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…