[Yr11 Information Technology] [Informatics] Thoughts on the 2020 study design - 'Data Analytics'

[Mark]

Lovely stuff, George!  Thanks!

On Thu, 21 Mar 2019 at 08:42, Ciotti, George W <
ciotti.george.w at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote:

> Hi Grumpy,
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> Here’s a site where you will find quite a few.
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> http://education.abc.net.au/statistics-game/#/
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> Hope this helps
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> Cheers
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> George
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> *From: *yr11it <yr11it-bounces at edulists.com.au> on behalf of Mark <
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> *Date: *Wednesday, 20 March 2019 at 2:34 pm
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> *Subject: *Re: [Yr11 Information Technology] [Informatics] Thoughts on
> the 2020 study design - 'Data Analytics'
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> Thanks for the input, Phillip.
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> Infographics currently appear in unit 1. In 2020 they are promoted to unit
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> Is this dumbing-down unit 3 or smartening-up KK from unit 1?
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> In 2020, unit 1 and 2 outcomes will be just as meaty as those in units 3
> and 4.
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> Speaking of which, days ago I asked if anyone had a favourite infographic
> they would care to send me for a slideshow.
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> It turns out that *no-one in Victoria* has one.
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> Not one.
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> This is remarkable - and discouraging.
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> As our great ex-leader Tony Abbot said in 2013, "*No one, however smart,
> however well-educated, however experienced, is the suppository of all
> wisdom.*"
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> I don't know everything, and only our *collected* contributions will make
> a really *great* suppository.
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> I am willing to contribute to these magnificent lists, but if hundreds of
> practising teachers don't also contribute why should I?
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> I will happily stroll back down to the beach and let you use your own
> suppositories.
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> Love, as always,
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> Grumpy Mark
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> On Wed, 20 Mar 2019 at 13:36, Phillip Donald <milsendonaldp at gmail.com>
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> I'm sure my Informatics class is going to double in size now that it's
> called Data Analytics!
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> I'm pretty disappointed with this new study design. Plenty of flaws have
> been left in, ie: 2NF and references. I'm at a loss of words about this
> fancy graph making infographics or "dynamic data visualisations"...
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