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Reg Johnson

Business Development Manager

Public Sector, Australia & New Zealand

You can also follow Reg Johnson's contributions to the Cisco Education blog.

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August 24, 2022

EDUCATION

Equity and Access in K-12: The role technology and industry have to play

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I am constantly reminded of the transformative potential of education, but never more so when I share a room with passionate educators. I had the opportunity to do this in August as part of the Education Summit held in Perth. The stories and insights from education experts focused on the theme for the…

July 9, 2020

EDUCATION

Universities and TAFEs to increase their use of digital technologies: insights from education executives

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More than 30 education executives from Australia, New Zealand and the US met virtually over Webex last week to discuss the outlook for education in what is being described as a `next normal’. The topic, Reimagining Education in a post COVID-19 World, was part of a round table which Cisco convened as part…

June 15, 2020

EDUCATION

Enabling Collaboration and Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Curtin University

2 min read

Seeing how educators and administrators are finding new ways to use technology to enhance learning and teaching outcomes for students is quite amazing, especially when they share how they are leveraging the full capabilities of Cisco’s technology in innovative ways. In the past 15 years I have visited…

May 25, 2020

EDUCATION

Industry and Academia collaborating to share expertise and unlock innovation

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Research and industry collaboration are key in helping to deliver applied innovation at scale and reduce the time it takes to solve business problems through the use of current and emerging technologies. It is the future model for enabling co-innovation at scale in Australia. Working directly with…

March 31, 2020

EDUCATION

Enabling Virtual Learning at Scale for the ‘Education State’

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In Australia, the Victorian State Government is committed to building a world class education system to continue to enhance Victoria’s status as the ‘Education State’. Schools are the front line of this effort to build a system that provides every student with the knowledge, capabilities and attributes…

March 27, 2020

EDUCATION

Extreme challenges have put a spotlight on digital resilience of our education sector

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Recently a number of  education CIOs from universities, vocational training and K-12 gathered for a full-day roundtable in Melbourne, Australia. The backdrop for the discussion was an escalating Covid-19 outbreak with huge potential implications for education. Educators were faced with a range…

December 19, 2019

EDUCATION

The importance of getting the digital fabric right in education

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The University of Newcastle is the latest education institution to recognise the importance of a high-performance network to students, staff and its broader strategic ambitions. The University has started rolling out Cisco’s Wi-Fi6 technology throughout its campuses to realise: 40% faster speed…

November 29, 2019

EDUCATION

Digital Innovation Driving Positive Change in Student Experience

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Ask leaders in higher education about their biggest challenge and you’ll get a consistent answer: student experience, engagement and retention. In many ways it’s not surprising. Institutions take on a huge responsibility when they enrol a student and the impact of a student dropping out can be staggering…

October 1, 2019

EDUCATION

Cisco partners with La Trobe to enhance technology innovation and global collaboration

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Cisco joins forces with La Trobe University to lead on campus technology innovation, and to position and prepare students for industry-ready and digital skills required in the knowledge economy that help to solve real-world industry problems.  • La Trobe University and Cisco strengthen partnership…