The document discusses cloud computing in education. It notes there are over 587,000 students and 35,000 educators in Alberta. Cloud computing can provide benefits like reduced costs, scalability, and increased access and mobility for students. However, risks include security, vendor risks, and ensuring compliance with privacy laws. Educational uses of the cloud could include personalized learning, collaboration, and providing real-world experience. Stakeholders noted the need for local decision making, managing risks, and ensuring equitable access. The presenters advise sharing what was learned and updating cloud computing guides.

1. Cloud Computing in Education
Tara Reimche
Jennifer Deyenberg

2. A Challenge of Scale?
Students 587,600
Educators 34,980
Administrators 1,000

3. Agenda Agenda
• What is cloud computing?
• Cloud in the classroom
• Empowering Innovation,
Managing Risk
• Cloud Computing Guide
update

4. Defining Cloud Computing
What is Cloud Computing?
Depends on your perspective!
Depends on who you are!

5. Cloud Computing Definition
Cloud Computing Definition
Cloudologists
• Service based
• Scalable and elastic
• Shared
• Metered by use
• Broad access
Everyone Else
• Internet-based services

6. Cloud-Based Service Models
Software as a Service Non-IT
Hosted Applications
Platform as a Service
Software Development Platform
Software Development Platform
IT
Infrastructure as a Service
Remote Virtual Servers
Virtual Remote Servers

7. Cloud Deployment Models
Private • Single jurisdiction
• Group of jurisdictions
Community • Province-wide
Public • Everyone
Hybrid • Combination of above

8. On-Premise vs. Off-Premise Computing
• On-Premise
• Internally supported
• Known physical location
• Local installation/licensing
• Off-Premise
• 3rd party support
• May be unknown physical location
Types of off-premise:
• Hosted
• Cloud

9. What We Heard – CASS Event
• Many different definitions
• What are the risks of misunderstandings?

10. Benefits - IT Benefits - IT
• Reduced cost/capital
expenditures
• Acquire capabilities without
staffing
• Scalability
• Transfer of some risks (staffing,
disaster recovery)
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11. Risks - IT Risks - IT
• Security
• Operational Risks
• Vendor Risks
• Data/Application
Integration
• Identity management
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12. Risks - Legislative and
Risks - IT Regulatory Compliance
Privacy Legislation in Canada
Jurisdiction Privacy Law Who the Act Applies to Alberta
Scope applies to School Jurisdictions *
PIPEDA - Personal Information Private Sector No
and Protection and Electronic
Documents Act
Federal
Privacy Act Federal No
government
departments
FOIP - Freedom of Information Public bodies and Yes
and Protection of Privacy agents of the
Provincial government
(Alberta) PIPA - Personal Information Private sector - No
Protection Act Alberta

13. Cloud Based Services in the Classroom
If we go to the cloud?
What can it look like in
the classroom?
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14. Educational value
• Potential educational benefits of cloud
– Personalization of learning
– Increased access and mobility
– Ability to share and
publish instantly
– Agility/flexibility to innovate
– Collaboration
– Real world experience
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15. Web 2.0
The Cloud
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16. Where
Does It
All Go?
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17. http://collaborationone.wetpaint.com/page/S
pace+Adventure

18. Photo by: JDeyenberg

19. Photo by: JDeyenberg

21. http://www.zimmertwins.com/node/1218909

24. What are the:
Risks?
Rewards?
How do we
make
decisions?
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25. Not all decisions are the same.
Systems of • 1-3 months
Innovation • Web 2.0 tools
Common • 1-3 year lifespan
Systems • Report card, parent portals
Core • 7+ year lifespan
Systems • Financial, HR, SIS

26. What We Heard – CASS Event
• Local decision making to empower
and accelerate innovation
– Set guidelines to manage risk
• Accountability rests with senior
leadership
– Risk management
– Equitable access
– Common learning platform

27. What we heard
What We Hear Fixed Existing stuff
resources
Changing
New ideas Fixed budget Expectations
New practice
Skills gap
New models
Too risky…
New needs
This conversation is
not working
Education IT

28. It’s time for a better conversation.
Context
Benefits Cost
Risk

29. We’re in IT together

30. Advice
Next Steps
• Share what you’ve heard
• Cloud computing guide

31. Advice
Thank you!
Tara Reimche
tara.reimche@gov.ab.ca
Business Analyst, Technology Planning
School Technology Branch, Alberta Education
Jennifer Deyenberg
jennifer.deyenberg@gov.ab.ca
Project Coordinator, Technology Standards and Strategic Relationships
School Technology Branch, Alberta Education