education

When people think about the impact of technology on education, they tend to focus on how the Internet has changed the classroom experience. Blended learning is now a common delivery model in universities and vocational education, and the use of video to connect students in remote locations is common…

There’s never been a better time to attend EDUCAUSE! Who wouldn’t want to hear education revolutionaries and TED Talk alumnae, Sugata Mitra and Susan Cain speak, along with the best thinkers in Higher Education IT? EDUCAUSE is higher education’s premiere technology event, and this year thousan…

Last week, we hosted a Twitter chat that discussed all things digital campus, including trends in higher education, how to make campuses safer and more productive, as well as some highly successful education customer stories. Industry experts Navneet Johal (Research Analyst of Education Technology f…

Contemporary education systems face a range of challenges, including delivering on their equity commitments and ensuring that all students regardless of location or socio-economic status have access to a high quality education.  While governments have invested in a range of proactive initiatives to…

What’s the impact of inclusion? What does it mean to someone who’s been left out to be welcomed in?  For a 10-year old with cancer, to be able to continue attending the school she loves while getting lifesaving treatment hundreds of miles away – it means everything. To 5th grader Peyton Walton and h…

Universidad EAFIT was at a pivotal network point. Faculty wanted the ability to use new, and more demanding applications including video content. Pervasive wireless access had become a necessity for an enriched student experience. EAFIT took this opportunity to refresh the network to empower educato…

In recent years, higher education institutions have enjoyed the benefits of well-implemented technologies. From facilities management and digital signage to smart workspaces and digital learning collaboration tools, colleges and universities are becoming digital campuses that realize the ease and ef…

Ransomware and malware attacks have certainly been capturing recent headlines, and local governments, organizations and education institutions around the world have reportedly been targeted. These attacks have now spread across private and public sector industries, and are becoming a major threat. …

Technology, when implemented correctly, can create immersive, next-generation learning environments. For students like Kajsa, technology is like the air she breathes, from the time she wakes up in the morning until she closes out her day. She makes no distinction between joining a class from her dor…