[Year 12 IT Apps] Dreamweaver & U3 O2 thanks

[Geoff Moss]

It hasn't been a lot of fun for students who have not had any database 
experience in  the earlier years either.  And now they are facing the 
creation of websites, a task many have not done either.

So it is also the young "pups" who are finding it a real challenge too. 
Particularly when the network goes down and there is difficulty with Access 
files.

While I support the idea of some more rigour, it does put many students who 
have no experience of databases, which is all but 3 students from 2 classes, 
and little experience in creating websites, all but 5 students, at a great 
disadvantage.  Toss in project management and virtual teams and some have 
walked rather than stand and tear their hair out.  I have noticed that 
students who are absent for illness or other reasons find greater difficulty 
in catching up this year as we tend to be learning more skills and 
processes.  Weaker students who tend to struggle are taking more time off 
and hence the prolem is exacerbated.

Unfortunately, many students we attract at RMIT for Units 3 & 4 have not had 
experience with Units 1 & 2 IT or with computers further down in the 
schools.

Will really need to review the course and materials offered for 2008 so we 
can ensure greater success and at least retain most students to at least 
gain their 'S'.

I only wish I was able to introduce some database to them last year, however 
they were not in the school then.

It has left little time for pursuing effective theory when trying to help 
students pick up the pieces.

Musings and reflections of another old dog trying to teach this as well as 
pursue those other requrements of the system.

Geoff Moss
RMIT


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Kelly" <kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au>
To: "Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List" 
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Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 3:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Dreamweaver & U3 O2 thanks


> Yep.  What with VELS, new report cards and 3 new VCE subjects, I've never 
> had to learn so much in such a short time... and this old dog is getting 
> weary of having to learn more and more new tricks.
>
> Mark
>
> murch at tpg.com.au wrote:
>> Thanks Antonia
>> I also am on such a steep learning curve with Dreamweaver.  Also had not 
>> used ms access and what a steep learning curve this year has been so far. 
>> Again thanks
>> Anne Mirtschin
>> Hawkesdale p12 College
>
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