Online Guests

An online guest program operated in the VECO community from June 1997 until March 2001. The format was usually for the guest to post a series of messages to the voced-coord email list, on issues or topics of current interest from their field of expertise. The guest postings are archived for the benefit of those who wish to revisit them or who did not get the chance to participate at the time.

Past Guests...

2001 Guests:

• See the topics and guests the VECO community voted for during May 2001
• March 26 - 28, 2001: Tom Bentley 
  Learning Outside the Classroom in the Creative Age

2000 Guests:

• August 15 - 25, 2000: David Turner - 
  Community Based Learning models from the United Kingdom
• June 13  - 28, 2000: Jill Gutteridge, NOHSC - Occupational Health and Safety Issues for VET in Schools
• May 3  - 26, 2000: Harris van Beek, Eric Sidoti and friends
  Bright Futures and you?

1999 Guests:

• December 8 - 17, 1999 and February 8 - 18, 2000: Shelley Gillis and Jack Keating.
  Assessment in the VET in Schools Context
• November 8 - 19: Paul Kearney
  Enterprising approaches to VET
• July 26 - August 13: (follow up from Queensland Coordinators Conference)
  Focus on Coordinator Issues
• August 6: Workshop webcast from PCETA (SA) conference.
  Exploring Online Usage Patterns: Delivery Vehicle, Construction Site or Introduction Agency
• May 27, 1999: Richard Teese  and Ian Spicer
  Webcast from Quality Conference
• May 3 - 14, 1999: Michelle Williams and Leone Wheeler
  Flexible Delivery panel session, chaired by Justine Clarke
• March 17 - 31, 1999: Catherine O'Sullivan, Deputy Principal, Goondiwindi State High School, Qld
  Our Youth, Our Farms, Our Future - a rural industry SILO model project.

1998 Guests:

• November 16 - 25, 1998: Ken Price, Churchill Fellow.
  Alternative ways of school students entering the IT industry.
• October 26 - November 4, 1998: Jim Cumming
  Rethinking years 9 and 10
• October 12-23, 1998: Panel session
  Learning about the world of work: how early should it begin?
• August 10-31, 1998: Anna Cutler
  Working towards Quality & Sustainability for a Successful Voc Ed Program
• July 29, 1998:
  Webcast of Australian College of Education Event
  Vocational Education - after effects, ill effects, side effects.
• July 23-31, 1998:
  Panel - Gary Stephenson & Lenny Eagles
  Program websites - why when and how?
• March 31 - April 9, 1998: Richard Laidlaw
  School to Work initiatives overseas
• February 11 - 20, 1998 Brigid Freeman:
  The New ASTF!

1997 Guests:

• November 17,1997 - January 27, 1998: Patrick Griffin
  Assessment in VET
• August 22 - September 5, 1997:  Janelle Schloss
  The role of schools in employment and long term student outcomes.
• July 21 - August 1, 1997:  Mike Frost
  Effective Schools delivering Quality Outcomes
• June 16 - June 27, 1997:  Richard Sweet
  Reasons why schools and teachers should get involved in workplace learning programs

Please note that some items may have been edited slightly from the original email in the interests of clarity.

The web for each guest includes links to the complete archive of discussion.

First published June 11, 1997. Last modified June 1, 2001.