Transforming Educational Institutions: Harnessing the Power of Internet of Things, Cloud, and Fog Computing
The Internet of Things (IoT), cloud, and fog computing are now a reality and have become the vision of the smart world. Self-directed learning approaches, their tools, and smart spaces are transforming traditional institutions into smart institutions. This transition has a positive impact on learner...
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| author | Afzal Badshah Ghani Ur Rehman Haleem Farman Anwar Ghani Shahid Sultan Muhammad Zubair Moustafa M. Nasralla |
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| description | The Internet of Things (IoT), cloud, and fog computing are now a reality and have become the vision of the smart world. Self-directed learning approaches, their tools, and smart spaces are transforming traditional institutions into smart institutions. This transition has a positive impact on learner engagement, motivation, attendance, and advanced learning outcomes. In developing countries, there are many barriers to quality education, such as inadequate implementation of standard operating procedures, lack of involvement from learners and parents, and lack of transparent performance measurement for both institutions and students. These issues need to be addressed to ensure further growth and improvement. This study explored the use of smart technologies (IoT, fog, and cloud computing) to address challenges in student learning and administrative tasks. A novel framework (a five-element smart institution framework) is proposed to connect administrators, teachers, parents, and students using smart technologies to improve attendance, pedagogy, and evaluation. The results showed significant increases in student attendance and homework progress, along with improvements in annual results, student discipline, and teacher/parent engagement. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b21967055fcb491ca92a1770da14f8532023-11-24T14:43:12ZengMDPI AGFuture Internet1999-59032023-11-01151136710.3390/fi15110367Transforming Educational Institutions: Harnessing the Power of Internet of Things, Cloud, and Fog ComputingAfzal Badshah0Ghani Ur Rehman1Haleem Farman2Anwar Ghani3Shahid Sultan4Muhammad Zubair5Moustafa M. Nasralla6Department of Computing, Islamabad Campus, Hamdard University, Islamabad 44000, PakistanDepartment of Computer Science and Bioinformatics, Khushal Khan University, Karak 27200, PakistanSmart Systems Engineering Lab, Department of Communications and Networks Engineering, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh 66833, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Computer and Software Engineering, International Islamic University, Islamabad 44000, PakistanDepartment of Computer Science, National Northern University, Nowshera 24110, PakistanDepartment of Computer Science and Bioinformatics, Khushal Khan University, Karak 27200, PakistanSmart Systems Engineering Lab, Department of Communications and Networks Engineering, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh 66833, Saudi ArabiaThe Internet of Things (IoT), cloud, and fog computing are now a reality and have become the vision of the smart world. Self-directed learning approaches, their tools, and smart spaces are transforming traditional institutions into smart institutions. This transition has a positive impact on learner engagement, motivation, attendance, and advanced learning outcomes. In developing countries, there are many barriers to quality education, such as inadequate implementation of standard operating procedures, lack of involvement from learners and parents, and lack of transparent performance measurement for both institutions and students. These issues need to be addressed to ensure further growth and improvement. This study explored the use of smart technologies (IoT, fog, and cloud computing) to address challenges in student learning and administrative tasks. A novel framework (a five-element smart institution framework) is proposed to connect administrators, teachers, parents, and students using smart technologies to improve attendance, pedagogy, and evaluation. The results showed significant increases in student attendance and homework progress, along with improvements in annual results, student discipline, and teacher/parent engagement.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-5903/15/11/367Internet of Thingscloud computingfog computingsmart institutionslearning experiencesmart technologies |
| spellingShingle | Afzal Badshah Ghani Ur Rehman Haleem Farman Anwar Ghani Shahid Sultan Muhammad Zubair Moustafa M. Nasralla Transforming Educational Institutions: Harnessing the Power of Internet of Things, Cloud, and Fog Computing Future Internet Internet of Things cloud computing fog computing smart institutions learning experience smart technologies |
| title | Transforming Educational Institutions: Harnessing the Power of Internet of Things, Cloud, and Fog Computing |
| title_full | Transforming Educational Institutions: Harnessing the Power of Internet of Things, Cloud, and Fog Computing |
| title_fullStr | Transforming Educational Institutions: Harnessing the Power of Internet of Things, Cloud, and Fog Computing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transforming Educational Institutions: Harnessing the Power of Internet of Things, Cloud, and Fog Computing |
| title_short | Transforming Educational Institutions: Harnessing the Power of Internet of Things, Cloud, and Fog Computing |
| title_sort | transforming educational institutions harnessing the power of internet of things cloud and fog computing |
| topic | Internet of Things cloud computing fog computing smart institutions learning experience smart technologies |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-5903/15/11/367 |
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