Productive Pedagogies
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
Restructuring of the Queensland education system in the 1990s gave rise to a new educational model - the New Basics Project. An integral part of this…
Recovery from Exercise
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
The human body uses three main energy systems to carry out physical activity - the ATP-PC system, the lactic acid system and the aerobic system. This…
Roles and Responsibilities in IT
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
From business to games, medicine to astronomy, the IT industry consistently and competitively improves technologies. This program examines the huge…
Setting the Scene
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
In this program we look at different aspects of planning a menu: food combinations, special dietary needs and budgeting. We explain table setting…
Sports Injury Prevention and Assessment
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
This program provides a comprehensive guide to the issue of sports injury: its prevention where possible and successful treatment when prevention…
Student-Centered Learning
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
Responsibility for learning now lies with students - who are central to their own learning process, not teachers as in the past. Student-centered…
Tackling Bullying Behaviors: Non-Punitive Approaches
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
Bullying is an age-old problem that has been addressed in various ways over the years. This program considers non-punitive approaches. It is divided…
Technology in Trekking
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
Technology has transformed our use of the great outdoors. From the shoes we wear to the ropes that hold our lives in the balance when rock climbing…
The Thinking Curriculum
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
Knowledge is a tradeable commodity and a driving force in global life. Modern learning is about using information to construct new understandings…
To Kill a Mockingbird: Exploring the Text
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2005
To Kill a Mockingbird has a special place in the canon of American literature. It is a text that deals with complex issues of justice, racism and…
Binge Drinking
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2004
A growing issue among adolescents is binge drinking. What is binge drinking, who is likely to be involved in binge drinking and what are the effects…
Boost Juice: A Franchise Case Study
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2004
This program provides students with a vibrant example of a successful franchise model. The founder and controlling shareholder of Boost Juice, Janine…
Boys in Schools
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2004
Around the country, boys in education are in trouble. Numerous reports are advising that boys' literacy levels are poor in relation to girls', fewer…
Bullying Behaviors: Investigating Myths and Facts
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2004
Bullying is an everyday problem that occurs in all schools. Every student will be involved in bullying in one form or another at some point during…
Catering for an Event
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2004
Events and functions need careful planning and execution. This program examines a range of areas relevant to event or function catering. It focuses…
Dealing with Difficult Customers
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2004
This program covers important principles in dealing with difficult customers within the customer service industry. Included are feature interviews…
Eating Disorders
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2004
Eating disorders are one of the most highly publicised but misunderstood illnesses in the world. This program examines what eating disorders are…
Elements and Principles of Design
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2004
This program explains the elements used in visual design and then explains how these can be arranged and organised using the principles of design. It…
Environmental Issues in Food Production
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2004
Many of us today are fortunate to have an abundant food supply. Technological advances over the past century have allowed us to increase food…
Essentials of Design and Technology Skills: Drilling, Lathes and Soldering
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2004
This program focuses on skills required to use equipment in design and technology workshops. It features: soldering, using a metal lathe, and using…
Exercise for Life
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2004
Regular physical activity is so important, in terms of physical, social, emotional and intellectual health. This program examines the amount of…
Interview Dos and Don'ts
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2004
While no-one can predict exactly how a job interview might proceed, there are a number of things the applicant can do to leave the right impression…
Learning about Air
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2004
Learning about Air introduces students to the concept of ?Air? and its various uses and properties. The program examines: the essentials of oxygen…
Learning about Light
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2004
Students will learn: what light is; how white light can be separated into a spectrum of colours; the terms 'transparent', 'opaque' and 'translucent…
Learning about Solar Energy
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2004
In Learning About Solar Energy, students are introduced to: the earth's most important energy source, plants, food chains and solar energy, terms…
Learning about Solids, Liquids and Gases
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2004
Learning about Solids, Liquids and Gases introduces students to the concept that all material is made of matter. Students examine a range of solids…
Learning about Sound
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2004
Introduces students to: how sound is made, how sound travels, the terms 'pitch', 'volume' and 'compression waves', how our ears detect sounds, and…
Learning about Water
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2004
Examines water and its various attributes and properties. Students will gain an insight into how 3/4 of the earth's surface is covered by water but…
Light and Vision
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2004
The following program covers two components. Firstly the scientific concept of light; how it travels in a straight line and its importance and…
Making a Video
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2004
This program looks at the various stages in making a video - from concept development to production and finally editing in post-production. A number…
Mergers and Acquisitions
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2004
This program addresses two increasingly common occurrences in the business world - the merger of two or more companies/firms or the acquisition…
Milk
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2004
In Commodities - Milk, we examine one of our most important foods. Ancient, versatile and very nutritious, milk has been central to human life for…
Palliative Care Nursing: Caring for Yourself
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2004
Delivering palliative care can be both hugely rewarding and, at times, very stressful. It is likely that all health workers will be involved in…
Personal Hygiene
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2004
This program explores issues associated with young people and personal hygiene. It examines ways of achieving and maintaining healthy hygiene…
Rope Skills
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2004
This program examines the use and care of ropes. Whether it's rock climbing, abseiling, caving, or military and rescue operations, using ropes…
Team Building: In Outdoor Education Programs
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2004
Most outdoor adventures throw a group of people together who barely know each other. Suddenly everyone must live together continuously for an…
A Child's Day: East Timor
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2003
This program portrays a day in the life of Cecilia, an 11 year-old East Timorese girl. Cecilia lives with her uncle and aunties so she can attend…
A Textile World
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2003
This program looks at the multitude of industries involved with textile manufacture and use, and establishes how vital the textile industry is to the…
Cafeteria Food: Healthy Cafeteria in Our Schools
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2003
This is the program to get the whole school talking about the most important of school facilities: the cafeteria! It examines the importance of…
Coaching Styles: Characteristics of a Good Coach
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2003
At some level, most students have been coached in one or more sports. However, all coaches are different; most inspire us to continue sport…
Crime and Deviance
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2003
n this program we take a journey through time to show how ideas about crime have moved in and out of fashion, how some of the latest strategies of…
East Timor - Case Studies in International Aid
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2003
This program examines the aims, objectives and examples of aid work being done by International Aid organizations such as: Oxfam Community Aid…
Equilibrium: The Concepts
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2003
Starting with defining reversible reactions, this program covers the basic concepts of chemical equilibrium and the equilibrium law. Examples and…
Functional Anatomy
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2003
Our bodies perform an amazing variety of functions. Elite athletes often amaze us with astonishing feats of physical skill, dexterity and endurance…
Gene Technology
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2003
This program is about gene technology - the actual techniques used by the scientists producing remarkable breakthroughs in areas like health…
Info Seeker: Methods for Successful Research
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2003
The program covers five sections - deciding on a topic, breaking down the elephant (narrowing down a broad topic), collecting data, analyzing data…
Inside Story: Conflict Resolution
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2003
This Inside Story news desk looks at conflict and conflict resolution through four different case studies. * Global conflict: The role of United…
Introducing Textiles
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2003
This program introduces students to fibers, fabrics and textiles. It tells the story. of the development of fabrics from earliest times to cottage…