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Ultranet: A tour
July 2010
PurposeTo provide an overview of Ultranet Release 1 functionality for
students and teachers
The Ultranet is a student centered electronic learning environment that supports high quality learning and teaching, connects students, teachers and parents and enables efficient knowledge transfer.
It will establish a schools environment for the future that improves the educational outcomes of all Victorians.
Vision
online, 24/7 anywhere access for students, parents & teachers
a continuous record of student learning progress over time
student information for personalised curriculum planning & delivery
opportunities for students to take greater responsibility for their learning
facilitated knowledge transfer for teachers & sharing across the Statea contemporary looking system &
customised for VictoriaWeb 2.0 tools for teachers & students to collaborate within & across schoolsleading practice in online curriculum
planning, delivery & assessment
The Ultranet will deliver….
Policy Context – School Accountability and Improvement Framework
Student Learning Student Pathways and Transitions
Student Engagement and Wellbeing
• Personalised curriculum• Student self-evaluation and
reflection• Ongoing Achievement
records• Access to digital resources
• Continuous student records• Learning portfolios• Improved pathways advice
• Contemporary learning space – connecting students to learning anywhere, anytime
• Engaging and collaborative web 2.0 tools
• A secure online space
Functionality Overview
From May 2010…
Teachers will be able to:
• Design learning activities using the
latest web 2.0 tools
• Create a professional learning portfolio
• Collaborate, create and share
resources with colleagues within and
across schools
• Access quality assured digital learning
resources from across Victoria,
regardless of their location
Students will be able to:
• Take part in online learning activities
using the latest web 2.0 tools
• Create a personal online learning
portfolio and set personal learning
goals
• Collaborate with students and teachers
within and across schools
• Access quality assured digital learning
resources from across Victoria,
regardless of their location
From September 2010…
Parents will be able to:
• View their child’s attendance
information
• Progressively review their
child’s learning progress,
including at home or in-school
tasks and teacher feedback
• Create or join online
community spaces with other
members of their school
community
• Work with teachers to
become full partners in their
child’s education
Students will be able to:
• Access personalised
learning activities both
within and outside of the
classroom
• Submit work and receive
feedback online from
teachers and parents
• In time, access a
continuous online record of
learning progress, available
from year to year and
school to school
Teachers will be able to:
• Access rich learning data at
an individual student, class
or school level
• In time, review learning
progress over the school
life of each student
• Tailor learning activities to
individual student needs
• Plan, deliver and assess
learning activities online
Release 1 FunctionalityFor students and teachers, from May 2010
User can choose a number of ‘portlet’ applications including:
• Blogs, wikis and polls
• Calendars and image galleries
• Bookmarks and reference libraries
• Google Maps and RSS feeds
• Learning Contacts (for teachers only) and Portfolio Viewers (for students and teachers)
• Notices / Notice Viewer (appears by default)
Home
Home – for students and teachersPersonalised home page
Personalised home page
Macro Navigation
• A place for reflection, sharing, creating and learning
• Pages within the student eXpress Space include the Learning Portfolio, Learning Goals and Profile
• Pages within the teacher eXpress Space include a landing page and Wall, Portfolio and Profile
• All pages can be fully customised with portlets and applications.
eXpress Space – for students and teachers My personal spaceMy personal space
Teachers can:
• Set up collaborative learning activities for students in their class, across classes or across schools.
• Add web 2.0 tools, applications and pages:
• Blogs• Wikis• Discussion Forums• Polls
Collaborative Learning – for students and teachers A place for student
collaboration and learning
A place for student collaboration and
learning
Design – for teachers only A place for professional
collaboration and learning
A place for professional
collaboration and learning
Teachers can set up spaces for:
• Collaborative curriculum planning and design
• Collegiate support
• Add web 2.0 tools, applications and pages:
• Blogs• Wikis• Discussion Forums• Polls
Spaces for any group in the school community, such as:
• School committees eg school council
• Home/class groups
• Extra-curricular programs and activities (eg sporting teams)
Communities – for all users A place for my school’s
communities
A place for my school’s
communities
• Reviewed websites and online activities
• Filtered for primary or secondary students
• Quality assured digital resources
• Can search, save, share and embed in learning activities
• Direct link to Edumail for teachers
• Web-based email account with personal calendar and contacts for every student
My ContentMy Content ConnectConnect UtilitiesUtilities
Release 2 OverviewFor parents, students and teachers;
from the end of September 2010
Personalised learning information for and about
each student
Overview of Release 2 functionality for teachers and students
A tool for planning, delivering and assessing
learning activities
Learner Profile
Learner Profile
Learning Tasks
Learning Tasks
• Learning progress• Observations and
feedback• Attendance• Timetable• Learning tasks• Submissions• Student reports
Learner ProfilePersonalised
learning information for and about each
student
Personalised learning information for and about each
student
• Students will be able to view all activities, tasks, assessment, submissions, feedback and observations.
• Teachers will be able to plan, deliver and assess learning activities, linking them to VELS or other curriculum frameworks.
Learning Tasks A tool for planning,
delivering and assessing learning
activities
A tool for planning, delivering and
assessing learning activities
My personalised home page:
• My notices
• All children in my family
• Communities I belong to
HomeHome Learner ProfileLearner Profile CommunityCommunity
Information about each of my children:
• Learning progress
• Attendance and timetable information
• In-school and at-home learning tasks
• Teacher observations
Access to my school’s communities:
• Web 2.0 collaboration tools
• Parent associations
• Extra-curricular clubs and activities
Parents will see…