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  • 29 Feb 2024 1:16 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Thinking Outside the Box - The Sustainable Seating Project is a Year 7/8 Unit of Work from Forest Learning and DATTA Vic which investigates the properties and sustainability of cardboard . Using ForestVR 360o videos, students go on virtual excursions to an Australian pine plantation and paper mill to experience the cycle of growing sustainable wood fibre and how it is processed into paperboard. Following the design thinking process, students then investigate, design, produce and evaluate a sustainable seat made from upcycled cardboard.

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  • 21 Nov 2023 3:13 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    To celebrate Design & Technologies Week 2023, DATTA Vic published a new resource on each day of the program. They range from simple workshops to engaging units of work. You can download them all at the link below;

    ·       Introduction to Design

    ·       The Elements & Principles of Design - Focus on Indigenous Design

    ·       Invention Trivia Challenge

    ·       The Design of the Boomerang

    ·       Design Factor Speed Dating

    RESOURCES


  • 18 Jul 2023 12:32 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The Creative Futures Annual Design Workshop is a teacher education program delivered in partnership between Melbourne Museum and DATTA Vic and funded by Creative Futures.

    Each year, teachers come together for a unique professional learning experience on using museum collections and design thinking practices to enrich schools-based design education.

    They also contribute to the development of new Design & Technologies classroom resources based on museum collections.

    In 2022, our participating teachers helped to produce a new speculative design resource called Melbourne's Future Story. This is a digital portfolio that helps students explore the history of Melbourne’s story and then generate new and innovative ideas for how it can sustainably evolve in the future in the areas of transport, energy and community.

    This resource is available as a PDF but also as an editable Google Slide doc, which means teachers can adapt it to suit their own context.

  • 29 Jan 2023 12:41 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)


    This is a recording from a 2022 Online Teach Meet , which was a partnership between DATTA Vic and the NGV. It explored how myco-cycling can tackle the problem of plastic waste - and how it's happening right here in Melbourne! 

    We were joined by Amanda Morgan, founder and Head of Research and Development at the multi-award-winning Fungi Solutions, who shared how their work with this amazing natural organism diverts resources from landfill to sequester carbon, creates new materials and generates economic opportunities.

    With an extensive background in prototyping, Amanda now works closely with clients at Fungi Solutions to develop refined mycelium solutions for their products. She brings expertise in innovative social and environmental programs and an enthusiasm for helping others to get involved with cultivating fungi. With initial focus on the development of a targeted recycling program, using the material by-product from the process as circular packaging, Amanda has developed a range of targeted mycelium strains for the remediation of pollutants and the production of Mycomaterials (alternatives to single use plastics, animal by-products and timber milled products). 

    A great way to explore the concepts of sustainable and ethical design, professional practice, preferred futures, materials science and technologies in society.

    WATCH HERE


  • 26 Sep 2022 10:00 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)


    This is a recording of an online information session delivered in September 2022. Bio-Inspired Textiles is a UK-based research project that explores how combining biology, material science and textile design can enhance sustainable and circular practice. Thanks to Professor Veronika Kapsali for giving us permission to share her work.

    WATCH HERE


  • 21 Jul 2022 3:40 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)


    28 Mar 2022 9:45 PM | Monica Williams

    This toolkit shares a range of resources, which can be used by Design & Technologies teachers to deliver the VCAA's cross-curricular priority of Learning about Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures.

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  • 21 Jul 2022 10:00 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)


    The Creative Futures Annual Design Workshop is a teacher education program delivered in partnership between Melbourne Museum and DATTA Vic and funded by Creative Futures.

    Each year, teachers come together for a unique professional learning experience on using museum collections and design thinking practices to enrich schools-based design education.

    They also contribute to the development of new Design & Technologies classroom resources based on museum collections.

    In 2021, the group helped to develop Community Connections, a project which will engage your students - individually or collaboratively - in exploring their own community connections through designing and creating a digital product that can be shared with others. This resource offers a specific opportunity to explore Indigenous culture and gives guidance on how to engage with First Nations’ design through the recently published Australian Indigenous Design Charter.

    This resources consists of three elements:

    Community Connections Student Portfolio Final.pptx

    Community Connections Teacher Notes

    Design Process Help Videos


  • 28 Mar 2022 10:12 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)


    Station Ideation was developed as a student design challenge for Years 5/6 and 7/8 which uses Minecraft: Education Edition to contribute to the design of the new Town Hall station. The competition is over, but you can still use the resources in your class to teach user-centered design. On their journey through the station, the Metro Tunnel design team invite your students to join them in transforming a space to meet the needs of all future passengers.

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  • 28 Mar 2022 10:06 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Careers in Systems Engineering

    This resource package, featuring a short film and presentation, was produced by DATTA Vic and Monash University and was supported by the Victorian Government's Connecting Learning to Work fund. It has three purposes:

    • To highlight further study and career pathways for VCE Systems Engineering students
    • To promote VCE Engineering to a wider cohort of students and their families at your school's VCE Information Events
    • To be a useful teaching tool for Design & Technologies students, showcasing the vital role engineers play in our society

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    Careers in Product Design & Technology

    This resource package, featuring a short film, presentation and poster, was produced by DATTA Vic and RMIT, and was supported by the Victorian Government's Connecting Learning to Work fund.

    It has three purposes:

    • To highlight further study and career pathways for Product Design & Technology students
    • To promote VCE Product Design & Technology to a wider cohort of students and their families at your school's VCE Information Events
    • To be a useful teaching tool for Design & Technologies students, showcasing the vital role designers play in our society
    View Toolkit


  • 28 Mar 2022 10:03 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)


    This toolkit helps Design & Technologies teachers to ensure they are delivering the curriculum in accordance with the DET’s OH&S policies and procedures.

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