2016 IIATE Teachers Conference

Confirmed workshops for conference

An email confirmation will be sent upon RECEIPT OF PAYMENT with infomation on selecting workshops and days you wish to attend. 

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** Thursday 20th October **

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SketchUp - Back to Basics 
Do you think that SketchUp is a ‘Toy’ CAD program that no professional would ever touch? Did you know that NASA use SketchUp? So do many architectural and engineering firms. This is freeware.
Don’t know how to start using SketchUp? Have you played around with SketchUp but feel that you have missed some basic tips, shortcuts, page set ups?

 Developing High-Quality Multimedia Projects

Multimedia is the increasingly popular focus area of the Industrial Technology course with many schools picking it up for the first time. This hands-on session located at the offices of Adobe in Sydney will explore what makes high-quality multimedia products from a practical perspective. It will include a walkthrough of three exemplary examples, and then participants can elect from two breakout groups for practical instruction in Video Production Essentials Using Adobe Premiere Pro and Animating with Adobe Photoshop CC.

Creo extension

This course is for those already trained in Creo version 1, 2 or 3 and wish to revise or extend their skills. The worlds best product development software with the ability to import any other CAD data.  Creo and PTC are moving into the Internet of Things.  This course covers Mechanisms, Sheet Materials and Surface Modelling.  And of course the chance to ask questions and revise. Reminders of the range of support available will be included.

AutoDesk Fusion360- CAD

The latest in Computer Aided Design from Autodesk.  This is an introductory course to the future of CAD.  This course covers, licensing and install, basic operations, classroom management in CAD, the role of modelling in curriculum and Q and A.  Participants will leave with enough skills to model basic products such as those in Industrial Technology and Design and Technology.

Sharpening tools

This course is designed for teachers who need to develop/improve their knowledge and ‘Hands On’ skills to quickly and effectively keep the tools in their rooms sharp and the correct procedures in setting up and using these tools. This does help students to be engaged with their work.

HSC Engineering Studies
(1) Dr Anne Gardner, Senior Lecturer - School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UTS.
Civil Engineering focus - looking at ways UTS teach civil engineering/statics and the methods they use to teach "threshold concepts" such as beam analysis, truss analysis and the like, where students either 'get it' or they don't.
(2) Dr Garth Pearce, Senior Lecturer, - School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, UNSW
Director of Undergraduate Teaching for the School
Acting Program Manager - Aerospace.
His specialty areas are:
      Aerospace Structures
      Advanced Aerospace Materials
      Structural modelling and simulation
Aeronautical focus - overview of current and correct theory on flight, explanation of key points in our aero syllabus and overview of aerospace materials and manufacture.
(3) Associate Prof Sammy Chan, Senior Lecturer, School of Materials Science & Engineering, UNSW
Sammy will present a discussion on the heat treatment of steel and corrosion  - looking at all the syllabus corrosion topics across all areas, as well as the heat treatment of steel.

All up - 5 hours of lectures focused on our syllabus from senior lecturers and world experts in their field.

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** Friday 21st October **

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Vitual Reality and Augmented Reality

Technology based subjects continually evolve as new technologies emerge. Two such new and emerging technologies are Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR). Research is showing that the use of VR and AR can increase student motivation, enhance visual and spatial awareness, support different learning styles, speed up the design process, foster creativity and allows students to communicate their ideas in new and improved way. 

Introduction to Unity3D - Commercial Quality Game Development

Description: The 1 hour introduction to commercial quality game development includes building worlds, importing vehicles and characters, writing code and creating spawnpoints. Also explore the three most common methods of artificial intelligence used in gaming. 

Design elements using vector graphics in Illustrator

Illustrator is used for a range of products e.g. from logo design and creating digital landscapes to designing objects for use in laser cutting. In this course you will learn how to correctly set up a document and use tools in an efficient industry standard process to effectively produce a range of projects that can be used from year 7 to 12.

The accreditation process made easier 

For teachers in their first five years of teaching, existing or pre 2014 teachers and for mentors of beginning teachers.

What Goes Into Creating Quality Industrial Technology Major Projects? 

Designing creative and manageable projects – Richard Scott

This workshop is aimed at teachers new to delivering TAS subjects and focuses on designing, developing and planning new projects that offer creative opportunity for learners.

You have heard of the UoW Travelling STEM Road Show. Have you heard about their iSTEM Program?

Bob runs through aspects of these initiatives and how you can take it back into your classes. Perfect for your stage 4 Technology (mandatory) students.

Introduction to masking and tracking in After Effects

Participants will be shown how to mask and use different tracking methods using adobe after effects.

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** Saturday 22nd October **

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Effective Use of Jigs, Planes and Chisels

What is a jig? How do I make and use jigs to save time and improve the accuracy of projects.

Why is my plane not working? Setting a plane, adjusting the blade correctly. How to plane chamfers and bevels on end grain and along the grain.

Protostorm with Questacon

Learn how hands-on activities and inquiry-based learning can create fun, engaging and challenging opportunities for your students to build their creative and critical thinking skills.

Making guitars in schools.

Some teachers think that these are too easy to make. Some teachers think that these are too hard to make.

Industrial Technology Stage 6 Industry Study 

This session will:
•    outline the syllabus points for the Industry Study component of Stage 6 Industrial Technology, common to all focus areas
•    analyse the HSC exam question structure and how to give full answers to both extended response and short answer questions
•    explain marking guidelines and how to apply these to answers
•    use an example industry case study and supply assignment questions for classroom use
•    supply a set of industry study notes for classroom use

Graphics – Hands On Basic perspective drawing techniques 

This session will:
•    demonstrate some simple 2 point perspective drawing techniques, using a pencil and rule
•    demonstrate how to easily introduce the concept of perspective drawing to year 7 (and beyond) and apply techniques to the communication of practical projects
•    allow time for participants to produce their own perspective drawings

Making Metalwork successful in Your School

•    Successful Projects for Stages 4 to 6
•    Techniques to help you gain high quality outcomes for students
•    Support for teachers who want to improve their skills and knowledge
•    Support for project designs, production techniques and resources
•    Jig and tooling design to create  high quality and successful projects
•    Work to the resources within your school and improving resources

"The committee would like to thank the IIATE Committee for the time and expertise dedicated to the preparation of this application.

The following courses:            

*  Technology Education Conference 2016  Day 1 – ‘Hands On’

*  Technology Education Conference 2016  Day 2 

*  Technology Education Conference 2016  Day 3 

*  Technology Education Conference 2016 Evening 1

*  Technology Education Conference 2016 Evening 2

. . . have been approved and will appear on the Board of Studies, Teaching and educational Standards (BOSTES) (formerly the NSW Institute of Teachers) website."