[Year 12 SofDev] No ITA at McKinnon in 2012

Fri Oct 21 12:13:34 EST 2011

hmmm, interesting thread this!

We are kicking SD off for the first time here at St.B's in 2012. ITA died a death here.

As for units 1 & 2..no chance!

Ran the Vet Cert3 here and even that is looking like ceasing at the end of 2012. (blockings and pathway options see numbers thinning!).

As a plus..looks to be a potential bunch of programming interested students coming up...shows potential in 2-3 years.

ps..I think VCAA has killed off VCE I.T. by limiting the content in units 1 and 2 and 'encouraging' integration into other subjects pre-VCE.   Kids call it BORING!!! (so no way do they want to do it now...).

Kent.

Kent Beveridge
ICT Co-ordinator, St.Brigids CSC, HORSHAM,Vic,Aus.
kbeveridge at stbc.vic.edu.au<mailto:kbeveridge at stbc.vic.edu.au>

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From: sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au [sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au] on behalf of Rattan, Kushum L [rattan.kushum.l at edumail.vic.gov.au]
Sent: Thursday, 20 October 2011 1:34 PM
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Subject: Re: [Year 12 SofDev] No ITA at McKinnon in 2012

We do the same at Gisborne. This year we offered SD so next year will be ITA. Also have VET Media but not sure if we have y11 IT yet.

Kushum Rattan
Information and Communications Technology
Curriculum Area Leader
Gisborne Secondary College
(03)54283691
rattan.kushum.l at edumail.vic.gov.au<mailto:mcclusky.brigid.m at edumail.vic.gov.au>

From: sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Brett Groves
Sent: Thursday, 20 October 2011 1:01 PM
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Subject: Re: [Year 12 SofDev] No ITA at McKinnon in 2012

We just alternate SD and ITA each year, gives the extension students are shot at some extra IT too (ie they can do both)

Regards,

Brett Groves

ICT Manager

Croydon Secondary College

On 20/10/11 09:40, Shane Dawson wrote:
All 3 are running at SJC, with an increase in Sof Dev. Largest class ever, even in the old Systems days

From: sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au<mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au> [mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Mark KELLY
Sent: Thursday, 20 October 2011 9:30 AM
To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List; Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: [Year 12 SofDev] No ITA at McKinnon in 2012

Hi all.

As I feared, ITA didn't get enough enrolments to run in 2012 - for the first time in about 15 years.

Strangely enough, Software Development *is* running - and before this year it hasn't run for 3 years.

Actually, I'm kind of relieved since SD is more interesting anyway, and ITA seems old, dry and tired. Perhaps it's just because I've been teaching it since forever, or it may be that the new study design is partly to blame - and yes! normal forms, I AM looking at you.  And I'd also put some blame on the freakishly large and long U4O1 - my kids were exhausted at the end of that.

After a hiatus this year, Units 1&2 return to McKinnon in 2012, and since I have barely looked at them it will be another fun year compiling resources for those units.
If the ITA embargo continues and SD continues to run, I may craft units 1&2 to be heavy on programming to better funnel kids into SD in the following year.

Do you guys know what units will run at your places next year?

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Mark Kelly
Manager of ICT, Reporting, IT Learning Area
McKinnon Secondary College
McKinnon Rd McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia
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