[Year 12 IPM] An invitation to Lurkers

[David Irving]

i admit it,
i, too, have been one of the lurkers. this being the first year i have taught IPM i must admit i really didn't feel i had a lot to contribute. i would like to let the more active members know what a wonderful resource i have found in this group.  unfortunately, being in a relatively small school we won't be running IPM again in 2006 so that looks likes it. i have certainly learnt a lot.
 
now that i am "live" i will make a couple of comments and i hope i don't offend anyone.
 
i did find it a bit difficult trying to teach the kids such things as the difference between "conventions" and "formats" and without this group it would have been impossible to even get the ideas somewhat clear in my own head.  it seems to me that VCAA have presented a course that relies a lot on definitions of terms which they fail to define and which may have multiple definitions depending on your source.
 
i also found quite a problem with past exams when there was so much dissent about the meaning of questions and the possible answers.
 
surely the kids have the right to a definitive answer to a clear question. 
 
thanks to all who went to the trouble of expressing their views about the definitions of terms and the possible interpretations of questions. i can't imagine what it would be have been like for me this year without a resource like this.
 
thanks too to VITTA. great resources. i would have been totally lost without your VCE CD.
 
also thanks to Mark kelly for his website. i can't count the number of times i referred to this for clarification.
 
thankyou to Kevork Krozian for your time and effort.
 
congratulations to all.
 
have a great Christmas (hang in there)
 
david
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
David Irving
ICT Coordinator
 
Monivae College
Ballarat Rd., 
Hamilton,
Victoria, 3300
P.O. Box 423
Phone:55721244
 
 

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From: ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Mark Kelly
Sent: Thu 10/11/2005 8:14 PM
To: Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management Teachers'Mailing List
Subject: [Year 12 IPM] An Invitation to Lurkers




For all those of you IPM teachers lurking quietly in the lonely gloom of
your school, nervous about standing proudly in the light of the mailing
list and saying what's churning in your innards...

Tear off your loincloth and proudly and loudly say what you think...

This list is for all teachers of IPM. We like to hear new voices.  We
seem to be always hearing from the same old valuable voices, so it's
nice to hear new points of view.

Be not afeared: I have never seen anyone embarrassed or abused here for
daring to speak his/her mind.  We're really QUITE nice. Well... most of
us are nice, if you exclude boisterous motorcyclists like Smee and me.

Please feel free to share your opinions - even if you are new to IPM and
feeling fragile about giving opinions or asking for advice.

The 2005 exam is the most popular topic at the moment, so please give us
your views.  No question or comment is dumb (except for mine - I have
that rare privilege here.)

A loud and polyphonic voice goes to making us stronger and sexier*.

If we all crow loud enough, the examiners may hear us!

We may not change the world, but we may change the 2006 exam.  Let there
be no more QUESTION FIVES!

Love and kisses

Mark Kelly

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* This may not be *strictly* true, but one can hope.

--
Mark Kelly
Moderator: IPM Mailing List

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