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2007 VITTA Annual Conference and Expo2007 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:

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.

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.

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.

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?

Conference Partners
Multimedia Victoria
Apple Australia
Electroboard
Optima
AV Media


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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