Addressing Academic Administration Challenges in Higher Educational Institutions through Mobile Technologies and Cloud Computing

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tachiona Terence ◽  
NOMALANGA GROOTBOOM ◽  
MUNYARADZI ZHOU ◽  
ROSEMARY GUVHU ◽  
Vinod Kumar Shukla
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Academic Administration ◽  
Higher Educational

scholarly journals Financial Incentives for Adopting Cloud Computing in Higher Educational Institutions

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Al-Badi ◽  
Ali Tarhini ◽  
Wafaa Al-Kaaf
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Financial Incentives ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Cloud Service ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Development Environment ◽  
Higher Educational

Teaching today relies a great deal on IT resources which require large investments and there are many higher institutions that cannot afford such investments. Educational institutions usually search for opportunities to better manage their resources, especially after the economic crisis, which has resulted in reducing government support, especially in western countries. It is argued that ‘cloud computing’ is one of those opportunities for any educational institution due to its benefits in terms of cost reduction. Today, ‘cloud computing’ can be seen as one of the latest dynamic services in the IT world because of its flexibility. This paper investigates the financial incentives for adopting cloud computing in higher educational institutions. To achieve this objective the research employs a qualitative method to collect the data. Interviews were conducted with a number of cloud service providers, experts in the field and users/potential users of the cloud. The results reveal that cloud computing drives down up-front and on-going costs, and that the number of IT staff can be reduced if the cloud is adopted. Disaster recovery and business continuity are other cost-savings areas for an educational institute in adopting the cloud, and cloud computing provides low cost testing and a development environment solution.

scholarly journals ПРОЕКТУВАННЯ МОДЕЛІ ХМАРНОЇ ІНФРАСТРУКТУРИ ВНЗ НА ОСНОВІ ПЛАТФОРМИ APACHE CLOUDSTACK

2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 153
Author(s):  
Vasyl P. Oleksyuk
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Hybrid Model ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Cloud Infrastructure ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Educational ◽  
Physical Components

This paper describes the problems of using cloud computing in education. In the article it has been investigated the concept of cloud infrastructure in higher educational institutions. The model of cloudy infrastructure is offered. The hybrid model is most recent for higher educational institution. Conceptual provisions (technical and methodical) of designing of cloud are formulated. Described experience of deployment corporate clouds on the basis of the Apache CloudStack platform. The diagram of the organization of physical components of cloudy infrastructure (a hypervisor, physical and virtual area networks, routers, the domain controller, the VPN server) is provided.

scholarly journals Methodology of using cloud technologies in the educational process

HUMANITARIUM ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-86
Author(s):  
Lyudmila Isak
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Processing Technologies ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Higher Educational ◽  
Cloud Technologies

The article highlights the possibility and feasibility of the use of cloud technologies by teacher in the educational process of higher educational institutions, modern schools or institutions of additional education. The advantages and disadvantages of using cloud technologies in the learning process are indicated. After all, cloud technologies are one of the perspective directions in the development of modern information technologies. Under cloud technologies are understood distributed data processing technologies, in which computer resources and power are provided to the user as an Internet service. The use of cloud technologies is not only associated with a huge reduction in costs and intensification, but also with significant consumer risks (especially the risks of storage and data transfer). On the other hand, cloud solutions are being improved all the time, and the cloud provider can now reach an acceptable level of security by adhering to a number of conditions. The use of cloud technologies in the educational process will, above all, make it possible to solve the problem of ensuring equal access of students and teachers to high-quality educational resources both at classes and in extra hours. Cloud computing has wide-ranging prospects for applications in education, research and applied research, as well as for distance learning for professionals, postgraduates and students. Cloud technologies are not only the future, it is in many respects also the present. The use of cloud technologies (cloud computing) by higher educational institutions is a promising direction, which allows to increase the efficiency of the educational process, reduce the cost of its implementation. Significantly reduced capital costs associated with the creation and maintenance of educational institutions of their own data centers, provides flexible scalability and high availability of services used in the learning process, which ultimately increases the level of satisfaction of users needs: students, faculty, teaching staff, as more time is spent on solving educational and research tasks.

scholarly journals E-Learning Based on Cloud Computing

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Wei Wu ◽  
Anastasiia Plakhtii
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Pedagogical Practice ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Higher Educational ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
Blackboard Learn

Modern technological paradigms of learning give educators an ability to support the development of highly professional human resources. For this reason, teachers of higher educational institutions find advanced technologies more and more useful. Rapid introduction of cloud computing into pedagogical practice creates a professional need to study the technological capabilities of cloud-based learning services to select the best educational solutions among available variants. In view of this, the current article provides a theoretical overview of e-learning cloud architecture layers and models of its deployment in the education system. In order to test the adaptability of learning management systems (LMSs) to a collaborative distance learning model, research among educators of I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Russia), Prydniprovska State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture (Ukraine) and Wuxi Institute of Technology (China) was carried out using the Blackboard Learn LMS as a case study. This study involved 100 individuals who tested the Blackboard Learn teaching capabilities. The conducted investigation allowed outlining the main advantages of the use of computer-based e-learning applications in the process of organizing and supporting the educational process. Among them are convenient means of processing educational content, effective educational process organization, effective tools for knowledge monitoring, and effective security and confidentiality system. The present work also shed light on the benefits of introducing cloud-based e-learning in higher educational institutions, as producers of an integrated educational product. The study confirmed that the introduction of cloud computing in education results in the advancement of the training content and can considerably improve students’ academic results due to updated learning technologies, concepts, and tools.

An Analysis of the Factors Affecting the Adoption of Cloud Computing in Higher Educational Institutions

2021 ◽  
pp. 1504-1529
Author(s):  
Ali Tarhini ◽  
Khamis Al-Gharbi ◽  
Ali Al-Badi ◽  
Yousuf Salim AlHinai
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Government Regulation ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cloud Computing Adoption ◽  
Higher Educational ◽  
Original Insight

This article aims to examine the main factors that may hinder or facilitate the adoption of cloud computing (CC) services by higher educational institutions in developing countries, exemplified here by Oman. A conceptual model was developed through extending the technology-organization-environment (TOE) framework. Data was collected from 387 IT decision makers working in four higher educational institutions in Oman using a cross-sectional survey. Data was analysed using structural equation modelling based on AMOS 22.0. The results show that behavioural intention (BI) towards adopting CC services in higher educational institutions was influenced by top management support, relative advantage, attitudes towards change, technology readiness, complexity, government regulation, peer pressure, and data concerns in their order of influencing power. These all together accounted for 58.3% of the variance in BI. However, compatibility, vendor lock-in and external expertise did not have an influence on BI. This research provides original insight for cloud computing adoption within Oman from a managerial and IT professional perspectives. Specifically, this research would be helpful for government agencies, cloud computing providers and policy makers at higher educational institutions. It will also explain the relatively low penetration rate of cloud computing services at present, which will help in formulating strategies to encourage the adoption and acceptance of CC services by Omani higher educational institutions, where CC is still considered an innovation.

An Analysis of the Factors Affecting the Adoption of Cloud Computing in Higher Educational Institutions

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 49-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Tarhini ◽  
Khamis Al-Gharbi ◽  
Ali Al-Badi ◽  
Yousuf Salim AlHinai
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
Relative Advantage ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Higher Educational

This article aims to examine the main factors that may hinder or facilitate the adoption of cloud computing (CC) services by higher educational institutions in developing countries, exemplified here by Oman. A conceptual model was developed through extending the technology-organization-environment (TOE) framework. Data was collected from 387 IT decision makers working in four higher educational institutions in Oman using a cross-sectional survey. Data was analysed using structural equation modelling based on AMOS 22.0. The results show that behavioural intention (BI) towards adopting CC services in higher educational institutions was influenced by top management support, relative advantage, attitudes towards change, technology readiness, complexity, government regulation, peer pressure, and data concerns in their order of influencing power. These all together accounted for 58.3% of the variance in BI. However, compatibility, vendor lock-in and external expertise did not have an influence on BI. This research provides original insight for cloud computing adoption within Oman from a managerial and IT professional perspectives. Specifically, this research would be helpful for government agencies, cloud computing providers and policy makers at higher educational institutions. It will also explain the relatively low penetration rate of cloud computing services at present, which will help in formulating strategies to encourage the adoption and acceptance of CC services by Omani higher educational institutions, where CC is still considered an innovation.

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