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How Can Cloud Computing Help In Education?
Cloud computing has immense potential to change the education is conceptualized and delivered. Here are some thoughts and ways towards that.
ACM Symposium on Cloud Computing -2012
The ACM Symposium on Cloud Computing 2012 is the third in a new series of symposia that brings together researchers, developers, users, and practitioners interested in cloud computing. Co-sponsored by the ACM Special Interest Groups on Management of Data (SIGMOD) and on Operating Systems (SIGOPS), SoCC 2012 will take place from October 14th-17th in San Jose, CA. For the first time, ACM SoCC 2012 is being held independently, recognizing the growing research fertility and societal/commercial importance of cloud computing. (SoCC was previously held in conjunction with the SIGMOD and SOSP).
The complete proceedings can be viewed here
Cloud Architect: Who is he and what does he do?
Cloud Architect is a challenging job. Here is an explanation on the role and responsibilities of a cloud architect
The Literacy Ladder: 3R's to Cloud Computing Literacy
The success or even survival in any society depends on acquiring certain skills-set. In the early days of human society those skills were simple and almost learnt by observation. with the advent of technologies and their gradual inroad into society and its institutions- a new range of skills emerge. For example with the invention of printing press- a new set of skills become necessary- Reading, Writing and Arithmetic- popularly known as 3R's. Such survival skills are also called Literacy skills or simply Literacy
For long print remained a sole media and 3R's remained the standard Literacy. With the arrival multimedia - citizens are required to acquire what is known as Media Literacy
Similarly with the advent of computer and hence information society- Information skills become Vogue.
Latest to add in this list is Cloud Computing Literacy- ability to discover and use widely accessible cloud resources for personal and professional productivity
Towards Web 2.0 Schools: Rethinking the Teachers Professional Development
This paper by Roumen Niklov aims at analyzing the Web 2.0 based distance education in the K-12 schools as an emerging phenomenon that catalyzes a new educational reform all over the world. Some pre-Web 2.0 best practice examples are analyzed in order to draw the main findings in the paper. The teacher’s professional qualification designed to meet the new challenges is considered as a key problem for a successful penetration of this phenomenon in the schools. It is emphasized on the importance of designing a life-long teacher training strategy adapted to the new achievements in the technology enhanced learning research and the new learning theories.
Building social skills and competencies appropriate to work in a Web 2.0 based learning environment and other global ‘social software’ is recommended to be included both in the school curricula and the corresponding teacher development curricula. Such skills and competencies should penetrate the curricula of any life-long learning initiative dedicated to the citizens of the information society. The complete discussions may be read here
Indian Learning Goes Cloud Way
Tomorrow’s classroom would be from a child’s home,” said Subashini Ramakrishnan, Chief Technology Officer, Dax Networks. With more private and foreign universities entering the fray, higher education has become a highly competitive sector. Universities understand that in order to win in this race, they have to ensure quality, provide access to technology including the Internet, employ innovative technologies and enable collaboration
For instance, many Indian universities are now using technologies such as videoconferencing, learning management systems and Cloud computing for better presentation and delivery of content. According to Ashok Pathak, Chief Systems Manager, Indian Institute of Management-Kozhikode (IIMK), IT plays an important role in the successful delivery of leading-edge education and contextually relevant content. It also helps in ensuring smooth administrative processes. For more such instances see here
Cloud Computing enables Educational Entrepreneurship
A businessman who set up a company to tackle the problems of China's classrooms has been named Entrepreneur of the Year. It uses cloud computing to create a teaching platform that can be used by teachers, pupils and parents.
Cloud Computing enters Chinese Classroom
In a Chinese classroom, a teacher needs to face more than 20 students and sometimes up to 60. These students, and their parents, will always want to get the most attention from the teacher. This is an educational challenge faced by schools the world over, which in China, we're turning to technology to tackle.
In 2008, with a start up loan from Youth Business China (a member of the global charity network),Youth Business International, I founded HowLang Group - part of a new wave of educational tools, social learning, where technology is used to help break down the barriers of the school walls and improve learning. At this time, our product was just in the design phase, struggling for investment, so the loan was crucial to helping us progress.
Our new solution to the challenges of modern teaching in China was to use cloud computing. Students can access lesson plans on their PC or tablet (like an iPad), and work through the lesson. These lessons can be accessed at any location and anyone can use the resources freely.
The teachers use the platform for teaching, the students use the platform for learning, and parents can use it to see how their child is doing at school and share their feedback with the teachers. At the same time, participants can ask and answer questions and share knowledge to help others. For complete story see here
5 Cloud Course Teaching Platforms
Though Cloud Computing has been in the offing for some years now, its inner core is still enshrouded in a cloak of mystery as people only see the surface. One of the more important sides of the service include the platform, which is useful for teaching the fundamentals of the technology that ties together all networks in a developing cloud. Though the platform is important for developing concepts and doing practical work, it is, however, still the best stepping stone for learning about the subject. This is because app-based platforms are always evolving.
There have been many brands that have come up to replenish the role of Platform as a Service (PaaS) which is the application arm of the cloud. They approach the technology from various angles, which suit particular business models, while others are mere development platforms for stats.
Here are five of the leading platforms that use cloud courses as their teaching models.
- Appistry
- Windows Azure
- AppScale
- Amazon EC2
- AT& TFor complete details view a story here
Teaching in tune with Technology and Time
All educators today, but especially those in post-secondary roles, need to learn how to make the most of cloud-based resources in their teaching practices, according to education consultant John Kuglin. The best way to get up to speed on those resources is to take them for a test drive, he said. Fortunately, there's a bunch of free or nearly free stuff out there that virtually anyone can use to get started in the cloud.
"In the 21st century, you must have a digital footprint," he said. "You really have no choice. And nowadays, that means the cloud". For complete details see here
Mobile learning and cloud-based assessment set to enter Oman's university campuses
Mobile learning and cloud-based assessment are set to radically transform the GCC's education sector with universities in Oman among the first in the Middle East to adopt this revolutionary new technology. Here is my presentation made at CDAC, Hyderabad
Mobile learning, or m-learning, takes digital education to an altogether higher level and Oman can be one of the first few countries in the world to adopt this revolutionary technology in mobile learning 'm-learning' and cloud computing through hand-held devices.
Building on the popularity of tablet PCs and smart phones among the younger generation, Core Education & Consulting Solutions FZ LLC 'Core', a global leader in education technologies, has revolutionised traditional concepts of teaching and learning, firmly aligning them with cutting-edge 21st century education processes. Complete story is here
Building on the popularity of tablet PCs and smart phones among the younger generation, Core Education & Consulting Solutions FZ LLC 'Core', a global leader in education technologies, has revolutionised traditional concepts of teaching and learning, firmly aligning them with cutting-edge 21st century education processes. Complete story is here
Cloud Computing get into Teaching in Philippines
The education department said on Sunday it planned to open cloud computing access, including electronic tools and mail, to more than 600,000 public school teachers nationwide and provide better communication and collaboration facilities to educators.
Education Assistant Secretary Reynaldo Laguda said the agency has collaborated with Google and would utilize its Google Application for Education, including its chat and calendar systems, to allow teachers to communicate and collaborate easily and efficiently.
“Engaging an E-mail or web-mail service will address many of these communication and collaboration challenges. With this collaboration with Google, we will significantly reduce our Information Technology costs,” Laguda said. Here is the complete story
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