[vet-it] need task examples

Thu Jan 22 10:51:17 EST 2009

Andrew

I am still away and back tomorrow then starting to think about the new year. I have only read your problems in creating the course. Thanks Maggie for some of your responses.

A couple of 'things' to consider:
1. Does your school use an RTO to auspice to course? If so they have a responsibility to aid all trainers under the AQTF.
2. Pearson Education provide 'Tertiary Press" books for the Cert III and Cert II I have a class set of these and use some of the activities from them.
3. Allan Barnes and AIET have good workbooks but I tend to mix and match activites tyoi suit the students - may use a whole unit from the workbook or use my own activities with the Tertiary Press books.
4. Get to know your students - this will help in setting tasks. Remember VET is designed to be assessed in various ways you can use role plays, project tasks, verbal tests, demonstrations etc. I don't use the same assessment plans from year to year therefore making it more relevant for the students I have and this is what is implicitly mentioned in the AQTF.  Although in saying this may tasks tend to be similar each year.
5. The Cert III VITTA Disk is quite useful for those teachers with students doing scored assessment - thoroughly recommend it.
6. The VET day late Feb would be quite useful to you if you can get time release More information on VET than the session presented at the VITTA conference last November.
7. In March VCAA will be running a VET scored assessment workshop keep an eye out for details - recommended for new teachers with students undertaking scored assessment.

I have a number of websites and some unit checklists that can be use to develop tasks- this is being developed into a format that can be put on line and can be used and updated by other registered members. A wiki or some other secure social website is being considered, probably in conjunction with VITTA.  

Sorry I can't give you much more information at present as I don't have my notebook with me but I hope this helps

Regards

Peter Nash

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From: vet-it-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Margaret King Iaquinto
Sent: Thu 22/01/09 7:06 AM
To: 'Vet Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [vet-it] need task examples

I do understand your frustration. Have you contacted Allan Barnes -- abarnes at aiet.com.au. check out his website and contact him. He runs courses and has written some textbooks.

See you at the VITTA VCE/VET day.

Maggie
VK3CFI 

On Wed Jan 21 21:15 , andrew barry sent:

	Yes I know but I need to teach the subject before then so where do I
	get task samples?
	Some units say they go for 60 hours and I get to know about what to
	teach is a few unit course lines. It is really not well explained and
	I need some help.

	On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 5:26 PM, Margaret King Iaquinto
	<iaquinto at ozemail.com.au> wrote:
	> Hi Andrew
	>
	> Congratulations on getting a job. Well done. In February (it may be 20
	> February) VITTA will hold a VCE and VET day at Melbourne Uni.
	>
	> HTH
	>
	> Maggie
	>
	> VK3CFI
	>
	> On Wed Jan 21 17:00 , andrew barry sent:
	>
	> Hi,
	>
	> I am teaching VET IT cert II and III this year and I am having
	> problems finding task examples .
	> I may use examples or more likely modify them to give to students.
	>
	> I am looking at more of a software type task where possible as I am
	> teaching both cert II and III at the same time (not my choice).
	>
	> I have the samples book for 2004 for cert III and I have contacted
	> VCAA VET, and VITTA and all roads lead to here.
	>
	> I am in a bit of a panic to find examples of what I can do this year
	> as I cant find anyone to ring and I cant pay $330 for a vet IT vert
	> III only vitta CD
	>
	> Andrew Townsley
	> Lyndale SC
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