Education

High-speed networks, digital devices, and creative applications are revolutionizing education.  Students can be empowered to take their learning to deeper and deeper levels while developing essential skills that will prepare them for success in the 21st century. For example, our once-isolated classr…

In the new digital era, the ability to connect data, processes and experiences are becoming critical elements of successful digital business transformation. Enterprises need to access data from anywhere, analyze it, and make real-time decisions to fuel innovation and accelerate data-driven business…

It’s been quite the year for education at Cisco! In 2016, we attended numerous education shows, shared powerful stories of technology on campuses around the world, and launched our Digital Education Platform. Read on for some of this year’s top moments. In April, our education team traveled to Washi…

Learning is no longer confined to the classroom, the campus or the home. For students in rural southeast Oklahoma, the commute to school on the bus is an active learning space. Howe Public School students who were once limited by their physical rural location can now access advanced courses and coll…

Digital learning solutions have the power to transform the K-12 classroom, especially for schools that have lofty education technology goals. A great example of this is Wayne Highlands School District. Like many schools in Northeastern Pennsylvania, Wayne Highlands requires high-performing technolog…

Last week, I wrote about a multi-phased approach that can be used by school districts to create a vision for the use of technology on their campuses and positively manage change within the district. Today, I want to specifically talk about one school district that used this vision planning process,…

Perhaps you need to develop a consistent understanding amongst staff and leadership of the value of technology in education. Perhaps you need a clear picture of the benefits of technology in schools, to build support in the community, among citizens, taxpayers, parents, and policy-makers. Perhaps yo…

Research shows that experiential and project-based learning is linked to significant improvements in student test scores, attendance and classroom engagement, as well as improved higher order thinking and problem solving skills and speaks to a broader range of learners. Additionally, there is a grea…

Technology has the ability to expand opportunities for students in both K-12 and higher education. It can extend the classroom beyond its physical footprint, offer alternative ways for students to learn, and provide increased access to education worldwide. It also helps schools operate more efficien…