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School Resources

Swinburne’s Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies provides students and teachers with online support throughout the year.

SwinGame 2011 Competition

As part of Swinburne’s initiative to increase students’ interest in and awareness of the technical, design, communication and teamwork skills involved in software development, the Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies has developed a computer games design competition for all secondary school students. The competition is an exciting opportunity for students to win great prizes, gain real-world experience in software and games development and work on a fun, creative project with friends. To give students a head start, we have developed a range of online tutorials that will help with the basics of games design.

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VBugs Resources

VBugs is a resource you can use in the classroom to get your students creating a game. It uses the SwinGame Software Development Kit (SDK) and VB.NET.  Its aim is to teach students the steps involved in programming in a fun but non-superficial manner.

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Curriculum Resources Online

To help support teachers and students in the classroom we have developed a wide range of resources for the VCE IT Applications and Software Development curriculum. These resources range from exam preparation to online tests and presentations on some of the fundamental topics in the curriculum.

If you would like access to these resources please contact us.

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Teacher Professional Development

Swinburne will be working with schools and teachers to identify the most-needed areas of PD. If there is a particular area of PD you are interested in, please contact us and we will endeavour to assist you as best as we can.

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Swinburne Astronomy Online – short course

A fully online short course in astronomy suitable for Science, Maths and Physics teachers! If you are interested in astronomy and want to learn more but don’t have the time to do a semester-long course, this is the online course for you. This course will give you additional knowledge and expertise in astronomy to take back to your classroom to teach. This tailored short course is a six-week, non-assessed online course taught by professional PhD astronomers and is ideal for primary, secondary and college teachers. Topics include:
  • The Earth and the Moon
  • The Solar System
  • Our Sun and Other Stars
  • The Milky Way and Galaxies
  • The Universe and Cosmology

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Digital Divas - Year 8 Project

Digital Divas is a girls-only elective in the Year 8 program that involves 48 minutes each week over one semester. This school based program will build girls' ICT skills and confidence and increase their motivation to continue studying ICT.

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