VITTA Annual Conference 2009 > Welcome to Slide to Open ~ digital learning

Welcome to Slide to Open ~ digital learning

The Grandstand, Flemington Racecourse

Mon 23 Nov | Tue 24 Nov | Wed 25 Nov

Sun 22 Nov - Preconference workshops

CALL FOR PAPERS ~ OPEN NOW ~ CLOSES JULY 31

The 2009 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, music teachers and Early Years. The Principals and ICT Leaders conference program will include pre-conference sessions with certifications of completed modules. The conference will continue to provide exclusive seminars and workshops with Larry Johnson, Steve Hargadon and Sandy Phillips.

Why participate?

• Over 200 speakers - Diverse range of sessions for all educators
• Explore the latest technologies to enable digital learning best practice in class and across all school processes - netbooks, iPods, blogs, digital tablets, multimedia, mobile and wireless technologies, robotics and more...
• Update knowledge and requirements for the specialist IT Studies and VCE VET Interactive Digital Media
• Learn about exciting ways to implement the interdisciplinary strands of VELS and enquiry based learning
• New to 2009 sees the introduction of a music stream for teachers wishing to utilise digital learning with music P-12
• 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 60 exhibitors who can assist the school's decisions in implementing ICT
  infrastructure and elearning plans