The implementation of highly scalable, easy-to-deploy technology is radically transforming educational models and student engagement. Many companies have used cloud computing to innovate in ways that have significantly improved the student experience. AWS has been an integral part of the strategies and solutions of these companies, from inception to large-scale growth to market leadership. In this session, Echo 360 and Chegg show how they use AWS services-such as Amazon EC2, Amazon EBS, and Auto Scaling-to dynamically scale and allocate resources based on the school year and cyclical nature of their businesses. They discuss globalization, privacy, PCI compliance, and cost efficiency. Learn how you can apply their insights to your own educational and business models.

1. November 14, 2014 | Las Vegas, NV
Tony Abate, Chief Operating Officer | Echo360, Inc.
John Stuart, Director DevOps| Chegg

3. We believe in the importance of connecting instructors and students to improve all
critical teaching-learning moments
before, during, and after class

4. Institutions
4,000
Students
20 Million
Annual Tuition
$350B
Institutions
20,000
Students
150 Million
Annual Tuition
$1,500B

5. 2 Millionstudents generating 38 Millionviews per month
at 625schools in 30countries
Solitary Study
To
Engagement & Collaborative Learning
Lecture Halls
to
Anywhere & Anytime Learning
Episodic Feedback
To
Continuous Learning Insights
Sage on Stage
To
Guide on Side

7. Teach class as usual; use polls to engage students; address confusing topics; webcast to remote students
Review presentation feedback; endorse student answers to Q&A thread; identify at-risk students
Review learning content; collaborate with peers; answer gateway quizzes
Take notes; bookmark for study guide;
flag confusing content; ask questions
Review content and notes on-demand; review Q&A feed; collaborate with peers anytime & all the time
Instructor
Student
Class time
Create learning modules; upload material; add gateway quizzes; or Flip the Class
1. BEFORE
2. DURING
3. AFTER

8. FLIPPED CLASSROOM:
5% increase in final exam scores over three years
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT:
Student in-class interaction rose from 3% to 65%
STUDENT SATISFACTION:
93% of students said their learning improved
PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS:
Use learning analytics to create student success indicators

9. ADDRESS OVER ENROLLMENT:
Live stream classes and seminars when classrooms are full
ONLINE DEGREE PROGRAMS:
Online masters degree with global enrollment
DISTANCELEARNING:
Repurposed courses online for 117,000 students
INCREASE ENROLLMENT:
Increased class enrollment 150% without adding sections

10. Students Rating Echo360 vs. Textbook as “Very Important”
70%
27%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
EchoSystem
Textbooks
Cost of Echo360 vs. Textbook per Student per Year
$30
$1,100
0
250
500
750
1,000
1,250
EchoSystem
Textbooks

11. S3 Media Storage
Active Learning Application
Elastic Load Balancing (ELB)
Capture Devices
Capture Devices
Capture Devices
Mobile
File Upload
Webcam
Media Processor
Media Processor
Media Processor
Virtual Classroom
CMS / Library
Admin Portal
LMS
University Portal
Device API
Dynamo DB
Instructor
Student
Admin
3rdParty API
LTI
Authentication Services
Web Server
Analytics
Profiles
Sections
Search
Persistence
Logging
Shared Business Logic
S3 Media Storage
Cloud- Search
Papertrail
Segment- IO

12. •Amazon EC2
•ELB
•Amazon DynamoDB
•Amazon SQS
•AWS OpsWorks
•Amazon CloudSearch
•Amazon S3
•Amazon CloudFront
•Amazon Route 53

13. 0
10
20
30
40
Enterprise
Cloud
Benefits
Enterprise
Cloud
Reliability
99.0 –99.5%
99.95%
Scalability
Limited/
Manual
Dynamic/
Automatic
Disaster Recovery
ContentOnly
Application& Content
Support
Business Hours
7/24/365
Cost per Student per Year ($)

30. https://github.com/CheggEngwww.chegg.com/jobshttp://people.chegg.com/2014/04/24/spotlight-ryan- lewon/

31. http://bit.ly/awsevals