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The document discusses how cloud computing has become widely adopted in education. It notes that students now complete much of their work through cloud-based apps and storage providers like Google Docs and OneDrive. This allows them to access course materials from anywhere using the internet. The document outlines several benefits of cloud computing in education, including increased accessibility, potential cost savings, easier updating of technology, and improved data security. However, it also notes that reliance on internet access could be an issue if the connection is unreliable.
The document discusses how cloud computing has become widely adopted in education. It notes that students now complete much of their work through cloud-based apps and storage providers like Google Docs and OneDrive. This allows them to access course materials from anywhere using the internet. The document outlines several benefits of cloud computing in education, including increased accessibility, potential cost savings, easier updating of technology, and improved data security. However, it also notes that reliance on internet access could be an issue if the connection is unreliable.
The document discusses how cloud computing has become widely adopted in education. It notes that students now complete much of their work through cloud-based apps and storage providers like Google Docs and OneDrive. This allows them to access course materials from anywhere using the internet. The document outlines several benefits of cloud computing in education, including increased accessibility, potential cost savings, easier updating of technology, and improved data security. However, it also notes that reliance on internet access could be an issue if the connection is unreliable.
In my experience as an educator, “cloud computing” has become incorporated into
much of what a person does in education, whether or not that person is familiar with the phrase or the technology behind it. Increasingly, my Western Michigan University students complete their work using Microsoft Office web-apps. (One student recently told me she did not know the difference between the web-app and the desktop app, and she did not know she had access to the desktop suite as a WMU student.) Some students send me their assignments through cloud storage providers such as Google Docs or OneDrive. Many come to class on their presentation day and need to log into Prezi or other cloud-based applications to access their slides or other materials. And, of course, most of the library resources students take advantage of these days are actually online databases and journals rather than print copies of books or software hosted at the library itself. Writing for the Desire2Learn blog, Jon Paul (2017) explains that cloud computing allows users to access technology resources as-needed through the internet (“the cloud”) rather than maintaining servers, databases, and other resources on-site. This is a growing trend in education. Paul writes that this trend increases accessibility, as resources can be accessed from anywhere and at any time. It can save an institution money and allow resources to be scaled or otherwise adapted to meet changing needs. Finally, he writes that cloud computing can increase data security, protecting student privacy. Neha Lad (2016) of ESDS agrees with Jon Paul that cloud computing is a growing trend in education with several potential benefits. In addition to the cost savings, accessibility/shareability, and security, she points out that cloud computing can offer environmental benefits, producing a lower carbon footprint compared to traditional on-site technology. It is also easier to update technology – or roll back to previous versions as needed. I have seen these benefits as cloud computing has become more ubiquitous on campus. When I worked in campus technical support from 2000-2003, software updates and other changing technology needs required deploying our team of technicians to visit every computer on campus to install the new versions or correct problems. These days, I rarely see technicians directly interacting with the thousands of computers we have around campus, and I suspect this is because much of our “updating” is now a matter of changing the nature of our cloud access and not modifying computers directly. One potential drawback to our increased reliance on the “cloud” is that Internet access is not always reliable. I have learned through experience to save my class lecture slides on a physical storage drive, as there have been times when I was unable to connect to my cloud storage and download my materials for the day. I have also found it helpful to disconnect from the Web when completing work that requires focus, removing the easy ability to switch between browser screens and get lost in tangential activities. There are apps to help with this, but for now, desktop apps remain my preferred way of completing large writing assignments. References Lad, N. (June 10, 2016). Importance of cloud computer in education sector! https://www.esds.co.in/blog/importance-of-cloud-computing-in-education- sector/#sthash.NOKJ96LQ.Of3WwfLx.dpbs Paul, J. (July 12, 2017). How cloud computing is changing education. https://www.d2l.com/blog/cloud-computing-changing-learning/
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