Cloud Computing: Promises, Opportunities, and Challenges

Update: Here's the video  http://aacp.adobeconnect.com/p34ek6gr41j/

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American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

Technology in Pharmacy Education and Learning Special Interest Group Webinar Series Presents:

Cloud Computing: Promises, Opportunities, and  Challenges

Thursday, November 10, 2011, 12:00 p.m. Central Time.

By the end of this session, learners will be able to:

• Define the term "cloud computing"
• Provide practical examples of cloud-based tools that can be used for teaching and learning
• Identify some of the strengths of using cloud-based tools in (and out of) the classroom
• Explain some of the legal and technical challenges associated with using cloud-based tools in their classes
• Apply techniques for using cloud-based tools in their own areas of instruction 

Presenters:

• Dr. Jeannine Conway is an Assistant Professor of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and the Director of the PCLC lab at the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy.
• Dr. Doneka Scott is an Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems and Director of Student Learning, Assessment, & Research at the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy.
• Dr. Jude Higdon, Ed.D. is the Director of Innovative Learning and Academic Technology at the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy.

 Webinar Site Address: http://aacp.adobeconnect.com/tipel

It is recommended to listen to the audio portion of the webinar through your computer speakers. If you do not have speakers or are having audio difficulties, then audio is made available via the following conference call information below.

Conference Call Information:
Phone number: 1-800-377-8846
Participant Code: 94061839#

Please log into the site as a guest using your e-mail address.

Additional Details:

• The meeting room will open at 11:45 a.m. Central Time.
• Participants can access the audio portion of the Webinar via phone (conference call) or computer speakers.
• Participant audio input will be muted so they are not able to speak to other participants, the presenter or moderator.
• Participants can submit questions to the moderator or IT support person via chat. The moderator will review all chat questions and ask selected questions to the presenter periodically.
• An IT support person from AACP will be present throughout the duration of the Webinar to assist with technical support requests from participants (to be received from participants via text chat).

Webinar access information is also available on the TiPEL SIG web site at http://www.aacp.org/governance/SIGS/technology/Pages/default.aspx.

We hope to see you on Thursday. For those who cannot attend, an archive of the webinar will be posted within 24-hours of the event.