[Year 12 IT Apps] FW: Ultranet

[Andrew Grimshaw]

Am i silly to assume that we will be able run our moodels as well as the ultranet? - i cant think of any reason why we couldn't

andrew grimshaw
colac college
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Roland Gesthuizen 
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  To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List 
  Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 1:37 PM
  Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] FW: Ultranet


  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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