hi peter,<br><br>what do you think of that recommendation?<br><br>> the last sentence is of particular interest and may impact on language decisions<br><br>I came across these materials recently<br><a href="http://csunplugged.com/">
http://csunplugged.com/</a><br>Computer Science Unplugged is a collection of activities designed to
teach the fundamentals of computer science without requiring a computer<br><br>- Bill<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/17/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Peter Ruwoldt</b> <<a href="mailto:ruwoldtp@gmail.com">
ruwoldtp@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Published by The Department of
Communications, Information Technology and the Arts in June 2006 is a document called
'Building Australian ICT Skills - <a href="http://www.dcita.gov.au/search/click.cgi?url=http://www.dcita.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/40270/Building_Australian_ICTskills.pdf&rank=5&collection=search" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
Report of the ICT Skills
foresighting working group</a>'
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="http://www.dcita.gov.au/search/click.cgi?url=http://www.dcita.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/40270/Building_Australian_ICTskills.pdf&rank=5&collection=search" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://www.dcita.gov.au/search/click.cgi?url=http://www.dcita.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/40270/Building_Australian_ICTskills.pdf&rank=5&collection=search
</a></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Page 10 of this document is in the 'Key
findings and recommendations' section and deals with ICT in Schools.</p>
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<p style="margin-left: 1.25cm; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><i>The Working
Group expressed concerns that the quality of ICT teaching in schools,
and the outmoded image of ICT work presented, may be deterring
students from considering ICT as an option for further study at
university/TAFE and as a career choice. This was an issue that also
received considerable attention at the partICipaTion Summit.</i></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1.25cm; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br>
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<p style="margin-left: 1.25cm; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><i>In particular
the Working Group raised concerns about the teaching of ICT as a
specialised subject in the later school years. The Working Group
considered that the focus should be on teaching fundamental ICT
principles, useful as a foundation for further study, rather than on
specific programming areas.</i></p>
<br><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">The last sentence is of particular interest and may impact on language decisions.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Peter</p></blockquote><div><br></div></div><br>