DATTA VIC and LaTrobe join forces for technology skills set bootcamps

Shiv Nalapat

By Shiv Nalapat
Published August 22, 2017

Early October will see DATTA VIC collaborating with professionals from La Trobe University to conduct a series of bootcamps aimed at developing educators’ technology skill sets.

Veena Nair will participate in DATTA VIC’s two Design & Technologies bootcamps.

The program, funded by Google’s CS4HS grant, will be conducted across October 11 and 12 at the respective La Trobe ...

This story appeared in the September 2017 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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