In higher education, the concept of HyFlex teaching, or multi-modal courses that combine online and face-to-face students, is by far the most common teaching scenario guiding fall return-to-campus planning. Flexibility and agility are the keywords. To support this, campus networks must provide secure, reliable Wi-Fi coverage indoors and out, all the way back to the professors’ and students’ residences.
With the global COVID-19 pandemic has come a new set of IT challenges for higher education. It’s imperative the benefits of cloud infrastructure are understood and leveraged:
- Lower infrastructure management costs
- Ease of interoperability, system integration, and data exchange, including remote access of data for remote locations and online classes
- Flexibility and scalability
- Improved security
- Intelligent analytics and AI/ML-powered insights
- Increased network reliability
To monitor occupancy, schools use a combination of network-based location tracking, video systems, and network-controlled locks. Network analytics easily monitor connected users and devices to help understand the flows and provide alerts should an area risk over-crowding. Secure, wireless connectivity to IoT devices, monitors, and robotics keeps classroom and office areas disinfected and safe.
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