https://datta.vic.edu.au/ DATTA Vic blog posts DATTA Vic Wild Apricot - membership management software and more en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:46:12 GMT Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:46:12 GMT Mon, 16 Mar 2026 02:49:24 GMT <p><img src="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/resources/Pictures/secodn%20life%20futures.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="500" height="162"></p> <p>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.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p> <p>Each year, teachers come together for a unique&nbsp;professional learning experience on using museum collections and design thinking practices to enrich schools-based design education.</p> <p>They also contribute to the development of new Design &amp; Technologies classroom resources based on museum collections.</p> <p>In 2025, DATTA Vic and Melbourne Museum collaborated with our participating teachers to create a&nbsp;<em>Second Life</em>&nbsp;resource which engages students in the circular economy and speculative thinking.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>In a future where resources are shared and reused, how can you design a future product that helps someone live better?</strong></p> <p>This was based on the groups experience of exploring how Melbourne Museums utilises the design process in creating their programs, as well as a visit to <em>LEGO Star Wars: The Exhibition.</em></p> <p>The resource is in the form of a student folio and includes a rubric, timeline and activities relating to all steps of the design process.</p> <p><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/118mRVB9hiJFkZTq0l6U8K7TjoXqjjoVQ/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=107102289910096585475&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle001">ACCESS HERE</a></p> <p>For more information on Melbourne Museum education services, click&nbsp;<a href="https://museumsvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum/learning/" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p> <p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle008" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"><br></p> https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/13609968 https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/13609968 Laura Murphy Mon, 04 Aug 2025 00:32:26 GMT <p><img src="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/resources/Pictures/FR%20or.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="1" height="0" style=""><img src="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/resources/Pictures/FR2%20or.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="450" height="184" style=""><br></p> <p>This is a recording from the DATTA Vic online teach meet from 31 July 2025.</p> <p><font face="Tahoma" color="#222222"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong><a href="https://forestlearning.edu.au/" target="_blank">Forest Learning</a></strong>&nbsp;provides educators with&nbsp;<strong>free</strong>&nbsp;teaching resources relevant to the Australian Curriculum and with a focus on Australian&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">forests</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">&nbsp;and sustainable timber products.</span></font></p> <p><font color="#222222" face="Tahoma, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_5">Forest Learning has created a wide range of resources specifically for teachers and students of Design &amp; Technologies. These include several that DATTA Vic has contributed to, including the&nbsp;<em>Sustainable Cardboard Seating Project</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Sustainable Schools - Going Green in your Canteen with Rayon</em>.</font></p> <p><font color="#222222" face="Tahoma, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_5">Join the team from Forest Learning in this online session and learn about the wealth of free support materials that are available to help you with your classroom teaching - from the properties of wood to the virtual reality toolkit!</font></p> <p><a href="https://youtu.be/dgQiyIJ-6Vo" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle001">WATCH HERE</a></p> <p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle008" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"><br></p> https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/13527888 https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/13527888 Laura Murphy Tue, 22 Apr 2025 06:16:20 GMT <p><img src="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/resources/Pictures/ID%202%20careers%20or.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="450" height="151"><br></p> <p>DATTA Vic and RMIT produced this digital poster as part of our <a href="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/careers-in-design-and-engineering-toolkit" target="_blank"><font color="#970000">Careers in Design</font></a> toolkit. It's a great way to demonstrate the wide range of career pathways open to students who undertake VCE Product Design &amp; Technologies.</p> <p><a href="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/resources/Documents/newsletters/2017/CLW/RMIT%20ID%20careers%20poster%20(2).pdf" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle001">DOWNLOAD</a></p> <p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle008" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"><br></p> https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/13490349 https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/13490349 Laura Murphy Thu, 27 Feb 2025 01:13:37 GMT <p><img src="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/resources/Pictures/ourtown%20or.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="450" height="158"><br></p> <div> <p>In late 2024, Melbourne Museum &amp; DATTA Vic took the Creative Futures Annual Design Workshop on the road to Shepparton.&nbsp; In a full-day workshop for local educators hosted by <a href="https://www.gssc.vic.edu.au/" target="_blank"><font color="#970000">Greater Shepparton Secondary College</font></a>, we explored how teachers could develop a speculative design project for their classes which is based on their unique needs and interests as rural &amp; regional schools.</p> <p>The day resulted in a new resource - <strong><em>Our Town 2050</em></strong>&nbsp;- which can be used by teachers wherever they are as a way to engage their students in the design process, learning about the past and speculative thinking, all in the context of their own communities. You can download the editable slides to use as a student portfolio;</p> <p><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1mpmiVUPvW63kVJKuf_PQhvUnNqq_55Ls/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=109784779657608873763&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle001">ACCESS HERE</a></p> <p>For more information about Melbourne Museum's Creative Futures Annual Design Workshops, click <strong><a href="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/Creative-Futures-Annual-_Design-Workshop-Resources" target="_blank"><font color="#970000">HERE</font></a></strong>.</p> <p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle008" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"><br></p> <p><br></p> </div> <p><br></p> https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/13468332 https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/13468332 Laura Murphy Fri, 21 Feb 2025 02:00:32 GMT <p><img src="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/resources/Pictures/pdttool%20or.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="450" height="157"><br></p> <p>A great resource for teaching VCE PD&amp;T - includes resources on ethical &amp; sustainable design, First Nations design, careers, positive role models, student work, upskilling webinars and much more.</p> <p><a href="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/PDT-Toolkit" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle001">ACCESS HERE</a></p> <p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle008" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"><br></p> https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/13465783 https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/13465783 Laura Murphy Fri, 21 Feb 2025 01:49:22 GMT <p><img src="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/resources/Pictures/sys%20tk%20or.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="450" height="161"><br></p> <p>This toolkit has been created for teachers of VCE Systems Engineering, and includes resources on classroom activities, sustainability, first nations engineering, teacher upskilling and much more.</p> <p><a href="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/Systems-engineering-toolkit" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle001">ACCESS HERE</a></p> <p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle008" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"><br></p> https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/13465780 https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/13465780 Laura Murphy Fri, 21 Feb 2025 01:40:49 GMT <p><img src="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/resources/Pictures/eps%20or.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="450" height="161"><br></p> <p>DATTA Vic has created this free toolkit for educators teaching the <em>Design &amp; Technologies - Engineering Principles &amp; Systems</em> context.&nbsp; It includes classroom resources, engineering challenges, diversity in engineering, careers, sustainability and much more.</p> <p><a href="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/Engineering-systems-toolkit" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle001">ACCESS HERE</a></p> <p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle008" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"><br></p> https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/13465772 https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/13465772 Laura Murphy Thu, 21 Nov 2024 02:56:39 GMT <p align="left"><img src="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/resources/Pictures/fufure%20fash%20or.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="450" height="189" style=""><br></p> <p><font color="#505050" face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 16px;">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.&nbsp; &nbsp;</font></p> <p><font face="Tahoma"><font color="#505050" style="font-size: 16px;">Each year, teachers come together for a unique&nbsp;</font><font color="#2A2E3A" style="font-size: 16px;">professional learning experience on using museum collections and design thinking practices to enrich schools-based design education.</font></font></p> <p><font color="#2A2E3A" face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 16px;">They also contribute to the development of new Design &amp; Technologies classroom resources based on museum collections.</font></p> <p><font color="#212529" face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 16px;">In 2024, DATTA Vic and Melbourne Museum collaborated with our participating teachers to create a&nbsp;<em>Future Eco Fashion</em>&nbsp;resource which engages students in sustainable and ethical fashion design. This resource is an editable student portfolio.</font></p> <p><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1DCfB5S9c15GleFztCOdXGBIx8ctIKJ3B/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=109784779657608873763&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle001"><font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 16px;">ACCESS HERE</font></a></p> <p>And if you're looking for some design inspiration, check out the amazing items in Museums Victoria online fashion collections <strong><a href="https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/search?query=fashion" target="_blank"><font color="#970000">HERE</font></a></strong>.</p> <p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle008" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"><br></p> https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/13433267 https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/13433267 Laura Murphy Wed, 03 Jul 2024 02:59:29 GMT <p align="left"><img src="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/resources/Pictures/biocommunities%20or.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="450" height="160"><br></p> <p><font color="#505050" face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 16px;">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.&nbsp; &nbsp;</font></p> <p><font face="Tahoma"><font color="#505050" style="font-size: 16px;">Each year, teachers come together for a unique&nbsp;</font><font color="#2A2E3A" style="font-size: 16px;">professional learning experience on using museum collections and design thinking practices to enrich schools-based design education.</font></font></p> <p><font color="#2A2E3A" face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 16px;">They also contribute to the development of new Design &amp; Technologies classroom resources based on museum collections.</font></p> <p><font color="#212529" face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 16px;">In 2023, DATTA Vic and Melbourne Museum and <strong>Banyule Nillumbik Tech School</strong> collaborated with our participating teachers to create a&nbsp;<em>Bio Communities</em>&nbsp;resource which engages students in regenerative design.&nbsp;</font></p> <p><strong><em><font color="#212529" face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 16px;">How can we design new, sustainable neighborhoods based on principles of Bio Communities?</font></em></strong></p> <p><font color="#212529" face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 16px;">This was based on the groups experience of exploring a number of nature-based exhibitions at Melbourne Museum, including&nbsp;<a href="https://museumsvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum/whats-on/bugs-alive/" target="_blank"><font color="#970000">Bugs Alive!</font></a>, the&nbsp;<a href="https://museumsvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum/whats-on/gandel-gondwana-garden/" target="_blank"><font color="#970000">Gandel Gondwana Garden</font></a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href="https://museumsvictoria.com.au/bunjilaka/whats-on/milarri-garden-trail/" target="_blank"><font color="#970000">Milarri Garden Trail</font></a>. This resource is available as an editable PowerPoint, which means teachers and students can adapt it to suit their own context.</font></p><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1KXkH1ASz0Ll8xnypYzOU-ISisgMcbQ7n/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=109784779657608873763&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle001"><font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 16px;">ACCESS HERE</font></a> <p><font><font style="font-size: 12px;" color="#970000"><em>* Note this resource will download directly onto your device</em></font></font></p> <p><font><font color="#212529">For more information on Melbourne Museum education services, click</font> <a href="https://museumsvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum/learning/" target="_blank"><font color="#970000">HERE</font></a><font color="#212529">.</font></font></p> <p><font><font color="#212529">For more information on Banyule Nillumbik Tech School programs, click</font> <a href="https://www.banyulenillumbiktechschool.vic.edu.au/" target="_blank"><font color="#970000">HERE.</font></a></font></p> <p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle008" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"><br></p> https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/13377697 https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/13377697 Laura Murphy Wed, 03 Jul 2024 01:48:37 GMT <p><img src="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/resources/Pictures/FNTK%20OR.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="450" height="157"><br></p> <p><font color="#222222">This resources library&nbsp;</font><font color="#000000" face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 16px;">can be used by teachers of P-10 Design &amp; Technologies, VCE Product Design &amp; Technologies and VCE Systems Engineering to embed and celebrate&nbsp;<a href="https://f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au/cross-curriculum-priorities/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-histories-and-cultures/introduction" target="_blank">Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures</a>&nbsp;in their classroom teaching.&nbsp;</font></p> <p><a href="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/first-nations-design-and-engineering" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle001"><font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 16px;">ACCESS HERE&nbsp;</font></a></p> <p><font color="#000000" face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle008" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"><br> <br></font></p> https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/13377666 https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/13377666 Laura Murphy Wed, 24 Apr 2024 02:03:01 GMT <p><img src="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/resources/Pictures/TKs%20or.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="450" height="166"><br></p> <p>DATTA Vic&nbsp;has a range of Teacher Toolkits on D&amp;T-related themes, including teaching Aboriginal &amp; Torres Strait Islander Design, Sustainability, Diversity in STEM, VCE PD&amp;T, VCE Systems Engineering, Textiles in Society and Primary Design &amp; Technologies.</p> <p><a href="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/teacher-toolkits" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle001">ACCESS HERE</a></p> <p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle008" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"><br></p> https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/13347372 https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/13347372 Laura Murphy Thu, 29 Feb 2024 02:16:44 GMT <p><strong><em><img src="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/resources/Pictures/FLCB%20or.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="450" height="161"><br></em></strong></p> <p><strong><em>Thinking Outside the Box - The Sustainable Seating Project</em></strong>&nbsp;is a Year 7/8 Unit of Work from Forest Learning and DATTA Vic which&nbsp;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.</p> <p><a href="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/Thinking_Outside_the_Box" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle001">ACCESS HERE</a></p> <p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle008" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"><br></p> https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/13322344 https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/13322344 Laura Murphy Tue, 21 Nov 2023 04:13:03 GMT <p><img src="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/resources/Pictures/dtweek%20or.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="450" height="165"><br></p> <p><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif">To celebrate Design &amp; Technologies Week, DATTA Vic published a set of 5 design-related resources - one for each day of the program. They range from simple workshops to engaging units of work.&nbsp;You can download them all at the link below;</font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 13px;" color="#505050" face="Symbol">·<font style="font-size: 9px;" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></font> <font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#505050" face="Tahoma, sans-serif">Introduction to Design</font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 13px;" color="#505050" face="Symbol">·<font style="font-size: 9px;" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></font> <font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#505050" face="Tahoma, sans-serif">The Elements &amp; Principles of Design - Focus on Indigenous Design</font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 13px;" color="#505050" face="Symbol">·<font style="font-size: 9px;" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></font> <font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#505050" face="Tahoma, sans-serif">Invention Trivia Challenge</font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 13px;" color="#505050" face="Symbol">·<font style="font-size: 9px;" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></font> <font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#505050" face="Tahoma, sans-serif">The Design of the Boomerang</font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 13px;" color="#505050" face="Symbol">·<font style="font-size: 9px;" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></font> <font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#505050" face="Tahoma, sans-serif">Design Factor Speed Dating</font></p> <p><a href="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/page-18269" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle001">ACCESS HERE</a></p> <p><img src="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/resources/Pictures/05_Other%20partner%20logos/DoE%20acknowledgement.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"></p> <p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle008" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"><br> <br></p> https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/13281981 https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/13281981 Laura Murphy Tue, 18 Jul 2023 02:32:40 GMT <p><img src="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/resources/Pictures/mfs%20or.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="450" height="160" style=""><br></p> <p><font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#212529" face="Tahoma">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.</font></p> <p><font face="Tahoma"><font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#212529">Each year, teachers come together for a unique&nbsp;</font><font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#2A2E3A">professional learning experience on using museum collections and design thinking practices to enrich schools-based design education.</font></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#2A2E3A" face="Tahoma, sans-serif">They also contribute to the development of new Design &amp; Technologies classroom resources based on museum collections.</font></p> <p><font face="Tahoma"><font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#212529">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</font><font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#333333">&nbsp;explore the history of&nbsp;</font><strong><a href="https://museumsvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum/whats-on/the-melbourne-story/" target="_blank"><font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#212529"><font color="#970000">Melbourne’s story</font></font></a></strong><font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#333333">&nbsp;and then generate new and innovative ideas for how it can sustainably evolve in the future in the areas of transport, energy and community</font><font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#212529">.</font></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#212529" face="Tahoma">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.</font></p> <p><font color="#212529" face="Tahoma"><strong>RESOURCES:</strong></font></p> <ul> <li><font><strong style=""><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Tahoma"><font color="#212529">Download&nbsp;</font><a href="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/resources/Documents/Creative%20Futures/_Melbourne's%20Future%20Story%20Orig%20June%2023.pptx.pdf" target="_blank" style=""><font color="#970000" style=""><font color="#970000">Melbourne's Future Story - PDF Portfolio</font></font></a></font></strong></font></li> <li><font><strong style=""><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Tahoma"><font color="#212529">Download&nbsp;</font><a href="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/resources/Documents/Creative%20Futures/Copy%20of%20_Melbourne's%20Future%20Story%20Orig%20June%2023.pptx" target="_blank" style=""><font color="#970000" style=""><font color="#970000">Melbourne's Future Story - editable Slides doc</font></font></a></font></strong></font></li> </ul> <p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle008" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"><br></p> https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/13229147 https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/13229147 Laura Murphy Mon, 26 Sep 2022 00:00:21 GMT <p><img src="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/resources/Pictures/biotext%20or.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="450" height="170"><br></p> <p>This is a recording of an online information session delivered in September 2022.&nbsp;<span style="">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.</span></p> <p><span style=""><a href="https://www.bioinspiredtextiles.com/event-recording" title="WATCH HERE" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle001">WATCH HERE</a></span></p> <p><span style=""><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle008" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"><br></span></p> https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/12931807 https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/12931807 Laura Murphy Thu, 21 Jul 2022 00:00:16 GMT <p><img src="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/resources/Pictures/cf%20comcon%20or.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="450" height="155" style=""><br></p> <p style="font-size: 16.0016px;">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.</p> <p><span style="font-size: 16.0016px;">Each year, teachers come together for a unique&nbsp;</span><font color="#2A2E3A" face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 16px;">professional learning experience on using museum collections and design thinking practices to enrich schools-based design education.</font></p> <p><font color="#2A2E3A" face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 16px;">They also contribute to the development of new Design &amp; Technologies classroom resources based on museum collections.</font></p> <p style="font-size: 16.0016px;" align="justify">In 2021, the group helped to develop <strong><em>Community Connections</em></strong>, a project which will engage your students - individually or collaboratively - in exploring their own c<em>ommunity connections</em> through designing and creating a digital product that can be shared with others.&nbsp;<span>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.</span></p> <p>This resources consists of three elements:</p> <p><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MA5x1eHXa0rxpuOEr8rfX9jbXavEJOwd/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=109784779657608873763&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true" title="STUDENT PORTFOLIO" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle001">Community Connections Student Portfolio Final</a><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/resources/Website%20Content/Resources/Open%20Access%20Resources/Creative%20Futures%202021/Welcome%20to%20Community%20Connections%2005.07.docx" title="Community Connections Teacher Notes" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle001">Community Connections Teacher Notes</a><br></p> <p><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_5DjKQMrcZz6zWoG0dgzIFQ_1Vynt5rl" title="Design Process Help Videos" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle001">Design Process Help Videos</a></p> <p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle008" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"><br></p> https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/12855700 https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/12855700 Laura Murphy Mon, 28 Mar 2022 11:12:22 GMT <p><img src="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/resources/Pictures/station%20or.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="450" height="160"><br></p> <p>Station Ideation was developed as a student design challenge for Years 5/6 and 7/8 which uses <a href="https://fuse.education.vic.gov.au/?MDKX5R" title="Minecraft: Education Edition" target="_blank">Minecraft: Education Edition</a> 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.</p> <p><a href="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/Station-Ideation" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle001">ACCESS HERE</a><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle008" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"></p> <link href="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/fuse.education.vic.gov.au/Content/embed.css" rel="stylesheet"> <link href="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/fuse.education.vic.gov.au/Content/embed.css" rel="stylesheet"> <link href="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/fuse.education.vic.gov.au/Content/embed.css" rel="stylesheet"> https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/12683524 https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/12683524 Mon, 28 Mar 2022 11:06:27 GMT <h2><img src="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/resources/Pictures/careers%20or.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="450" height="193" style=""></h2> <h2>Careers in Systems Engineering<br></h2> <p>This resource package, featuring a short film and presentation, was produced by <a href="https://datta.vic.edu.au/" title="DATTA Vic" target="_blank">DATTA Vic</a> and <a href="https://www.monash.edu/engineering" title="Monash University" target="_blank">Monash University</a> and was supported by the Victorian Government's Connecting Learning to Work fund. It has three purposes:</p> <ul> <li>To highlight further study and career pathways for VCE Systems Engineering students</li> <li>To promote VCE Engineering to a wider cohort of students and their families at your school's VCE Information Events</li> <li>To be a useful teaching tool for Design &amp; Technologies students, showcasing the vital role engineers play in our society</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/careers-in-design-and-engineering-toolkit" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle001">ACCESS HERE</a></p> <h2><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle008" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider">Careers in Product Design &amp; Technology</h2> <p>This resource package, featuring a short film, presentation and poster, was produced by&nbsp;<a href="https://datta.vic.edu.au/" title="DATTA Vic" target="_blank">DATTA Vic</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.rmit.edu.au/study-with-us/design" title="RMIT" target="_blank">RMIT</a>, and was supported by the Victorian Government's Connecting Learning to Work fund.</p> <p>It has three purposes:</p> <ul> <li>To highlight further study and career pathways for Product Design &amp; Technology students</li> <li>To promote VCE Product Design &amp; Technology to a wider cohort of students and their families at your school's VCE Information Events</li> <li>To be a useful teaching tool for Design &amp; Technologies students, showcasing the vital role designers play in our society</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/careers-in-design-and-engineering-toolkit" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle001">ACCESS HERE</a></p> <h2><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle008" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"></h2> https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/12683523 https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/12683523 Mon, 28 Mar 2022 11:03:03 GMT <p><img src="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/resources/Pictures/ohs%20tk%20or.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="450" height="168"><br></p> <p>This toolkit helps Design &amp; Technologies teachers to ensure they are delivering the curriculum in accordance with the DET’s OH&amp;S policies and procedures.</p> <p><a href="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/OHS-Toolkit/" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle001">ACCESS HERE</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle008" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"><br></p> https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/12683503 https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/12683503 Mon, 28 Mar 2022 11:00:20 GMT <p><img src="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/resources/Pictures/tis%20or.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="450" height="164"><br></p> <p>This toolkit offers a range of resources for Textiles teachers to address the Technologies and Society strand in the P-10 Design &amp; Technologies curriculum.</p><a href="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/textiles-in-society" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle001">ACCESS HERE</a><br> <p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle008" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"></p> https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/12683498 https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/12683498 Mon, 28 Mar 2022 10:59:26 GMT <p><img src="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/resources/Pictures/wmptk%20or.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="450" height="164"><br></p> <p>These useful links and resources are designed to support teachers of Design and Technologies and VCE Product Design &amp; Technology.</p> <p><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Fv1HQHgp1HBU6DiiaMxU6cTC7jchNDWf/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=109784779657608873763&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true" title="View Toolkit" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle001" target="_blank">View Toolkit</a></p> <p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle008" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"></p> https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/12683497 https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/12683497 Mon, 28 Mar 2022 10:58:27 GMT <p><img src="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/resources/Pictures/tts%20tk%20or.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="450" height="163"><br></p> <p>These useful links and resources are designed to support teachers of Design and Technologies and VCE Product Design &amp; Technologies.</p><a href="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/Teaching_textiles_toolkit" title="View Toolkit" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle001">View Toolkit</a> <p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle008" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"></p> https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/12683495 https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/12683495 Mon, 28 Mar 2022 10:53:01 GMT <p><img src="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/resources/Pictures/primary%20tk%20or.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="450" height="165"><br></p> <p>Design &amp; Technologies is a mandatory subject for Primary Schools. This toolkit shares resources to help you deliver the D&amp;T curriculum in a relevant and engaging way.</p><a href="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/primary-stem" title="View Toolkit" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle001">View Toolkit</a> <p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle008" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"></p> https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/12683493 https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/12683493 Mon, 28 Mar 2022 10:52:00 GMT <p><img src="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/resources/Pictures/sus%20tk%20or.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="450" height="162"><br></p> <p>Sustainability education and ethical practises are central to the Design &amp; Technologies curriculum, VCE PD&amp;T and VCE Systems Engineering. This toolkit features resources and links on how to engage students in ethical and sustainable design and engineering.</p><a href="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/sustainable-design-&amp;-engineering" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle001">ACCESS HERE</a> <p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle008" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"></p> https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/12683491 https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/12683491 Mon, 28 Mar 2022 10:50:02 GMT <p><img src="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/resources/Pictures/diversity%20tk%20or.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="450" height="165"><br></p> <p>DATTA Vic has compiled this list of resources to encourage all students, no matter their gender, identity, ethnicity or disability status, to engage in Design &amp; Technologies and STEM.</p><a href="https://www.datta.vic.edu.au/Diversity-in-STEM" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle001">ACCESS HERE</a> <p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle008" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"></p> https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/12683489 https://datta.vic.edu.au/open-access-resources/12683489