higher education

April 17, 2014

EDUCATION

#HigherEdThursdays: Current Trends and Challenges in Higher Education

3 min read

We are all seeing colleges and universities across the nation experiencing a massive disruption in how they deliver quality learning experiences to their students.  Those that continue down the path of status quo will miss this shift and become obsolete at best and out of business at best.  In his New York Times article, “Innovation […]

February 19, 2014

NETWORKING

How Next Generation WLAN Optimizes RoboCup at Bowdoin College

3 min read

Bowdoin College is a liberal arts college based in the town of Brunswick, Maine. It houses 1839 students in about 100 buildings and offers 33 different majors and...

January 17, 2014

EDUCATION

Using Advanced Technology to Build a 21st Century University Experience

4 min read

As Florida Polytechnic University’s Chief Information Officer, my job is to ensure the University uses modern and emerging technologies to offer our students experiential learning opportunities. The higher education industry is undergoing a paradigm shift in which technology for teaching and learning is a part of the educational ecosystem and something that students expect. At […]

December 13, 2013

NETWORKING

Guest Blog: Migrating High Density University Networks to 802.11ac

2 min read

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Joe Rogers, Associate Director of Network Engineering for the University of South Florida (USF). Hear Joe speak about his experiences with next-generation wireless in high density environments on next Tuesday’s webinar:  “Migrating Enterprise Networks to 802.11ac” at 10am PST (Dec 17) (Register here) Joe Rogers is the Associate […]

October 10, 2013

EDUCATION

Educause: Bringing Together Technology and Education to Invest in Our Future

1 min read

It’s amazing to think about the way a traditional classroom operated only a few years ago.  As Renee Patton recently pointed out in her blog post, there were rules, there were barriers, and they were all kept within the confines of an educational institution.  As technology has advanced, those rules have been challenged, barriers overcome, […]

August 26, 2013

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

Back to School: Transforming the Classroom with IoE

2 min read

With students and teachers heading back to school, I’ve been thinking about when attended high school and college. For me, collaboration meant getting together with study groups, phone calls for homework help and office hours with teachers. For my two children – one a college junior and one college freshman – I have seen streaming […]

July 23, 2013

NETWORKING

Don’t Forget! Register for Webinar: 802.11ac in Higher Education

1 min read

Curious about how to use 802.11ac in Higher Education and other high density wireless environments? Tomorrow, July 24, we are...

July 21, 2013

NETWORKING

Higher Education Races Towards 802.11ac

1 min read

[Webinar] 802.11ac in Higher Education | Wednesday July 24 at 3pm PST < REGISTER It’s no secret that mobile devices are playing a larger part in today's...

July 8, 2013

EDUCATION

Technology + Education: Better Together

1 min read

It’s hard to refute that modern-day learning has evolved from a traditional four wall setting. Just as consumers want to be able to access content from their preferred device and location, such as on a tablet while traveling via a train or mobile device while out to dinner with a prospective client, learning is now […]