Authors

Shigina N.

Degree	PhD in Technique, Associate Professor, Penza State Technological University
E-mail	shiginana@gmail.com
Location	Penza
Articles	Cloud software development tools in the educational process of the university Cloud computing relieves the user of the burden of hardware and software installation and management and can be used at the university to enhance curricula and student experience. When cloud computing is considered in literature, the focus is typically on implementing administrative functions. Yet, SaaS and PaaS can make more immediate and substantial contributions to the content of IT-professional course in educational offerings. This paper describes restrictions and requirements of educational process to cloud software development tools, provides the analysis of the cloud IDE’s and cloud databases, reports on experiences using Oracle Application Express and Vertabelo in courses «Databases» at Penza State Technological University, offers the directions of its use in other courses, analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of using cloud services at university. Further, it may enable more educators and students to benefit from this emerging technology. Read more...