UTUTI is a proposed platform for a study-oriented social network designed specifically for the needs of academic communities. It aims to become a virtual campus that serves as a repository for all relevant information and a hub for communication between students and teachers. UTUTI brings the advantages of social networks like communication tools and groups but adapts them for academic uses and avoids distractions that could hinder effectiveness for education. It is proposed as a private network only accessible to members of a university and includes features for communication, sharing course materials, and collaborating.
4. EDUCATORS ABOUT
SOCIAL NETWORKS
”I would avoid facebook because of
the many games offered.”
5. EDUCATORS ABOUT
SOCIAL NETWORKS
”LMS is delivering and tracking learning
information. Social networks like
Yammer, Ning, etc. do not yet provide the
same tracking functionality as a
traditional LMSs.”
6. UTUTI VISION
The goal of UTUTI is to become a virtual campus:
a repository of all relevant information
a hub for communication between students and teachers
UTUTI
HELPS TO CREATE AN
ACADEMIC COMMUNITY
WOVEN TOGETHER BY
COMMUNICATION
AND
COLLABORATION.
7. A STUDY-ORIENTED SOCIAL NETWORK
UTUTI brings all the advantages of a social network
adapting them to the needs of academic communities.
8. NO DISTRACTIONS
UTUTI is focused on the forms of communication
most needed at universities and colleges, avoiding all the
distractions that may hinder its effectiveness.
9. PRIVATE INFORMATION
The information is accessible only to the students
and employees of the university.
Membership is controlled by email domain restrictions.
10. COMMUNICATION TOOLS
Groups
communication between students
Teacher accounts
communication between students
and teachers
11. COMMUNICATION TOOLS
Courses
a space for publishing course materials
and course-related discussions
Targeted notifications
announcements from the administration to
students of a certain department or group
12. FAN PAGES = COURSE PAGES
Courses - a space for publishing course materials
and course-related discussions
13. FEATURES
Microblogging - a means to Teacher profiles - hosting for Cvs,
share links, ideas and revelations. published articles, course materials.
A hub for communicating with
Messaging - private dialogues
students.
with class mates and teachers.
Wiki - collaborate creating
Public storage - a way to share lecture notes.
and publish course materials.
Security - control the access to
Groups - easily create new or join information you publish.
existing groups for communication
and collaboration. Personal settings - easily
adjust your preferences and the
File sharing - sharing data within way you interact with UTUTI.
limited circles of users.
Data export - an easy way to
SMS - send text messages to all export and save all relevant
classmates by one click. information.
Course material sharing - store
lecture notes, presentations and
links.
14. INVITATION
We invite your university to became one of
the first universities adopted the internal
academical social network – get benefits of
it's advantages.