d. Developing Your Own Knowledge of the Resources

This section demands that you think about everything that has been said so far in relation to your own practice in detail. You have the curriculum document for the subject, and an example of a syllabus from the WJEC.

What you need to do next is think about these in line with the previous three pages of the case study and complete the grid below describing your current conditions, how you would like to proceed and what you need to do in order to proceed. I have filled the grid out tentatively from my own experience as a teacher in Graphic Production, and suggest that you copy the grid and fill it out for yourself for discussion with your mentor.

  I use this to do a job I teach pupils how to use this, reflecting on other alternatives I use this to discover things about DT in general I use this to teach principles and practice in DT, as well as to do jobs
DTP software for producing 2D models Yes Yes - comparing with other media Yes No, but could in relation to manipulation of shape, colour and space
Pictorial and presentation software No, but I could use PowerPoint No A project on comparison of more than one presentation package? Don't know
Information graphics programme, for translating data to graphical expressions No, but I could convert spreadsheet data to graphs and charts No I can't see how this would work yet
Graphics programmes for 2D and 3D representation, and for rendering Yes Yers Yes No, but I could do work on manipulation of perspective
Digital image capture - scanning and photography - and image manipulation hardware and software Yes - scanning and morphing type work Yes Yes - particularly with the mass availability and use of scanning/imaging software for PC's No, but I could make more extensive use of built-in tutorials
Computer Assisted Design hardware and software Yes, but very limited by conditions Yes Yes I could do more with cataloguing 'Help' for students and using the tutorials
Colour management software and printing-hardware Yes - Adobe products Yes I could do more work with colour and depth I can't see how this would work at the moment

e. Planning the Work of Learners