Using OpenStack to Improve Student Experience in an H.E. Environment

Stephen Bonner; Carl Pulley; Ibad Kureshi; Violeta Holmes; John Brennan; Yvonne James

Using OpenStack to Improve Student Experience in an H.E. Environment

Stephen Bonner, Carl Pulley, Ibad Kureshi, Violeta Holmes, John Brennan, Yvonne James

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The cloud computing paradigm promises to deliver hardware to the end user at a low cost with an easy to use interface via the internet. This paper outlines an effort at the University of Huddersfield to deploy a private Infrastructure as a Service cloud to enhance the student learning experiance. The paper covers the deployment methods and configurations for OpenStack along with the security provisions that were taken to deliver computer hardware. The rationale behind the provisions of virtual hardware and OS configurations have been defined in great detail supported by examples. This paper also covers how the resource has been used within the taught courses as a Virtual Laboratory, and in the research projects. A second use case of the cloud for Automated Formative Assesment (AFA) by using JClouds and Chef for Continuous Integration is presented. The AFA deployment is an example of a Software as a Service offering that has been added on to the IaaS cloud. This development has led to an increase in freedom for the student.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2013 Science and Information Conference, SAI 2013
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	888-893
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9780989319300
Publication status	Published - 14 Nov 2013
Event	2013 Science and Information Conference - Thistle Hotel London Heathrow, London, United Kingdom Duration: 7 Oct 2013 → 9 Oct 2013 http://saiconference.com/Conferences/SAIConference2013 (Link to Conference Information)

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Conference	2013 Science and Information Conference
Abbreviated title	SAI 2013
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	London
Period	7/10/13 → 9/10/13
Internet address	http://saiconference.com/Conferences/SAIConference2013 (Link to Conference Information)

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