20 | EDTECH CHALLENGES FOR 2015 | PRIMARY AND SECONDARY
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We saw MOOCs, BYOD and coding thrive last year. What’s on the cards for 2015?
Justin Beck: The MOOC hype is set ling a lit le from its peak, and we are only now beginning to see if MOOC at endees are translating into ongoing, enrolled students. For 2015, two big items institutions will be evaluating/watching are:
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personal information. A school’s device policy, whether it's BYOD or on premise, can sit at the root of that – it’s an easy place to start and helps to get users and network managers comfortable with levels of security. More educational institutions need to take a whole
lifecycle approach to security too. A device policy should take into account what happens to the data that resides on hardware when it reaches the end of its economic life. Data breaches in such instances are on the rise outside of education, so it will be an increasing risk for schools to manage in 2015 as more learning technology is procured. We think schools and universities should be
doing more to plan for how they would manage a data breach, at empted hack or other such criminal activity. Does your school have a process of communication to follow if an incident occurs? Are you aware of the laws covering cybercrime, and the procedures that should be followed? Are your suppliers accountable for the part they might play in any incident?
David Tindall: It’s a fact that network at acks are increasing in their number as well as sophistication. Advanced persistent threats, known as APTs are the bane of every Network Manager’s life. In fact, keeping pace with such world threats is fast becoming a losing bat le for schools and businesses to manage on an individual level. Recognising the need for increased security,
Talk Straight Schools Broadband has developed a unique partnership with Fortinet, one of the leading players on the global security stage. We are one of only a handful of Fortinet’s Managed Security Service Providers (MSSP) in the UK and as such off er world- leading carrier grade technologies which provide unmatched multi-threat protection – all in the cloud. The development of next generation cloud-based
fi rewalls such as those delivered by Fortinet, I believe is only possible by multi-national organisations, such as Fortinet, who have the fi nancial backing and technology to continuously analyse and keep pace with world threats.
Adaptive Learning technologies, large and small. This includes weaving new personalised pedagogical practices into core learning systems, as well as experimenting with publishers, open education resources and emerging systems to at empt to bridge the retention divide through a more tailored learning experience.
Video-based engagement. With more than 90% of the internet traffi c being video-based by 2017, students will expect more video-based assignments, captured lectures, and video sharing by teachers. Tools to support teachers in easily building multimedia into their lessons and beyond continue to rise.
Simon Harbridge: All three trends are going to continue to evolve and make an impact on learning. We do think security within schools and universities, from the most basic device policy to the more complex network issues, is going to be widely discussed in the next 12 months. As more data is run ‘through the cloud’ and schools begin to relook at managed services as a way to reduce costs, the information available from suppliers to increase confi dence levels in the security of the ICT that underpins education must evolve.
David Tindall: Whilst we are already seeing a migration of some services to the cloud, because of the massive trend towards things like MOOCS and BYOD, the big thing for 2015 has to be cloud computing. The ability to access anything, on any device, from anywhere in the world is revolutionising education. Recent research shows only 5% of UK schools are not considering, planning, implementing or maintaining at least one cloud-based service. Cloud computing is defi nitely beginning to
challenge the humble onsite server with moves towards managed applications rather than extra costly hardware purchases. As technology and products progress however, we need to be mindful that so too will hacking at acks. If UK schools and businesses are to keep pace with the rest of the world, it’s important for them to consider the economic and security based advantages the cloud will off er. ET
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