Cloud Communications: Creating a New Paradigm for Teaching and Learning

This year approximately 98,000 public elementary and secondary schools throughout the United States are serving about 50 million students. For many of those students, there is a new learning paradigm which is student-centered and learner-driven. In this new teaching and learning model, the teacher no longer stands in front of the room and imparts information. Instead, the 21st century teacher is a facilitator, guide, and coach for inquiry-based instructional techniques, made possible through a variety of technology trends in the K-12 education environment. This paper discusses four of those trends—BYOD, cloud computing, social media, and videoconferencing—and briefly outlines how a cloud-based communications platform offers an efficient and cost-effective means for anytime, anywhere collaboration and communication, while at the same time creating a new paradigm for teaching and learning.

Publisher: RingCentral