Labs in the Cloud: Moving Classroom Labs Online
This presentation will cover the basics of what the cloud is and how AWS can be used to replicate classroom labs in an online environment. The focus of the presentation will be to introduce some ways in which AWS can be used to provide a classroom-based experience to students in an online environment. Topics will include what the cloud is, what virtualization is, the need for virtualization, how Gen Z and younger students perceive the Internet, using AWS EC2 instances to create virtual labs, and the benefits of a virtualized lab environment. The target audience for this presentation is educators who have special software or complex lab configuration in the classroom and are looking for ways to provide access to students in a virtual environment.
Speaker: Dr. Schanke is a leader, innovator, and educator with over twenty-five years of industry and academic experience. As a leader in a global organization, he focused on the design and implementation of computer infrastructures and innovative solutions that drove operational and organizational performance. As an educator, his interests in cutting edge technologies led him to the intersection of technology, humanities, and the arts, where he is helping to push the bounds of technology in education. Today he is focused on interactive media and simulation, developing virtual and augmented reality educational experiences bringing classroom labs to an online environment.