Social Cloud for Information Technology Skills: An Experience With Universities in Ecuador

• Washington Luna Encalada ^[1] ; José Luis Castillo Sequera ^[2]
  1. [1] Faculty of Informatics and Electronics, Polytechnic School of Chimborazo, Riobamba, Ecuador
  2. [2] Department of Computer Science, Polytechnic School of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
• Localización: Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologías del Aprendizaje: IEEE-RITA, ISSN 1932-8540, Vol. 12, Nº. 2, 2017, págs. 76-85
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Instruction in technical disciplines requires hands-on laboratories. Such laboratories are difficult to find and maintain for administrative and cost reasons. The use of a new ecosystem of practical education is necessary. Here, we present a model and an architecture of e-learning for hands-on information technology learning. We use virtual technology and cloud computing access from any computer or student-owned device. The model has been experimentally tested. The results demonstrate the validity of the model that permits the transmission of practical skills in a fashion similar to face-to-face training, but with the advantage that only virtual resources are needed.