Higher Education: The Struggle to Keep Pace with Technology
Posted by BNMC Engineering on Fri, Feb 10, 2012 @ 10:13 AM
Remember 20 years ago when “going to college” was basically code for upsetting dorm Resident Assistants, calling for pizza delivery at 2am and writing papers by hand? While a couple of these things may still occur today, a post-high school education looks radically different. And from online universities to iPad use in classrooms, the technology used in higher education is as diverse as the educational options available. This means there is big pressure on IT organizations to ensure that its systems are up to the task.
In late 2011, the HDI Higher Education Forum brought together some of the top IT thinkers in the higher education world, and published a white paper of the forum’s presentations. The paper is entitled IT’s Readiness for the Higher Ed Future and it’s a fascinating read on how IT organizations can “confront the future with confidence.”
The Forum identified five key trends in IT: Classroom Design and Infrastructure; Cloud Computing Services and Virtualization; Campus Communications and Social Networks; Technological Diversity; and Visitors on Campus. They then outlined the challenges in these areas and had colleges and universities who have crafted solutions share their best practices.
The full white paper is available for download here:
http://www.thinkhdi.com/topics/library/white-papers.aspx?utm_source=FlipCard&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=Research-New-White-Papers