Is Cloud Computing the Silver Lining for European Schools?

Abstract

Cloud computing can be a key driver for innovation and transformation in learning and teaching. The School on the Cloud network aims to explore new, dynamic ways to educate. The 57 partners involved in the project bring insights from 18 European Countries. They investigate how education should respond to the potential of Cloud-based tools and technologies, the impact they are having on education stakeholders and the longer-term impact they will have on the education sector as a whole. The network has published 59 case studies of good-practices based on their analysis of the perspectives of the role played by both teachers and learners. Firstly, the research explores the impact of the Cloud on the roles of learners and discusses how new technology can be used by teachers as a value-added component in education. Secondly, the study presents a manual on how to implement Cloud-related learning and teaching.