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Students@Centre – Ultranet3rd Industry Briefing
Tuesday, 19 December 2006DoE, 2 Treasury Place, Melbourne
Students@Centre - UltranetAdam TodhunterEducation Chief Information OfficerDepartment of Education
Agenda
• Welcome
• Project history
• Since the last briefing
• Where are we now?
• Progress of pilot
• Progress of tender
• RFT framework
• Next steps
• Process and timelines
• Challenges ahead
• Questions?
• S@C developed a prototype web-based environment to support the implementation of the Blueprint for Government Schools
• To provide an ICT framework to allow the whole school community to engage
• Pilot was funded by Treasury in 2004• Original S@C team has been strengthened• Project sponsor is Darrell Fraser
(Deputy Secretary OSE)
Project history
• Labor Financial Statement commitment of $60.5m
• Ongoing professional development in pilot schools
• All pilot teachers logging on and marking student attendance online
• More teachers planning units of work
• Prototype demonstrations
• Engagement of key stakeholders
• Development of project and RFT documentation
Since the last briefing…
• Pilot Evaluation Report has been completed
• Business Case (draft) completed
• Non-functional Requirements Specification (draft) completed
• Functional Requirements Specification ~50% completed
• Request For Tender ~65% completed
Where are we now?
• All pilot schools using the system• Schools marking student attendance rolls• Groups of students and parents accessing the
Ultranet• TLF objects embedded in a shared repository• Teachers executing Term 4 2006 work using the
Ultranet• Schools and DoE gaining up-to-date data on
student attendance• Pilot evaluation completed
Progress of pilot
• An enhanced learning environment for every student
• Improved planning, preparation, sharing and delivery of learning materials by teachers
• Improved capacity to track progress and manage learning pathways for every student
• Improved reporting of student progress to parents, teachers and school administration
Evaluation measures
• 627 teachers from 22 schools participated in the evaluation (12 pilot schools/10 matched schools)
• Impact of the Ultranet was particularly noticeable in Primary Schools
• Positive changes included access to technology, ideas and attitudes to technology and increased motivation to collaborate as a result of the Ultranet
• Teachers and Administrators strongly expressed support and were enthusiastic about the potential of Ultranet
Evaluation summary
• Development of functional and non-functional specifications
• Development of the Business Case
• Development of the Request For Tender
• Facilitation of a market testing exercise
• Facilitation of workshops and focus groups
Progress of tender
Conceptual model
Departmental & Regional
Staff
Principals & Business Managers
TeachersAdministrators Students Parents/ Guardians
Training & Support Services
~ 3,000 ~ 40,000 ~ 550,000 ~ 1,000,000Baseline User Volumes:
Vic Govt Schools
= 1,602
1,213 Primary
311 Secondary/Primary-Secondary
78 Special Development
User groups
School ICT architecture
Data Management
Finance Mgt
Facilities and Asset
Mgt
Learning Mgt
System
Student Info
System
IT Service Mgt
Teacher Mgt
HR Mgt
School Mgt
Learning Portal
Knowledge Mgt
System
Application Services
Learning Portal
School Portal
School Admin
HR Finance
User Interfaces
Common Application Services
Functional areas being considered
Data Management
Teaching and
Learning
Collaborat-ion
Student Information
School Information
Content Mgt
Application Services
Learning Portal
School Portal
School Admin
User Interfaces
Common Application Services
Non-functional areas being considered
Security
Strategy
Standards
Architecture
Change Management
Quality Implementation
Schools Interoperability
Framework (SIF)
• Will comprise of 6 parts (A – F):
• A – Conditions of Tendering
• B – Specifications
• C – Proposed Contract
• D – Bidder’s Response
• E – Ethical Purchasing Policy
• F – Victorian Industry Participation Policy
• Understand the VGPB Purchasing Policies
• www.vgpb.vic.gov.au
• www.tenders.vic.gov.au
RFT framework
• Finalise Business Case by December 2006
• Finalise Non-functional Requirements Specification by January 2007
• Complete Functional Requirements Specification (draft) by January 2007
• Complete Request For Tender (draft) by February 2007
• Release RFT (draft) by March 2007
• Release RFT (final) by May 2007
Next steps…
Pilot
2006
Final evaluation
Q4 2006
ERC1 bid
Q1 2007
*Tender (draft version) release
Q1 2007
*Tender (final version) release
Q2 2007
*Tender evaluation
Q2/3 2007
*Build / plan deployment
Q4 2007+
*Commence deployment
2008+
Process & Timelines
Project schedule
• Managing organisational, operational and people change
• School readiness (i.e. infrastructure)
• Migration of existing systems
• School Interoperability Framework for the Victorian Government
• Evolving technology
• Delivery timeframe
• Interdependencies
Challenges ahead…
Questions and responses will be recorded and published on the Students@Centre website by:
• Adam Todhunter – ECIO
• Ben Cushing – Project Director
• Anne Dalton – Probity Advisor
Future questions should be addressed through:
Adam Todhunter, ECIO
Questions?
Students@Centre – Ultranet3rd Industry Briefing
Tuesday, 19 December 2006DoE, 2 Treasury Place, Melbourne
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