MOVING TO THE CLOUD – THE JOURNEY BEGINS
HIGHER EDUCATION
The Challenges Facing Higher Education Have Never Been Greater
Changing Students
Changing Technology
Changing Regulations and Accountability Requirements
Changing Funding
Changing Sustainability Demands
CONDITION OF HIGHER EDUCATION
“The American higher-education system has long been seen as a leader in the world, but confidence in its future and its enduring value may be beginning to crack along economic lines, according to two major surveys of the American public and college presidents conducted this spring.
-Pew Research Center & Chronicle, Spring 2011
TECHNOLOGY Technology can and should be used as an effective
tool to:
Enhance the teaching/learning and research process
Improve Operational Efficiencies
Reduce Fixed Operating Costs
Create a Value Proposition to Students
Align Processes to Fulfill the Mission of the University
HORIZON REPORT 2011
The abundance of resources and relationships made easily accessible via the Internet is increasingly challenging us to revisit our roles as educators in sense-making, coaching, and credentialing.
People expect to be able to work, learn, and study whenever and wherever they want.
The world of work is increasingly collaborative, giving rise to reflection about the way student projects are structured.
The technologies we use are increasingly cloud-based, and our notions of IT support are decentralized.
CHALLENGES Digital media literacy continues its rise in importance
as a key skill in every discipline and profession.
Appropriate metrics of evaluation lag behind the emergence of new scholarly forms of authoring, publishing, and researching.
Economic pressures and new models of education are presenting unprecedented competition to traditional models of the university
Keeping pace with the rapid proliferation of information, software tools, and devices is challenging for students and teachers alike
TECHNOLOGIES TO WATCH Next 12 Months
Electronic Books – eTextbooks
Mobile Computing
Selective Cloud Hosting
12- 24 months
Augmented Reality
Game-Based Learning
2-5 YEARS
Gesture-Based Computing
Learning Analytics
CIO Priorities – 2009 vs. 2011
IBM Global CIO Study, 2011
THE NEXT TEN YEARS(TECHNOLOGY AS A UTILITY)
Technology should be used to improve operating efficiencies(i.e., reduce fixed operating expenses while enhancing services provided) and capture target markets (New Revenue Sources) from across the globe which was not possible before.
Information TechnologyCost Center Profit Center
12From Here… To There
Hardware – Server Consolidation Virtualization
On to the Cloud – Private --- Public - Federated
Software – Price Negotiations, Compatibility Testing, Performance Optimization, Security
Software as a Service (Saas), Platform as a Service (PaaS)
User Experience – College owned State of the Art Desktops, Secure, Optimal Performance
User Owned, Supported laptops/handheld devices connected to the Virtual /Mobile Applications
Portal – Secure and Easy Access to College resources Based on User Profile
Secure and Easy Access to ALL User resources – College and Non College Resources
Data Driven Decision Making Business Intelligence (BI) Driven Strategic and Tactical Planning
Student Relationship Management Student Lifecycle Management Prospect – Alumni
HOW DO YOU DO IT?
The Answer Might be in the Cloud!
WHAT IS THE CLOUD?
Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as a utility (like the electricity grid) over a network (typically the Internet).
CLOUD SERVICES
Software as a Service (Saas)
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE CLOUD
PROS OF THE CLOUD
Fast Startup
Scalability
Business Agility
Faster Product Development
No Capital Expenditures
CONS OF THE CLOUD
Bandwidth Could Bust Your Budget
App Performance Could Suffer
Data Might Not be Cloud-Worthy
Too Big to Scale
Human Capital Might be Lacking
CARL SANDBURG COLLEGE
Started Experimenting with the Amazon Cloud in 2008
Moved Student E-Mail Accounts to the Google Cloud in 2009
Moved Student E-Mail Accounts to Windows Live @edu in Fall 2011
MIGRATION PATH
By 2014, 95% of the College’s Applications will be on either a Private or Public Cloud
DISASTER RECOVERY/BUSINESS CONTINUITY
Campus Emergency and Disaster Recovery Plan – Due to the Illinois Community College Board in December
IT DR is a Part of the Overall Plan
Process of Working with Cloud Providers to Move RED and YELLOW Servers
AWARDS
Carl Sandburg College Ranked Among Top Ten Tech Savvy Community Colleges in the US in 2007, 2008, 2009,2010 & 2011 by the Center for Digital Education and Converge Magazine:
http://www.convergemag.com/awards/digital-community-colleges/2010-Digital-Community-Colleges.html
Digital Education Achievement Award 2007
ICCCA Innovation Award 2005
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