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2007 VITTA Annual Conference & Expo Rethinking education:
You say you want a revolution?
The Grandstand, Flemington Racecourse (See Venue Map)
Monday 19 November Tuesday 20 November Wednesday 21 November
Online registations are closed. Still want to attend? Come to Flemington, we are taking registrations at the venue. Review the Conference Programme
The 2007 VITTA annual conference and expo is shaping up as the best ever. The range and diversity of sessions is
vast, and lights up the spectrum of ICT in education. We have sessions
for teachers delivering the core VCE and VET curriculum in both the
Information Technology and the Multimedia domains, sessions on VELS, and a conference within a conference for primary teachers. The Principals and ICT Leaders
conference program will run on Monday 19 November, and exclusive
seminars and workshops with Professor Heppell will run on Tuesday 20
November.
Keynote Speakers:
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Dr Stephen Heppell
Principal Consultant, Heppell.net
Dr Stephen Heppell is a revolutionary figure in ICT education. He is a
sought after international consultant and is developing a global
professional doctorate for teachers.
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Lindy McKeown
Freelance Education Consultant
Lindy McKeown was recognised as the 2006 ISTE ICT Leader of the Year
and is building and sharing strategies for online learning in 3D
virtual worlds.
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Dr Kathryn Moyle
Director, Learning Communities Research,
University of Canberra
Dr Kathryn Moyle's work in leadership and learning with ICT invites us
all to rethink how technology is used for learning and ensure that
pedagogy always comes first.
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The Heppell Sessions: on Tuesday 20 November Join keynote speaker Professor Stephen Heppell in these special workshops. Places are limited, book early to secure a place in these exclusive sessions. | 11am - 12 noon Making a difference Gasbag with a guru Secure your place to speak with Stephen about real issues in your school. Learn how you can make a real difference - in your classroom and in your school. 15 seats available fee: $176.00 | 2:30 - 3:30pm Building the revolution Starting in your own school Hear more about Stephen's experiences in leading educational reform around the globe. In this session, Stephen will guide you through a planning process for implementing and adapting to 21st century change in your school. 42 seats available fee: $99.00 |
Buzzing this year:
- Web 2.0 - Exploring wikis, blogs, and collaborative tools
that allows us to use the web to share and create new knowledge online.
- 3D Virtual Worlds - explore strategies for online learning in this new dimension.
- Moodle, Freemind, Scratch - Open Source tools for learning and visualising thinking.
- Interactive White Boards - Using interactive tools across the curriculum.
- Eye
on Curriculum - VCE and VET Information Technology, VCE Multimedia,
VELS ICT Domain in partnership with English, Maths, Science, Humanities,
The Arts and LOTE.
Make sure you are signed up to the VITTA website to be kept up to date
on all the news in the lead up to the 2007 VITTA annual conference and
expo.
Just go to http://www.vitta.org.au/signup to get a free login and receive each month's copy of eNews.
- Revised 2007-2010 VCE Information Technology Study Design;
curriculum applications, strategies and experiences.
- ICT and the Victorian Essential Learning Standards;
Interdisciplinary Learning and ICT immersion and integration.
- Digital Content and Creation for the Classroom
- ICT Leadership for Principals and Curriculum
Coordinators
- Tech Sector Career Pathways
- eLearning for teachers and students
- P-10 Technology Key Learning Area
- VET in Information Technology and Multimedia.
- Open Source and transformational pedagogy
Why participate?
- Over 100 speakers - Diverse range of sessions for all educators to choose from
- Explore the latest technologies to enable ICT best practice in class and across all
school processes - iPods, blogs, digital tablets, multimedia, mobile and wireless
technologies, robotics and more...
- Update knowledge and requirements for the Revised Study Design
- Learn about exciting ways to implement the interdisciplinary strands of VELS
- Network with colleagues and ICT experts
- Extend your professional and personal understanding of ICT in teaching and
learning
- Learn about the latest global, national and local ICT curriculum developments
- Learn of new intiatives promoting ICT careers
- Get up to date with ICT leadership and technical initiatives
- Check out the conference expo - over 50 exhibitors who can assist the school's
decisions in implementing ICT infrastructure and elearning plans
Conference Expo
Who's Exhibiting?
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Conference Partners
Registration Fees (inc GST)
Members Individual & Primary 1 day - $187
2 days - $275
3 days - $374
Secondary & Institutional 1 day - $242
2 days - $363
3 days - $484
Non Members
1 day - $374
2 days - $561
3 days - $748
Teacher in Training / Concession
1 day - $88
2 days - $132
3 days - $176
Principals & ICT Leaders Conference
Mon 19 Nov Members - $297 Non Members - $396
The Heppell Sessions
Tues 20 Nov 11am - Making A Difference 15 places available. $176.00
2:30pm - Building the revolution 42 places available. $99.00
Conference Dinner at the Anglers Tavern 7pm Tues 20 Nov 3 course dinner $50.00
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