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Cloud Computing for Education &

Cloud Learning

Minjuan Wang to BT ResearchCenter (Abu Dhabi)

Educational TechnologySan Diego State University

[email protected]

Special Thanks to:

Shelly ChenYiFeng Zhang

Xinglong Zhao

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Contents

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 itworks? and Why we use it?

Cloud computing is location-independentcomputing, 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

CloudComputing

Grid

Computing

Parallel

Computing

Distributed

Computing

UbiquitousComputing

Mobil

phone

Web2.0-enabledPCs,TVs, etc.

Busines ses,from startupsto

enterpri ses P

D A

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Key Features

Reliability

Multi-tenancyAgility

Security

Scalability

Cost & Device

Electronic Recycling

Application Programming Interface

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Cloud Education

Cloud education is the new buzz conceptin education and the business world.

The heart of cloud computing is the flexibility it

offers to create, share, save and collaborate fromanywhere, at anytime and at any pace. Will cloudcomputing transform education and the businessworld?

Many institutions have already embraced the

concept of cloud computing to create flexibleeducational environments and business toharness 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

TYPES: Cloud Computing for Education

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Cloud Learning

» A shared pool of learning courses, digital assets and resources areprovided 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 & ShareThe 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 Skydriveand 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 InteractionLearners 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 CenteredCloud 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.

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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-schoolplatform

Unified communication, registration andstorage Keeping Track of Student Homework Live video and audio

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Cloud learning service application-External

application (2)

Cloud-based lifelonglearning platform Learning e-portfolio

Educationalresources 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” offeringsthat 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 theirown computer

applications.

App Engine:

Offers users the

ability to build and

host web

applications on

Google'sinfrastructure.

Windows Azure:

The Windows Azure

platform is a flexible

cloud computing

pleatform that lets you

focus on solvingbusiness problems and

addressing customer

needs.

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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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Watch a Video of Cloud Learning

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