Dive Summary:
- Evolving law and broad state codes can make negotiating campus cloud-service contracts difficult, and there are several issues to watch out for.
- Data privacy and security are big issues since specific laws govern students' privacy; it might be necessary to specify which jurisdiction will hold the data.
- Figuring out ahead of time what happens when things go wrong is key: Are there backup systems in place? Does the institution get credit for time lost?
From the article:
... "All universities want instructors to be innovative, use the latest tools, and teach in the best way they know how ... Very few of our universities are talking to instructors about data security and protecting students in the cloud. It's a really difficult challenge going forward." ...
