What To Do When Viruses Weaken Your College’s Network
At InfoComm2015, Joel Bilhiemer discusses how colleges can cope with and prepare for data breaches and the “Technology Management in Higher Education” seminar.
How Social Learning Networks Supplement Pedagogies to Increase Students’ Understanding
Social learning networks are providing students and college pedagogies an educational boost outside the classroom by providing customized, on-demand access to tutors.
5 Ways Themis Pedagogy Strategies Help Students Pass the Bar Exam
Andrew Humphries, expert at Themis explains how Themis’s pedagogy technologies help give students and professors a leg up on the bar exam.
“Living Lab” Gives Students Real World Experience in Distribution Industries
Olive-Harvey College uses the distribution technologies in Wynright Corporation’s tech center called the “living lab” to give students real world experience in the distribution and logistics industries.
Colleges Use Social Media to Maximize Fundraising Efforts in 2015
A CASE/Huron/mStoner report says social media use for fundraising in colleges is up by ten percent from last year.
The Technology Take-Over and Why It Will Never Happen
College students still need human interactions in their education, even if those interactions involve hitting the buttons to make classroom technology work.
Digital Networking Transforms the X-Lab at the University of Sydney
The University of Sydney’s new “X-Lab” has the capacity to house eight simultaneous classes across scientific and medical studies.
5 Tips for Airtight Enterprise Resource Planning
With data breach risks and high administrative demands, colleges should consider these features for their ERP systems.
When Colleges Need the Technological Touch for Better ADA Compliance
With demands for better ADA compliance strategies growing, colleges sometimes struggle to find ways to support students with disabilities. ADA compliance experts say that colleges should abandon old, “grab-a-human” days and invest in technological solutions for support. Some schools, like Worcester Polytechnic Institute, have ADA compliance strategies embedded in their curriculum, alongside supportive technologies and departmental support systems to thin the gap between students with disabilities and regular students.The experts also offer tips on how to best execute ADA compliance strategies, including talking to students, checking accessibility and anticipating future needs.
Penn State’s Pegula Arena Engages Hockey Fans with 95 HDTVs
The Pegula Arena is loaded with 95 HDTVs so hockey fans can keep their eyes on the game no matter where they are. Each T.V. functions off of Z-Band Video’s television distribution system, which connects to a Gen3GigaBOB and GigaBUD. The T.V.s enable fans to run to the restrooms or concession stands, and still watch the game with clear qualities and sharp details, creating an experience that might be better than watching it live. For other colleges looking to imitate the television distribution center at the Pegula Arena, Penn State and Claire Solutions (the system integrator) suggest keeping the project organized, studying how other colleges run their systems, and working with vendors that know what they’re doing.
