Technologies

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The Draft Australian Curriculum: Technologies draws together the distinct but related subjects of Design and Technologies and Digital Technologies. It will ensure that all students benefit from learning about and working with traditional, contemporary and emerging technologies that shape the world in which we live. In creating solutions, as well as responding to the designed world, students will contribute to sustainable patterns of living for themselves and others.

Draft Foundation to Year 10 Australian Curriculum: Technologies

The Draft Australian Curriculum: Technologies Foundation to Year 10 is open for public consultation from 19 February to 10 May 2013.

The draft curricula for Design and Technologies and Digital Technologies are published online through the Australian Curriculum consultation website. This website is designed to enable users to provide feedback through an online questionnaire. Users will first need to register to access the curriculum and questionnaire. The curriculum can also be downloaded and printed.

This consultation period also provides an opportunity to give feedback on the overarching aspects of the Technologies learning area (including the learning area Rationale, Aims and Organisation of the Technologies learning area). ACARA encourages participation from all stakeholders with an interest in technologies.

Following consultation, the draft Australian Curriculum: Technologies Foundation to Year 10 will be revised. A draft will be available for public viewing from September while the curriculum is finalised for ACARA Board approval. Subject to Ministerial approval the final Technologies curriculum will be published on the Australian Curriculum website in late 2013.

Information sheet

View the Australian Curriculum: Technologies Information sheet

Podcast

Hear an introductory podcast to the Draft Australian Curriculum: Technologies Foundation to Year 10. This was originally presented to participants in the Technologies Intensive Engagement Activity.

Technologies Podcast Transcript PDF

Writing of the Foundation to Year 10 Australian Curriculum

In July 2012 ACARA appointed writers and advisory group members for the writing phase. The selection process for the writers and the Advisory Group (Writing phase) involved the evaluation of over 80 applications from teachers, professional associations, education authorities, academics and industry professionals from all states and territories, and the references from nominated referees for those shortlisted.

The Technologies Advisory Group (Writing phase) was established to provide a balance of informed views on Technologies curriculum. Members included curriculum experts from a range of states and territories, technologies specialisations and stages of schooling.

Writing began with an induction program in August 2012. Two Coaches have been appointed for the writing phase. Professor Lyndon Anderson for Design and Technologies and Professor Chris Pilgrim for Digital Technologies.

View Professor Anderson's short Curriculum Vitae

View Professor Pilgrim’s short Curriculum Vitae

View the composition of the Technologies Advisory Group (Writing phase)

Shaping of the Foundation to Year 10 Australian Curriculum

Shape of the Australian Curriculum: Technologies

The Shape of the Australian Curriculum: Technologies sets the broad direction for writing the Australian Curriculum for Technologies. This has been developed with significant input from teachers, academics, professional teachers’ associations, education authorities and the Technologies industry and community.

Bibliography for the Shape of the Australian Curriculum: Technologies

Draft Shape of the Australian Curriculum: Technologies Consultation Report

Consultation on the Draft Shape of the Australian Curriculum: Technologies was held between March and June 2012. ACARA received over 240 responses nationally to the online questionnaire and 42 written submissions. The final report is now available.

Draft Shape of the Australian Curriculum: Technologies Consultation Report

The Draft Shape of the Australian Curriculum: Technologies

The Draft Shape of the Australian Curriculum: Technologies was developed in 2012. The comments, suggestions and findings from the Advisory Group, national forum, National Panel and national consultation informed the final Shape of the Australian Curriculum: Technologies.

Technologies Initial Advice Paper

ACARA appointed Professor Lyndon Anderson, as the lead writer for the development of the Shape paper for Technologies and an Advisory Group for the Shaping phase. Three members of the Advisory Group (Shaping phase) assisted the lead writer in writing sections of the Initial Advice paper and the resulting Shape paper: Professor Marilyn Fleer, Associate Professor Howard Middleton and Associate Professor Paul Newhouse. A national forum on 5 December 2011 involving over 110 expert teachers and stakeholders across the education and Technologies communities provided feedback on The Technologies Initial Advice Paper.

View brief biographies of the Technologies co-writers for the Shaping phase

Technologies Advisory Group (Shaping phase)

The selection process for the Technologies Advisory Group (Shaping phase) involved the evaluation of over 150 applications from teachers, professional associations, education authorities, academics and industry professionals from all states and territories, and the references from nominated referees for those shortlisted.

The Technologies Advisory Group (Shaping phase) was established to provide a balance of informed views on technologies curriculum. Members included curriculum experts from a range of states and territories, technologies specialisations and stages of schooling.

View the composition of the Technologies Advisory Group (Shaping Phase)

Technologies Position Paper

The development of the Australian Curriculum for Technologies began with a position paper in relation to key matters, including the definition of Technologies, the organisation of the curriculum, the structure of the curriculum and the relationship of Technologies to other learning areas and subjects. Twenty-five teachers, school leaders, academics and curriculum experts participated in a planning workshop to contribute to the development of the position paper for Technologies curriculum in December 2010.