Digital Technology Guidelines (DTG)

1. Digital Technology Guidelines (DTG) Project team: Tracy Bowker, Lorrae Ward Cognition Consulting Howard Baldwin (MoE)

2. Explaining the DTG… • Name change from Digital Technologies Framework to Digital Technology guidelines. This is to align with the new curriculum area and guidelines for senior subject areas • Result of a 3 year programme of work led by Hi Growth and the MoE • Provides teachers with a planning environment needed to support quality digital technology teaching and learning in Years 11 to 13 • Empowers students to specialise in digital technologies in a rapidly changing environment

3. The Context e-Learning: ECE and Primary Years 9 and 10 options and e-Learning The DTG (Technology Learning Area) Years 11 - 13 Tertiary education The Workplace The ICT industry

4. Key Foundations • Aligns with the new curriculum/tech learning area • Emphasises personalising learning within individual and group settings, multilevel teaching • Aims to provide coherent pathways • Encourages schools to look closely at ICT course structure within senior classes • Modular in approach • Sits alongside digital literacy/elearning • Encourages embedding of key competencies

5. The Modules

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7. Key areas of knowledge Web design Graphic design Movie making Digital image manipulation 3D modelling and animation Flash Video editing Key indicators Use planning tools to manage and develop a project Analyse aesthetics and apply effective techniques to outcome/s Understand technical functions of a multimedia application/s Understand and apply ethical practice to outcome/s Develop and ensure appropriate functionality of outcome/s Digital media – example of module Each module contains key indicators and key areas of knowledge which are still being developed. Summary statement: Explore the communication of information through the use of digital media

8. DTG profile • A web presence is being developed – will be based on TKI website – will include collaborative functions • Branding has been designed • Short and snappy guidebooks for DTG modules being created and printed to support the web site

9. This Year To Date • Thirteen lead schools (Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton, Gisborne, Napier, Christchurch, Nelson, Whangarei) trialling modules • Working with schools to assist in the implementation and the delivery of modules in the schools • Industry and tertiary support being sought and a pool of advisors being created to assist module development

10. Great Professional development People involved Promise of higher status Challenging In-school rationalisation Technology curriculum Achievement standards Lead School Teacher –comments

11. What’s next? • Involve a further 60 schools and 1200 pupils nationwide (2008/2009) • Hold a DTF national conference • Ongoing support for design and implementation • Initial examples of DTF teaching modules will be available on-line from mid-2008

12. How schools get involved? • Schools who want to be part of the implementation phase need to express interest – go on database • Attend an information session closer to middle of year with staff who will be involved. This session will include industry/tertiary participants • Consider the impact and possible changes in structure to current courses – could the school make changes?

13. You could be involved by….. • Support schools who want to understand the DTG and encourage them to get involved • Seek support from CCL if needed in terms of how this could be implemented • Be open and willing to trial new ideas • Discussions with technology advisors as to how this might work if schools want to go down this path

14. Questions • The DTG – What do you think? • Pros and cons? – What is essential? • Any questions?