[Year 12 IT Apps] FW: Ultranet

[Roland Gesthuizen]

Hmm, they didn't answer the $M60 question asked.

Oddly enough, they invited Laurie to download the tender. Cute :-)

It would be an interesting to post a tender response.

A survey is nice, but I wonder at the depth and level of consultation with
the subject associations and professional groups already doing cool
activities with tools such as Moodle. This is about teaching and learning,
not just worksheets, software and bandwidth. For now, we we can only
speculate at the deeper educational pedagogy and research that underpins
this centralist model for networked service delivery. Anybody who can
predict the world beyond 2017 is a fool. I'm certainly not holding my
breath.

It is really great to see ALL the different learning tools we are all using
and engaged by the exciting things that are happening. Only last week, a new
teacher was posted here a swag of ideas from MS Sharepoint users. Thats
cool! There is a very real strength in our current diversity of tools,
teaching styles and innovative solutions, many in spite of poor funding or
administrative hurdles. The VITTA annual conference is a celebration of
these success stories by a community of practicing educators.

Should we be concerned about an all embracing, centralist model for
networked service delivery for Victorian state schools? I suppose we could
be proactive and engage with the tender process .. or keep on doing the fun
stuff that engages and teaches our students :-)

Regards Roland

On 20/08/07, Laurie Savage <sav at pvgc.vic.edu.au> wrote:
>
> I emailed the Ultranet people, here is their reply.
>
> Laurie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Quach, Tam T [mailto:quach.tam.t at edumail.vic.gov.au] On Behalf Of
> Ultranet
> Sent: Monday, 20 August 2007 9:28 AM
> To: sav at pvgc.vic.edu.au
> Subject: RE: Ultranet
>
> Hi Laurie
>
> Thank you for your enquiry of 17 August 2007 regarding the Ultranet.
>
> The Department of Education is aware that some schools are using learning
> management systems such as Moodle.  Please refer to section 8.1.20 of the
> Request for Tender specifications below:
>
> 8.1.20 Learning Management Systems
> A few Victorian government schools have made investments in third party
> learning management solutions. Solutions include (but are not limited to)
> Edumate, My Classes, Scholaris, Studywiz, Moodle, Blackboard and other
> custom developed intranet solutions.  The solutions are implemented within
> schools' curriculum network environment. DoE is in the process of
> conducting
> an extensive survey of existing applications in use at schools to assist
> in
> formulating the data conversion and change management strategies.
>
> Learning management systems, however, are only one component of the
> Ultranet.  The other components include:
>
> . Strategy
> . Learning and Teaching Management
> . Administration
> . Collaboration
> . Student Information
> . Staff Information
> . School Information
> . Reporting
> . Productivity Tools
> . Architecture
> . Security
> . Standards
> . Change Management
> . Development and Implementation
> . Service Hosting, Operational Support and Maintenance
>
> The Ultranet Request for Tender was released publicly on 1 August
> 2007.  You
> can the Ultranet RFT from the Victorian Government Tenders web site at
> www.tenders.vic.gov.au.  Search for 'Ultranet'. You will need to register
> on
> the site in order to download the document.
>
> I hope this answers your question.
>
> Regards
> Tam Quach
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Laurie Savage [mailto:sav at pvgc.vic.edu.au]
> Sent: Friday, 17 August 2007 3:35 PM
> To: Ultranet
> Subject: Ultranet
>
> We are already using a colloborative, intuitive e-learning system that is
> under constant development and improvement. We use it for VELS and VCE
> cources. It is free, open source and can be tailored to local needs. It is
> written in PHP and uses a free backend database. It is called Moodle. Does
> the state need to spend $M60 to implement an untried alternative?
>
> Laurie Savage
> ICT/Comm. Tech. Teacher,
> Pascoe Vale Girls College
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Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au

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