ESCC Instructor Presents at National Technology Conference
By: Blake Deshazo
Updated: March 20, 2013
March 20, 2013, Enterprise, AL:
Enterprise State Community
College Office Administration instructor and distance learning
specialist, Amy Wise, presented at the Cengage Course Technology
Conference on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, in San Diego, California.
Wise
presented "Meeting Your Students on Cloud 9" to an audience of
community college and university instructors about
cloud computing and new technologies teachers can use in the college
classroom. Programs examined included Jing, Screencast-o-matic, Remind
101, Prezi and Dropbox. All are free programs that save information into
an online database commonly known as the cloud.
"I'm really excited about what cloud computing can mean for the future of education," Wise said. "With its low costs
and collaborative elements, the cloud offers so many positives for educators."
Wise
defined cloud computing as an approach to increase collaboration and
productivity in an instant without investing
in new infrastructure, training new personnel or licensing new
software. Everything from document creation to social networking
resides in the cloud. The term "in the cloud" means they are online and
part of the Internet.
"Online
learning and technology is the future of education," said Dr. Matthew
Hughes, ESCC Dean of Instruction. "We
try to offer our students the latest cutting edge technology to ensure
they are prepared for the workforce or competitive with other students
transferring to 4-year institutions. Ms. Wise is an expert in this area,
and we are proud that she was able to represent
the college in such a prestigious setting."
Interested in becoming a student? Summer classes begin May 28, open registration begins April 17. For more information,
visit escc.edu or call 334-347-2623.
