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DATTA Qld State Conference 2024 Program

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
Track 5
Track 6
Track 7
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration and information desk open (Thursday)
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Conference welcome and formalities
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM Keynote: Approaching Design of the future
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Keynote presentation: Navigating safety in Practical Workshops: Addressing risks through strategy and innovation within an enforceable undertaking
10:30 AM - 10:55 AM Morning tea and trade displays
Session 1
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Session 1.01
Crafting success: Mastering Design exams
Session 1.02 (double session)
Cherbourg's PRE-FAB Housing – Embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives in Design and Technology and aligned to new syllabus
Session 1.03 (double session)
Design Thinking and the User Experience
Session 1.04
Utilising PowerPoint for both teacher and student efficiently
Session 1.05 (double session)
Using Autodesk Inventor 2024 to enable connection with real world solutions in Unit 3 of the Engineering course
Visit the exhibition (self-guided) 1
Session 2
12:05 PM - 1:05 PM
Session 2.01
Re-assessing Assessment
Session 1.02 (continued)
Session 1.03 (continued)
Session 2.04
TimberTech teaching tools: Innovating classrooms with engineered wood
Session 1.05 (continued)
Visit the exhibition (self-guided) 2
1:05 PM - 1:50 PM Lunch and trade displays
Session 3
1:55 PM - 2:55 PM
Session 3.01
H2 Grand Prix Series showcasing the H2GP at Gladstone with live demonstrations
Session 3.02
Power tool safety in the classroom
Session 3.03
Design Thinking Pedagogies – It's the how that puts the power in the process!
Session 3.04 (double session)
Generating creative confidence: Games & activities to cultivate Design Thinking and twenty-first century skills
Session 3.05
Design class activity: Style transfer
Visit the exhibition (self-guided) 3 Session 3.07 off-site tour (double session)
Cross River Rail Tour
Session 4
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Session 4.01
Designing spaces for diversity, inclusion and participation: The Corner Cafe Project
Session 4.02
Digital Prototyping – An exploration into assisting students to create visual outcomes for their design portfolio submission
Session 4.03
2025 General Engineering Syllabus discussion
Session 3.04 (continued)
Session 4.05
Robotics at the intersection of Design and Technology
Visit the exhibition (self-guided) 4
Session 3.07 off-site tour (continued)
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Networking session with trade displays and raffle draws
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Conference dinner



Track 7
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration and information desk open (Thursday)
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Conference welcome and formalities
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM Keynote: Approaching Design of the future
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Keynote presentation: Navigating safety in Practical Workshops: Addressing risks through strategy and innovation within an enforceable undertaking
10:30 AM - 10:55 AM Morning tea and trade displays
Session 1
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Session 2
12:05 PM - 1:05 PM
1:05 PM - 1:50 PM Lunch and trade displays
Session 3
1:55 PM - 2:55 PM
Session 3.07 off-site tour (double session)
Cross River Rail Tour
Session 4
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Session 3.07 off-site tour (continued)
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Networking session with trade displays and raffle draws
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Conference dinner







Track 7
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration and information desk open (Thursday)
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Conference welcome and formalities
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM Keynote: Approaching Design of the future
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Keynote presentation: Navigating safety in Practical Workshops: Addressing risks through strategy and innovation within an enforceable undertaking
10:30 AM - 10:55 AM Morning tea and trade displays
Session 1
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Session 2
12:05 PM - 1:05 PM
1:05 PM - 1:50 PM Lunch and trade displays
Session 3
1:55 PM - 2:55 PM
Session 3.07 off-site tour (double session)
Cross River Rail Tour
Session 4
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Session 3.07 off-site tour (continued)
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Networking session with trade displays and raffle draws
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Conference dinner


Friday, June 14, 2024

Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
Track 5
Track 6
Track 7
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM Registration and information desk open (Friday)
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Day two welcome and formalities
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM Keynote: 7-10 Australian Curriculum V9.0 Design & Technologies
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Friday morning tea and trade displays
Session 5
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM
Session 5.01 (double session)
Lightburn – layout, editing and laser control software
Session 5.02
WHS legislative changes, health and safety representatives and managing risks in practical subject teaching spaces
Session 5.03
Collaborative activities to support the implementation of the assessments in the Manufacturing Applied syllabuses
Session 5.04 (double session)
Gen-AI & Design education: Global & industry trends, future of Design education and AI tools
Session 5.05 (double session)
Design drawing
Session 5.06 off-site tour (double session)
Cross River Rail Experience Centre
Visit the exhibition (self-guided) 5
Session 6
11:55 AM - 12:55 PM
Session 5.01 (continued)
Session 6.02
Queensland state school employment based pathways into teaching: The Trade to Teach pilot experience
Session 6.03
Design 2025 – the revised syllabus
Session 5.04 (continued)
Session 5.05 (continued)
Session 5.06 off-site tour (continued)
Visit the exhibition (self-guided) 6
12:55 PM - 1:50 PM Friday lunch and trade displays
Session 7
1:55 PM - 2:55 PM
Session 7.01
How might GenAI help you as a classroom teacher?
Session 7.02
WHS in Design & Technology learning spaces
Session 7.03
Collaborative activities to support the development of the examinations in the Engineering General syllabus
Session 7.04
Geography complimenting Design through real-world projects and the use of geospatial technologies and tools
Session 7.05
Educating Australia’s renewable future with STELR
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Conference close and final prize draws









Track 6
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM Registration and information desk open (Friday)
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Day two welcome and formalities
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM Keynote: 7-10 Australian Curriculum V9.0 Design & Technologies
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Friday morning tea and trade displays
Session 5
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM
Session 5.06 off-site tour (double session)
Cross River Rail Experience Centre
Session 6
11:55 AM - 12:55 PM
Session 5.06 off-site tour (continued)
12:55 PM - 1:50 PM Friday lunch and trade displays
Session 7
1:55 PM - 2:55 PM
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Conference close and final prize draws



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