Universities Use IoT to Increase Alumni Engagement
A strong alumni network can be a boon for college students, but making connections with alumni is a fraught process. One company has developed a solution that allows graduates to share their expertise with students when and how they choose, strengthening ties to their alma mater and helping their fellow collegians.
- Author: Susan Biagi
- January 7, 2021
- Vertical: Education
Telepresence Robots Help Engage Students during Remote Learning
Robots can vacuum our homes, deliver restaurant meals to our table, and patrol grocery store aisles. And today, intelligent telepresence robots are used in classrooms to engage students, help instructors teach, and facilitate interactive learning.
- Author: Peggy Bresnick
- January 6, 2021
- Vertical: Education
Universities Use IoT to Ensure Student Safety
After a rocky fall term plagued by COVID-19 outbreaks and temporary lockdowns, colleges are evaluating how to successfully bring students back to campus—if not yet to the classroom—for the next semester.
- Author: Susan Biagi
- January 5, 2021
- Vertical: Education
Using Artificial Intelligence and Analytics to Transform Education
AI-based technologies are being increasingly utilized to analyze the growing number of data points for evaluating the performance and ongoing needs of students. AI is also transforming traditional educational administrative processes by improving time to value for business-related initiatives for educational institutions.
- Author: Stephen Veith
- September 25, 2020
- Vertical: Education
Smart Screen Solution Uses Movement-Driven Interface, 3D to Engage Students
By using interactive displays powered by intelligent sensors and cameras, Prowise digital learning solutions provide a gesture‑based interactive experience that aims to keep students moving and improve learning outcomes. The solutions also adapt to remote learning, allowing students and teachers to collaborate virtually until in-person classrooms can resume.
- Author: Melanie McMullen
- September 24, 2020
- Vertical: Education
University Counts on Data Modeling to Track, Contain COVID-19 Outbreaks
University of California San Diego launches an ambitious Return to Learn program that aims to provide self-testing kits to 65,000 students, faculty, and staff on campus on a recurring basis for COVID-19. It also plans to use data modeling, contact tracing, and wastewater testing to create a tailored map of any virus outbreaks so it can quickly stop the spread.
- Author: Melanie McMullen
- August 20, 2020
- Vertical: Education
Bridging the Digital Divide: Ed Tech for Students in Underserved Communities
Remote learning shines a harsh light on the lack of technology in underserved areas. New initiatives seek to bridge the digital divide by supplying school districts with new laptops and Internet hotspots for students who don’t have sufficient resources at home.
- Author: Susan Biagi
- August 19, 2020
- Vertical: Education
Smart, Connected School Buses Provide Internet Access During Pandemic
School districts are transforming retired and unused school buses into large-scale mobile hot spots, providing free WiFi for students and community members in areas with high numbers of students without Internet connectivity.
- Author: Susan Biagi
- August 18, 2020
- Vertical: Education
Education Transformation: New Technology to Go the Distance
As schools and universities prepare for fall classes, technology such as IoT, AI-based vision applications, and remote learning apps and solutions will all have an increasingly important role in the education ecosystem. See what technologies are in use worldwide that are helping teachers and students stay safe and still maintain an interactive, collaborative learning environment.
- Author: Melanie McMullen
- July 30, 2020
- Vertical: Education
Night at the Museum: VR, Streaming Keep the Virtual Doors Open
Museums that have closed their physical doors now focus on providing a virtual experience with help from streaming media, social media, and virtual reality. Cowboy Tim, penguins, and other unexpected icons bring joy to the homebound and push the boundaries of our cultural institutions.
- Author: Hanna Hurley
- April 30, 2020
- Vertical: Education
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