Functionality Presentation

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.

The Ultranet will be delivered to all Victorian government schools by the end of Term 3, 2010.

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

“If schools are engaged in the Effective Schools

Model reform agenda, the Ultranet will be a great enabler of this work – a

catalyst for taking it further, rather than adding an extra layer. The online application connected a

lot of strategic initiatives.”

Principal R&D School

Provides a window into the learning and

growth of each learner and

a platform from which to plan

Guides the construction of

rigorous and relevant learning

A secure space to be known and to learn with others

Students, teachers, parents, schools and systems connect and

collaborate

Transparency of practice and interaction

Ease of monitoring

and increasing expectation

about quality of practice and

progress

Captures and communicates

the school’s core purpose and

beliefs

Enables ongoing monitoring and

intervention

Effective schools and school improvement

Effective Schools

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…