Since there's no prerequisite for ITA or SD, we regularly got kids enrolling even if they didn't do IT since year 7... and that is a challenge to get them up to speed! <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 20 October 2011 10:05, Paul Golub <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:golupau@santamaria.vic.edu.au">golupau@santamaria.vic.edu.au</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Hi Mark,<br>
<br>
we've never run SD here always ITA.<br>
Next year there is NO ITA as we didn't run Units 1 and 2 this year.<br>
First time ever, that I can remember, there will be no Year 12 IT of any kind.<br>
<br>
We will be running Units 1 and 2 next year. Roughly 16 students.<br>
<br>
Regards<br>
Paul Golub<br>
Santa Maria College<br>
50 Separation Street<br>
Northcote 3070<br>
Ph: 9488 1674<br>
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-----Original message-----<br>
From: Mark KELLY <a href="mailto:kel@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au">kel@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au</a><br>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 08:30:10 +1100<br>
To: "Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List" <a href="mailto:itapps@edulists.com.au">itapps@edulists.com.au</a>, "Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List"<a href="mailto:sofdev@edulists.com.au">sofdev@edulists.com.au</a><br>
Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] No ITA at McKinnon in 2012<br>
<br>
Hi all.<br>
<br>
As I feared, ITA didn't get enough enrolments to run in 2012 - for the first<br>
time in about 15 years.<br>
<br>
Strangely enough, Software Development *is* running - and before this year<br>
it hasn't run for 3 years.<br>
<br>
Actually, I'm kind of relieved since SD is more interesting anyway, and ITA<br>
seems old, dry and tired. Perhaps it's just because I've been teaching it<br>
since forever, or it may be that the new study design is partly to blame -<br>
and yes! normal forms, I AM looking at you. And I'd also put some blame on<br>
the freakishly large and long U4O1 - my kids were exhausted at the end of<br>
that.<br>
<br>
After a hiatus this year, Units 1&2 return to McKinnon in 2012, and since I<br>
have barely looked at them it will be another fun year compiling resources<br>
for those units.<br>
If the ITA embargo continues and SD continues to run, I may craft units 1&2<br>
to be heavy on programming to better funnel kids into SD in the following<br>
year.<br>
<br>
Do you guys know what units will run at your places next year?<br>
<br>
--<br>
Mark Kelly<br>
Manager of ICT, Reporting, IT Learning Area<br>
McKinnon Secondary College<br>
McKinnon Rd McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia<br>
Direct line / Voicemail: <a href="tel:%2B613%208520%209085" value="+61385209085">+613 8520 9085</a>, Fax <a href="tel:%2B613%209578%209253" value="+61395789253">+613 9578 9253</a><br>
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