Product Design Technology (Wood) & Information Technology PRODUCT DESIGN TECHNOLOGY (WOOD) Here we are again at the end of another dynamic and lively year for the Product Design & Technology (wood) Department. Students accessed the subject in greater numbers and this has seen the facilities both at the Edmund Rice Campus and Westcourt Campus used at a high level. The Year 12s have produced work that they should be proud of and Steve Catanzariti has once more energised the boys to produce works of value and quality. The boys produced excellent products that were creative and individual. Their products enriched the Year 12 Art & Technology Exhibition greatly. They should be proud of their contributions. The pupils in the mid-school year levels have produced work that has challenged them both from a designing and manufacturing viewpoint. It is always fascinating for the teaching staff to see the differing approaches that boys take to solving a practical problem.This year the Westcourt Challenge program has tripled in numbers and the Enrichment Program has doubled. This is very encouraging for the subject area, indicating how much young men wish to be involved in subjects that are project driven and have a tactile element to them. Dan Salmon is to be commended for his excellent effort at Westcourt. The VET programs have been progressing extremely well under the support of Tom Trupkovic, Steve Catanzariti, Scott Ballan and new staff member Duncan Russell. It’s been fantastic to watch the boys learn and become confident in their chosen areas of training. They will be well prepared to become excellent additions to our communities professional work force. With 2017 drawing to a close, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved in the Wood Technology area. Their efforts make this lively and energetic subject area operate smoothly. Both teaching and support staff continue to do their utmost to make the subject an enjoyable, appealing and safe area for the boys to work in. Their endeavours are a real benefit to the boys. - Paul Melis, Production Design & Technology (wood) Coordinator
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 2017 has witnessed a change in thinking for the area of Information Technology at the College. While curriculum in the senior school has rolled along with the introduction of new staff member Mr Quentin Lyndall, the junior years have been reviewed. The new Victorian Curriculum’s Digital Technology curriculum has meant changes in the Years 7 and 8 areas. The Year 8 team have consolidated teaching and learning activities written last year in line with the documentation. Assessment tasks have been developed in keeping with real world problems. The key study areas have been web design, networking and coding. Year 7 will come online with the Digital Technologies Curriculum in 2018. This has meant teaching staff have reviewed the documentation and have also attended various professional development activities, in order to ensure they provide connected continuous curriculum in this area. This will continue to be developed throughout the 2018 school year. - Cassandra Coogan - Technology Domain Coordinator
