Cloud Computing for Education & Cloud Learning

Minjuan Wang to BT Research Center (Abu Dhabi)

Educational TechnologySan Diego State University

belleminjuan@gmail.comSpecial Thanks to:

Shelly ChenYiFeng ZhangXinglong Zhao

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Key Features

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Cases & Samples4

Overview & History

Cloud Computing For Education

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Cloud Computing

What is “Cloud Computing”? How it works? and Why we use it?

Cloud computing is location-independent computing, whereby shared servers provide resources, software, and data to computers and other devices on demand, as with the electricity grid.

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History & Overview

Cloud Computing

GridComputing

Parallel Computing

Distributed Computing

Ubiquitous Computing

Mobil phone

Web 2.0-enabled PCs, TVs, etc.

Businesses, from startups to enterprises

PDA

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Key Features

Reliability

Multi-tenancyAgility

Security

Scalability

Cost & DeviceElectronic Recycling

Application Programming Interface

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Cloud Education

Cloud education is the new buzz concept in education and the business world.

The heart of cloud computing is the flexibility it offers to create, share, save and collaborate from anywhere, at anytime and at any pace. Will cloud computing transform education and the business world?

Many institutions have already embraced the concept of cloud computing to create flexible educational environments and business to harness global opportuities.

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Cloud Education

Distance Learning

Electronic Learning

Mobile Learning

Ubiquitous Learning

Infrastructure Cloud

Platform & Database Cloud

Application & Service Cloud

CloudEducation

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Deployment Models

Public cloud

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munity cloud

Hybrid clou

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TYPES: Cloud Computing for Education

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Cloud Learning

» A shared pool of learning courses, digital assets and resources are provided to learners and instructors, via computers and other devices on-demand, similar to a public utility - you can plug into it from anywhere

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Characteristics

• Storage & Share

The learning outcomes and resources can be stored in the “Cloud”, which provides approximately unlimited capacity.

Documents can be common edited and shared on the “Cloud”. Most widespread are GoogleDocs, Live Skydrive and the Office Live.

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Characteristics (2)• Universal Accessibility

In advantage of cloud computing, Learners just need access to the Internet instead of any books or materials.

Cloud Learning also make cheap access terminal possible, because software, application and data is run in the Cloud servers. That will benefit the developing region greatly.

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Characteristics (3)

• Collaborative Interaction

Learners can cooperate anywhere in the “Cloud”. Specially, learners study, experiment, explore issues, complete tasks and offer & request assistance.

Knowledge can be fully utilized through interaction.

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Characteristics (4)

• Learner Centered

Cloud Learning is people-oriented, which meets individual needs of learners.

Learners in the “Cloud” select suitable resources and record individual learning outcomes and specific process.

Cloud learning service application-External application (1)

Cloud-based unified content delivery platform Unified management in cloudy Portal websites Content examination Security services

Cloud-based unified interactive family-school platform Unified communication, registration and

storage Keeping Track of Student Homework Live video and audio Score delivery

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Cloud learning service application-External application (2)

Cloud-based lifelong learning platform Learning e-

portfolio Educational

resources integration

Credit identification and bank

Enterprise training

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Cases & Samples

IBM Amazon Google Microsoft

Blue Cloud:

15 Nov 2007, IBM wants some of that Web 2.0 mojo. That is what is behind its announcement today of Blue Cloud, a set of “cloud computing” offerings that will be available to its corporate customers in the first quarter of 2008.

EC2:

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud

EC2 allows users to rent virtual computers on which to run their own computer applications.

App Engine:

Offers users the ability to build and host web applications on Google's infrastructure.

Windows Azure:

The Windows Azure platform is a flexible cloud computing pleatform that lets you focus on solving business problems and addressing customer needs.

Google Cloud User Centric

Data stored in the “Cloud” Data follows you & your

devices Data accessible anywhere Data can be shared with

others

music

preferences

maps

newscontacts

messages

mailing lists

photo

e-mails

calendar

phone numbers

investments

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