1. Making meaningful connections
DigiCon17
28 July 2017

2. Examples of connections
Why make connections?
Types of connections – close/related/extended
Process for making meaningful connections
Examples of connections

4. Why make connections?? Reflect a connected, knowledge-based society
Efficiencies – time; crowded curriculum?
Educational effectiveness – meaningful partnerships; shared core concepts
Source:

5. Concepts Words Contexts Types of connections Common idea/content
Different perspectives
Common words
Similar intent
Elaboration connection
Requires interpretation

6. Close Related Extended How connected?
Common concept with different perspectives
Common words with similar intent
Common words with different intent
Requires interpretation

7. Concepts Words Contexts Types of connections Common idea/content
Different perspectives
Common words
Similar intent
Elaboration connection
Requires interpretation

8. Conceptual connections: processes (Digi & D&T)
DESIGNED & DIGITAL SOLUTIONS
INVESTIGATE & DEFINE
GENERATE & DESIGN
PRODUCE & IMPLEMENT
EVALUATE
COLLABORATE & MANAGE

9. Conceptual connections: types of inquiries
SCIENTIFIC
INQUIRY
QUESTIONING
PLANNING AND CONDUCTING
PROCESSING & ANALYSING
INTERPRETING
COMMUNICATING
HISTORICAL INQUIRY
QUESTIONING
RESEARCHING
ANALYSING
INTERPRETING
COMMUNICATING

10. Conceptual connections - design:
Understanding design problems
Visualising ideas
Generating ideas
Analysing ideas
Evaluating ideas
Design thinking is a methodology that helps people understand and develop creative ways to solve a specific issue

11. Conceptual connections - design
Media Arts – Making involves using techniques, technologies and processes to design, produce and distribute media artworks
Digital Technologies – generating ideas and instructions for the appearance and functionality of digital solutions
What’s the same? What’s different? Language; Units of measure?
Design and Technologies – processes to identify and investigate a need or an opportunity, to generate, plan, manage and create designed solutions, and evaluate products and processes

12. Close connections of concepts
Different perspectives creates a product, solution or explanation otherwise not possible

13. Close connections - Levels 3 to 4

14. Close connections - Levels F to 2

15. Types of connections - Words
Concepts
Words
Contexts
Common idea/content
Different perspectives
Common words
Similar intent
Elaboration connection
Requires interpretation

16. Types of connections – Words (Levels 3 to 4)
Different words; same intent?
Collect, access and present different types of data using simple software to create information and solve problems
(Digi Tech)
Use media technologies to create time and space through the manipulation of images, sounds and text when telling stories (Media Arts)
Represent and communicate observations, ideas and findings to show patterns and relationships using formal and informal scientific language (Science)
Create
information
solutions
stories
Technologies
Simple software
Media technologies
Data
Types of data
Images, sound, text

17. Words - Levels 5 to 6

18. Safety/safely – Levels 7 to 8
DigiTech
HPE
D&T
Manage, create and communicate … projects collaboratively online, taking safety and social contexts into account
Investigate strategies to promote … safety and well-being
Select and justify choices of materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques to effectively and safely make designed solutions 
Plan and use health practices to enhance …safety and well-being of … communities
Modify rules … to allow for fair play, safety and inclusive participation

19. Connections - Science

20. Connections - Maths

21. Concepts Words Contexts Types of connections Common idea/content
Different perspectives
Common words
Similar intent
Elaboration connection
Requires interpretation

22. Types of connections - Contexts
Recognise different types of data and explore how the same data can be represented in different ways
Explore a range of digital systems with peripherals devices for different purposes …

23. Context connections

24. Tools for making connections

25. Options and tools: Knowing the curriculum
A to 2
3 to 4
5 to 6
7 to 8
9 to 10

26. Tools: Knowing the curriculum

27. Options and tools: Course planning

28. Options and tools: Decision making
A guaranteed and viable curriculum ensures that all students have an equal opportunity to learn. Each student will have access to an effective or highly effect teacher, and access to the same content, knowledge and skills in each section or class
program

29. PAULA CHRISTOPHERSEN