Cloud Technologies: Education in the Cloud

There’s no doubt cloud computing is changing the way we work, live, entertain ourselves, and so on, so it’s logical to assume it’s going to help us, as a society, move forward in terms of education. According to Eduserv, over 35% of UK universities have adopted a cloud approach to education, and that’s set to increase significantly over the coming years.

The education in the cloud concept takes on many forms. Cloud technologies are used in a variety of ways throughout the education sector; from enrolling students, to providing course materials, aiding teachers in the delivery of their lessons, and even teaching entire lessons remotely over the cloud. There’s a lot the education sector can get from using cloud resources, so it seems strange that it’s taken so long to get to this point. CLOUD IN SCHOOL One of the main reasons why education is moving exceedingly slowly into the cloud is thanks to the government, in the UK at least. The formation of academies in 2000, the brainchild of former UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair, was to help drive up standards in schools where local authorities were struggling. However, that…

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