Post #1

Here is an interesting quote:

“When the Internet was first introduced, it added value to the learning process, but that surge didn’t continue with each new development. We have to focus learning to a greater degree now, rather than jumping from one trend to another.”

Will mobile collaboration replace traditional classroom?  As mentioned earlier, like a wave, new trends appear in schools, in Education and they follow some kind of path to either become an unavoidable tool or be forgotten eventually.  Mobile collaboration is offering so much potential, I believe it will stay and keep adding value to the learning process.  But for it to stay, we have to look into the deeper affordance to Education and learning.  For example, working on a project is not always easy, when in multiple locations.  The mobile collaboration possibilities will allow for these team members to work together easily.  Does this mean f2f opportunities will not happen anymore. I don’t think so, but it facilitates the connections for most of us.

References:

Concordia University (ugust 25, 2015). Technology won’t replace collaboration among students. Retrieved from: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/08/150825115034.htm

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Post #2

“Security is about managing risks, so nothing can ever be considered completely secure. However for most nonprofits, reputable cloud providers tend to provide better security than your current arrangement, as they have significantly more resources to dedicate to this area.

Privacy, on the other hand, has to do with the appropriate use of data. Poor privacy could be a result of security holes (e.g. your data is hacked) or for other reasons such as problematic policies, misuse of data or social engineering (e.g. an employee sells your email list).” (From:https://www.techsoupcanada.ca/fr/community/blog/cloud_privacy_law)

Cloud computing offers great affordances for universities and colleges.  The” cloud computing platforms are designed to be a robust, continually backed-up environment for data”.  Isn’t it what institutions are looking for?  Yes, challenges occur, but in the end, it demonstrate that users need to get informed on the product they choose and if they don’t have a word, they have to figure out the best way to protect themselves.  In Education, it is the same capabilities.  Today, we start at a young age to educate students how to use the clouds and what they can  and cannot do.  In my school, we spend time with our students to teach them digital citizenship.  We prepare them for their future.

References

Nicholson, J.L. (June 2009) Cloud Computing’s Top Issues for Higher Education. Retrieved from

                    http://www.universitybusiness.com/article/cloud-computings-top-issues-higher-

                     education

TechSoup Canada ( Dec 15, 2015) Canadian privacy law, cloud computing and how it applies to

                    nonprofits. Retrieved from https://www.techsoupcanada.ca/fr/community

                   /blog/cloud_privacy_law