By Dr Matt Bateman on Jun 9, 2008 in VCE Resources, VCE Students Health, VCE Study Skills | 0 Comments
Stress is a word that means different things to different people. The word stress is commonly used as a vague, all encompassing
negative mental state. However, to be clear there are actually two different forms of stress. Eustress represents the required stimulus humans need for constructive growth and development physically, mentally, and emotionally.
Distress on the [...]
By Heath McGregor on May 15, 2008 in VCE Physics, VCE Resources, VCE Subjects | 1 Comment
VCE physics - VCAA websites
This page takes you to the VCAA site. It will have the assessment guide, links to past exams, exam criteria, assessor reports, articles and other useful items. This should be your first point of reference for all information relating to this subject.
A personal VCE physics website
This personal web page contains links [...]
By Heath McGregor on May 15, 2008 in VCE Accounting, VCE Resources, VCE Subjects | 0 Comments
VCE Accounting - VCAA website
This page takes you to the VCAA site. It will have the assessment guide, links to past exams, exam criteria, assessor reports, articles and other useful items. This should be your first point of reference for all information relating to this subject.
CPA Australia
CPA is Australia’s premier organization in finance, accounting and [...]
By Heath McGregor on May 15, 2008 in VCE Biology, VCE Resources | 0 Comments
As part of our ongoing research we are always finding new subject specific resources including those for VCE biology.
Below is a handful of some resources that may help, each with a small critique so you know what is at each website.
VCAA website - Biology
This page takes you to the VCAA site. It will [...]
By Heath McGregor on Apr 27, 2008 in VCE Exams, VCE Resources, VCE Study Skills | 1 Comment
This article is slightly amended from the version which was published in the Herald Sun Learn section on September 23rd.
1. Use the Charles Dicken’s imagery strategy.
Vividly imagine the entire year with the “ghost” of VCE past, present and future. For the past and present critically evaluate your learning and preparation for each individual [...]
By Heath McGregor on Apr 3, 2008 in Podcasts + Video, VCE English, VCE Exams, VCE Resources | 11 Comments
It’s finally here. The VCE English podcast with the highly experienced VCE english teacher, Ross Huggard, is now available. In the podcast below you can hear Ross talk about:
The changes to the VCE English Curriculum
The new format of the exam and what to expect
Sentence structure, paragraphing and syntax
Strategies for developing your own understanding of the [...]

VCE English podcast with Ross Huggard [46:25m]:
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By Heath McGregor on Apr 3, 2008 in Beyond the VCE, Motivation and Inspiration, VCE Resources, VCE Seminars | 0 Comments
Feeling a little slow, lacking direction and even motivation?
The 2008 VCE and Careers expo is a fantastic opportunity for VCE students, parents and teachers to find the VCE resources they need for VCE success and beyond. Students and visitors will be able to attend free lectures, pick up resources from VCE organisations and talk [...]
By Heath McGregor on Mar 16, 2008 in Podcasts + Video, VCE English, VCE Resources | 9 Comments
We are just 1 week away from launching yet another fantastic initiative called “VCE Help Radio”. VCE Help Radio is a brand new radio program that you can listen to as a podcast on your iPod and also streaming through the VCE help website.
Here’s how it works:
- Each month we interview a leading teacher, [...]
By Heath McGregor on Mar 13, 2008 in VCE English, VCE Further Maths, VCE Psychology, VCE Resources, VCE Seminars, VCE Subjects | 3 Comments
Finally we can let the cat out of the bag with the official launch of the “Cruzin’ VCE” holiday seminar programs. This is an exciting joint initiative between the staff at the Whitehorse Manningham Regional Library, Access Education and VCE Help.
Cruzin’ VCE is a series of high quality, informative and affordable seminar programs that are [...]
By Access Education on Mar 13, 2008 in VCE Physical Education, VCE Resources | 3 Comments
This article has been reproduced with the permission of Access Education
We have three ways in which this ATP can be resynthesised and hence, we have three energy systems; the phosphagen system, the lactic acid system (anaerobic glycolysis) and the aerobic system (aerobic glycolysis). Each of these systems varies in the rate at which ATP is [...]