Archive for the ‘Ultranet’ Category
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
Thanks to Durff's Blog in the States I found this clip that is essential viewing for teachers struggling to reason why we need to adapt our practices to embed the use of technology - in Victoria called the Ultranet.
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Sunday, May 30th, 2010
You watch these two short video clips where Alf Kohn argues that the more students seek high standards [performance] as measured by grades rather than learning through the task the less they learn. It's an interesting argument to put and I think he indicates that student narrow their focus.
I wonder ...
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Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
A month or so ago all principals in Victoria were given this book "Disrupting Classrooms" just prior to the release of a new innovation in schools called the ultranet.
We have all been reading this book in our own ways I think supported a little more directly through networks of schools ...
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Thursday, April 1st, 2010
Our statewide improvement agenda for public education in Victoria includes using an online learning environment called the Ultranet which amongst other objectives gives students their own online workspaces with all the relevant web 2.0 tools. These online workspaces eventually will have personally tailored education programs and direct feedback from teachers.
Scotland ...
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