Cloud Computing for Rural and Isolated Schools

2018 ◽  
pp. 376-394
Author(s):  
María José Rodríguez Malmierca
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Rural Schools ◽  
Rural School ◽  
Pilot Experience ◽  
School Network ◽  
Small Rural School

A pilot experience of cloud computing use in a small rural school network in Spain by Galicia Supercomputing Center, financed by HP Labs in 2010, gave way to a promising exploration of the use of this technology to benefit European isolated and rural schools learning and networking possibilities. This case study will describe its origin, organizations involved, settings, methodologies and technological components used, impact on students, teachers and families, as well as challenges faced and proposed solutions.

A Rural School’s Adaptations, Improvements, and Innovations During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 155545892110581
Author(s):  
Kristen C. Wilcox
Keyword(s):  
Rural Schools ◽  
Educational Leaders ◽  
Rural School ◽  
Research Practice ◽  
High Poverty ◽  
Improvement Science ◽  
School Based ◽  
Improvement Effort ◽  
Improvement Team

COVID-19 prompted unprecedented disruptions to schools with challenges particularly severe for high-poverty remote rural schools. This case study recounts the story of a rural school that had participated in a research–practice partnership (RPP) multi-year improvement effort prior to the pandemic and documents the ways the RPP and the school-based improvement team worked to navigate pandemic-related disruptions. This case study provides educational leaders with insights into ways to surmount challenges and innovate especially during times of significant disruption and provides prompts to consider with regard to the use of RPP support and improvement science-based processes and tools.

scholarly journals Is the grass really greener? A qualitative study of teacher reflections on their decision to migrate from small rural districts to larger school districts

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Deanna L. Jurkowski
Keyword(s):  
School Districts ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Rural Schools ◽  
Rural School ◽  
Decision To Leave ◽  
Rural Districts ◽  
Rural School District ◽  
School District Leaders ◽  
Small Rural Schools ◽  
Small Rural School

Teacher retention in rural schools continues to be an area of concern. This qualitative study examines why teachers migrate from small, rural school districts to teach in larger districts by interviewing teachers who have already made the move and who have taught in both environments. It also shares the perceptions of teachers as they reflect on their experience in the small district as well as how they now feel about their decision to leave the small rural district. Findings indicate that teachers look back fondly at their time in small rural schools and, while they do not regret their decision to leave, they do think more teachers should have that experience. Teachers discussed the similarities and differences of the district sizes and gave their personal reasons for leaving. Findings reveal teachers primarily leave small rural districts for financial concerns and enjoy a smaller workload at the secondary level in the larger districts. Workload at the elementary level seemed to be similar. Recommendations for small rural school district leaders are presented.

scholarly journals The Main Approashes for Increasing the Efficiency of the Rural School Network

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.2) ◽  
pp. 686
Author(s):  
Olga Tyshkevych ◽  
Aleksandr Obidniy
Keyword(s):  
Linear Programming ◽  
Secondary Education ◽  
Spatial Structure ◽  
Rural Schools ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural School ◽  
Rural Settlements ◽  
Promising Direction ◽  
School Services ◽  
School Network

The purpose of the article is to identify the main directions of improvement of the network of institutions of general secondary education in rural areas on the example of Ukraine. The authors developed an algorithm for research, consisting of four stages. During the study, the preconditions for forming a network of rural schools were considered. The following network parameters such as warehouse, spatial structure are found. Based on the analysis of modern socio-pedagogical requirements, the concept of promising organization of school services in rural areas has been developed. It is established that in conditions of rural settlements, it is advisable to form teams for teaching from pupils of different ages (multigrade classes). The authors provided suggestions on the formation of territorial educational districts as a promising direction for improving the network of rural schools. The perspective types of institutions of general secondary education, which are formed on the basis of interagency integration with other objects of cultural and household services of the population, are revealed. To improve the process of designing a network of village schools, the authors developed a methodology for optimizing the network of schools on the basis of linear programming. 

A look back: Ongoing dilemmas for rural schools

2021 ◽  
Vol 103 (4) ◽  
pp. 6-7
Author(s):  
Teresa Preston
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Local Control ◽  
Rural Schools ◽  
Rural School ◽  
Student Body ◽  
Look Back ◽  
Community Preferences ◽  
Small Rural School

The December 1983 Kappan featured the story of Clinch School in Hawkins County, Tennessee, a small rural school with a student body of 161 students in 12 grades. Teresa Preston explains how the story of the community’s fight to keep this school open and under local control is illustrative of the dilemmas surrounding rural schools that have been covered in Kappan for a century. Articles have grappled with whether schools should focus on encouraging students to stay in rural communities, how to ensure that schools are large enough to provide adequate programs but small enough to reflect the immediate community, and what role parent and community preferences should play in improvement plans for rural schools.

scholarly journals Organization of the educational process in the Rural School of the mountain region: a case study

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Olena Budnyk ◽  
Inna Nikolaesku ◽  
Nataliia Stepanova ◽  
Olena Vovk ◽  
Anna Palienko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Rural Schools ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Rural School ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Mountainous Regions ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Subject

The purpose of the article is to present the problems of a typical rural school in a mountainous region in terms of the organization of the educational process, in particular distance learning of students in a coronary virus pandemic. The following research methods were used: analytic-synthetic, empirical and mathematical statistics. The specifics of the organization of schoolchildren’s education in the alpine conditions of a small rural school are substantiated. The results of an empirical study conducted among teachers of rural schools in the mountains of Ukraine are presented. The subject of the survey were questions about the attitude of teachers to distance learning in rural schools, the realities and difficulties of using information and communication technologies (ICT) in the educational process. It was found that among teachers of various levels of rural education (preschool, primary and secondary school) 49.12% have a positive attitude to distance learning, 18.42% – partially support. Given the difficulties and problems of using ICT, lack of teaching materials for online learning, low level of digital and media literacy, 23.68% of teachers – strongly against this form of organization of the educational process in remote rural (mountainous) regions. Prospects for the development of rural schools in mountainous areas in the context of digitalization of education are identified.

Improvements in Web Based ERP Software Architecture as Implemented on the Cloud

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Shruti Makarand Kanade
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Software Architecture ◽  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Manufacturing Company ◽  
Erp Software

 Cloud computing is the buzz word in today’s Information Technology. It can be used in various fields like banking, health care and education. Some of its major advantages that is pay-per-use and scaling, can be profitably implemented in development of Enterprise Resource Planning or ERP. There are various challenges in implementing an ERP on the cloud. In this paper, we discuss some of them like ERP software architecture by considering a case study of a manufacturing company.

Pyramid: A Case Study of Cyber Security in India

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nimisha Singh ◽  
Abha Rishi
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Cyber Security ◽  
Cloud Platform ◽  
The Public ◽  
Security Breaches ◽  
Digital Network ◽  
Digital Crime ◽  
A Company

As the world becomes increasingly interlinked through the Internet, cyberspace frauds are also on the rise. This is a case study on a company, Pyramid Cyber Security (P) Ltd., which specializes in digital crime, fraud and forensic solutions and services in India. Over the years, the company has established several digital forensics laboratories and security projects for agencies in law enforcement, the public sector and corporate organizations. With the scalability, flexibility and economic advantage offered by cloud computing, more and more organizations are moving towards cloud for their applications. With all the benefits of cloud computing, it also opens up a company to the danger of digital crime and security breaches on the cloud platform. This has thrown open new vistas for Pyramid, putting it in a dilemma of whether to focus on the existing business or explore new opportunities in cloud forensics investigation thrown by the wide acceptance of cloud computing. It also poses the question whether a company should go in for pre-incident or post-incident digital network security architecture. It is a teaching case.

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