A simple way of thinking about cloud computing is to consider the idea of moving all the physical servers and applications that are located inside a school into a hosted environment outside the organisation (in the 'cloud'). The 'cloud' is not an actual physical "thing", but may be loosely thought of as a collection of networked servers. Cloud computing options will provide an attractive alternative to schools looking to spread the risk of their ICT investment
A simple way of thinking about cloud computing is to consider the idea of moving all the physical servers and applications that are located inside a school into a hosted environment outside the organisation (in the 'cloud'). The 'cloud' is not an actual physical "thing", but may be loosely thought of as a collection of networked servers. Cloud computing options will provide an attractive alternative to schools looking to spread the risk of their ICT investment
A simple way of thinking about cloud computing is to consider the idea of moving all the physical servers and applications that are located inside a school into a hosted environment outside the organisation (in the 'cloud'). The 'cloud' is not an actual physical "thing", but may be loosely thought of as a collection of networked servers. Cloud computing options will provide an attractive alternative to schools looking to spread the risk of their ICT investment
Cloud computing refers to storage and processing that occurs in a networked environment rather than relying on the limits of a personal computer. In the sixth episode of CORE Education's 2011 Ten Trends Derek Wenmoth discusses three aspects of this growing and significant trend: infrastructure, data access, and services.
Perhaps the greatest change in schools today is not the integration of technology, not the way classrooms are being built, not even the changes in curriculum and assessment, but that the role of the teacher in the classroom is being transformed in ways that we're not fully aware of or ready for. To be effective in the midst of such change teachers need to become more critically reflective, being open to examining the deeper assumptions they have about what they are doing and why they are doing it.
In Trend 7 of CORE Education's Ten Trends, Derek Wenmoth, Director of e-Learning explores the ways that virtual learning can enhance students' learning as well as teachers' professional development.
