<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">A recent comment was posted today regarding ICTEVs activities. <DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Courier New" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3px;">‘And of course, and as usual, the 2 subsidized Vic Ed Dpt 'subject associations' whom appear the most appropriate to offer us VELS teacher-pd, that's the ICTEV and VITTA, are busy drinking coffee.’</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>The comment inferred that ICTEV is not providing a full program of professional development for the Victorian education community. ICTEV organises a program which comprises of over 40 activities / events per year, the most recent being the state conference 'ICT connecting learning' held on 13th May 2006 - <A href="http://www.ictev.vic.edu.au/event/conference.htm">http://www.ictev.vic.edu.au/event/conference.htm</A>. ICTEV will also be delivering their submission for the Victorian Parliamentary Committee on Education and Training Inquiry into young people's use of multimedia and digital literacies outside school and the implications that might have for school curriculum and pedagogy next week. ICTEV encourages all English teachers to visit our website <A href="http://www.ictev.vic.edu.au">http://www.ictev.vic.edu.au</A> and view our upcoming professional development program, or call the office if you wish to arrange some PD for your school.<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>King regards</DIV><DIV>Michelle Cox, Executive Officer ICTEV</DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>