Yvonne Koolmatrie Eel Traps 2008.  Full credit below

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN OUR 60,000 YEARS OF AUSTRALIAN DESIGN & TECHNOLOGIES CONFERENCE

To download the conference program, click HERE

For photographs of the event, click HERE

Thanks to Roland Gesthuizen for his fantastic Storify from our conference.

60,000 Years of Australian Design & Technologies took place on the 12th & 13th of May at Harvester Technical College in Sunshine. We explored the past, present and future of this country's rich and innovative contribution to the field of design and technology. From Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander culture and heritage to the latest in STEM educational developments, this event supported primary and secondary teachers throughout Victoria.

The conference included;

•  Keynote presentations from Jefa Greenaway and Dr Samantha Edwards-Vandenhoek of Swinburne University's Marngo Designing Futures program

• Discussions on how to deliver the cross-curricular priority of Learning About Aboriginal & Torres Strait Island Histories and Cultures within the Design & Technologies curriculum

• Learning traditional and new skills which can be used within the D&T classroom

• Exploring how we can prepare our ATSI students for future study and careers in Design and Engineering

• Talking about best practice in teaching STEaM and working with new technologies

• Participating in sessions on the new F-10 Technologies curriculum

• Networking with colleagues from throughout the country

• Meeting trade exhibitors

• Watch the live finals of our student design competition - So You Think You Can Design - Textiles and our VEX Robotics exhibition tournament

DATTA VIC MEMBERS CAN DOWNLOAD A SELECTION OF CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS HERE

Image credit - YVONNE KOOLMATRIE / Eel traps, 2008 _/  installation view, Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum of Art, Adelaide, 2009 _/ woven sedge / dimensions 235 x 44 x 8 cm and 152 x 39 x 8 cm _/ Courtesy of the University of South Australia Art Collection, Adelaide _/ photography: Sam Noonan _/ Courtesy of the artist and Aboriginal and Pacific Art, Sydney

If you have an idea for a workshop you'd like to present at a DATTA Vic conference, please contact Laura at pl@datta.vic.edu.au

Pricing

For one day

DATTA Vic Member:  $245

Non-Member: $345*

Associate Member: $200

Associate Non-Member: $270*

Student: $70*

*includes DATTA Vic membership

For two days

DATTA Vic Member:  $299

Non-Member: $399*

Associate Member: $250

Associate Non-Member: $310*

Student: $120*

*includes DATTA Vic membership

Sponsorship, Trade Exhibitor & Advertising 

School suppliers - find out more about sponsorship, trade exhibitor and advertising opportunities at our annual teachers' conference HERE.