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How College-Provided Devices Optimize the Off-Campus Experience

In a remote learning world, many colleges and universities are leaning on laptop rollouts to deliver an engaging college experience.

By Michael Durand
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October 29, 2020
Digital Workspace, Services

When college students and their parents sign their tuition checks, they’re not just paying for the education they receive in the classroom or the degrees they earn at the end of four years of instruction. They’re paying, in large part, for the college experience.

But many higher learning institutions are currently operating with a remote learning model. Students at these schools can’t mingle on the quad, hang out in their dorm rooms or even study together in the library. To deliver the value these students are paying for, colleges and universities must find ways to create an online experience that comes as close as possible to replicating the energy and engagement of the on-campus environment.

Increasingly, colleges and universities are turning to student devices to help deliver that experience. Here are some lessons from institutions that are taking a successful approach.

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5 Use Cases for 5G That Higher Education Should Explore Over the Next 5 Years

Colleges and universities need to consider potential applications now to prepare themselves for the near future.

By Pete Koczera
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April 13, 2020
Networking

According to Gartner and others that have closely studied the technology, we’re probably around three to five years away from truly scaling practical 5G experiences. Colleges and universities, with their spread-out campuses (not to mention their young, bandwidth-devouring user bases) are likely to be among the first organizations to aggressively adopt the emerging mobile broadband standard.

While we may be a few years away from widespread adoption, a multiyear plan is important when it comes to on-campus technology rollouts, and it’s still important for colleges and universities to begin exploring potential 5G applications as they consider their wireless roadmap. Here are five use cases worth considering.

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How Universities Are Moving Beyond the Boundaries of the Classroom

Robust, reliable Wi-Fi has become a must-have on college campuses as institutions seek to facilitate anywhere, anytime learning.

By Mike Peters
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October 19, 2018
Networking, Digital Workspace

Several years ago, many college and university administrators’ eyes went wide when they read headlines about how students were bringing multiple connected devices to campus (some reports said up to seven!). Many schools beefed up their wireless networks to meet the growing demand, but some neglected to invest in “nonacademic” areas such as residence halls….

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4 Cloud Moves Colleges Can Make Right Now

Hosted software solutions are helping universities improve service, create new revenue streams and simplify their IT environments.

By CDW Expert
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March 16, 2018
Cloud, Software

A couple of months ago, a higher education CIO I know came to me in a near panic. The university’s provost (who had never before acknowledged the CIO by name) had just walked into his office and asked why the school didn’t have a student-focused mobile app that a rival school offered. The CIO didn’t…

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