
Yet, I know of other schools of 1800 plus enrolment with no IT past Yr 9 . Strange.

   Is it all about marketing ?

Speak soon
Kevork

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From: sofdev <sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au> on behalf of Damian Perry <perrydm at aquinas.vic.edu.au>
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Subject: [Year 12 SofDev] Applied computing 2022

This is all very interesting. Our numbers have increased over the past couple of years.
We have SD and DA running together. 2023 I am looking at introducing VET to complement the VCE subjects.

The IT teachers start advertising in Year 8 and pluck our best from the masses. Lots of advertising, exciting 9 and 10 subjects, consistency in language from year 7 on, all helps.

Damian
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