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<i>Margaret Lawson wrote:<br>
"Embrace the changes and make them positive for
yourselves"<br>
</i>Geez, if there's something new in IPM for 2007 apart from the name
change ITA, maybe I should have another look. <br><br>
<i>Margaret Lawson wrote:<br>
"meet the needs of many different stakeholders..."<br>
</i>Some stakeholders are more equal than others Margaret. Didn't
you study Politics101 at Uni? <br><br>
Zach Alexakos<br><br>
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<br>
At 12:24 PM 3/03/2006, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">IPM'rs<br><br>
In an ideal world there would be an ideal course that EVERYONE would
be<br>
happy with ... I don't actually think this world exists! The review<br>
process and committee have gone through the motions and have made<br>
refinements based on the feedback received. If we want to teach this<br>
subject, then it is our jobs to implement that study design as best
as<br>
we can.<br><br>
It doesn't do this list or community any favours by bitching about a<br>
study design that has been reviewed and that needs to meet the needs
of<br>
many different stakeholders. If you don't think it has been reviewed<br>
properly, then get involved. Get active. <br><br>
Why can't we have constructive conversations on how we can get kids
back<br>
into the study with innovative teaching methods and exciting takes
on<br>
the study design, rather than bitch about it? We all know how to
think<br>
outside the box, don't we? <br><br>
Consider this, students tend not to choose subjects on the
curriculum<br>
alone .. there are many different variables at play here.<br><br>
Embrace the changes and make them positive for yourselves.<br><br>
That is my 2cents worth<br><br>
Margaret<br><br>
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We all have had a chance to put our two(five) cents worth in.<br>
It is a shame that some of the corrections have been "proofed"
out or<br>
rather "not proofed" out.<br><br>
<br>
At 11:13 AM 3/03/2006 +1100, you wrote:<br>
>I'm with Zach.<br>
>More of the same crud that has seen dramatic drops in numbers
across<br>
the <br>
>state.<br>
>It seems the eggheads who planned the "new" course live in
the dark<br>
ages.<br>
><br>
>Zach Alexakos wrote:<br>
>> I haven't received my copy of the study guide yet, (another top
down <br>
>> approach?) and am somewhat bewildered by Mark's summary.<br>
>><br>
>> After all the razzle dazzle about IPM becoming more multi-media
<br>
>> inclusive, eg: iMovie, GarageBand, etc...Mark's 'pleasure
document'<br>
is <br>
>> more of the same. Spreadsheets, Databases, etc... hey
wasn't this <br>
>> supposed to be the start of the revival in VCE IT numbers around
the <br>
>> state by making the course more exciting and interesting?<br>
>><br>
>> Must check the membership of those advisory boards between the
first <br>
>> study guide draft and the now official guide. Something
obviously <br>
>> happened while I wasn't watching...<br>
>><br>
>> Zach Alexakos<br>
>> Nth Geelong SC<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> At 03:16 PM 2/03/2006, you wrote:<br>
>>> Attached for your planning pleasure is a Word doc
summarising the<br>
key <br>
>>> knowledge, key skills and outcomes for what I'm calling ITA
('IT <br>
>>> Applications')<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
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