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Paul Williamson from Deloitte »Waterstons' Managing Director, Mike Waterston talks about the part technology is playing in the future of our Universities and Colleges...
Technology is undoubtedly transforming the world of education. The progressive growth in the power of choice for the average student is making the world of education a very competitive place. Universities and Colleges have to worry about providing students with both a great life and learning experience if they are to build a reputation for educational excellence.
In parallel with these key cultural changes the arrival of the technically aware student combined with the availability of broader internet bandwidth and the speed with which communications and collaboration tools are evolving is placing technology at the centre of a profound shift in improving the level of service to the student.
Already the processes of enrolment and course selection can be carried out online so avoiding frustrating queues and loss of valuable social time at the start of the academic year.
In the near future a student registered on the College computer network will be presented with a personal intranet that shows their course selections, their diary of seminars and lectures and their most recent emails and impending appointments with their tutor. This single point of access will also act as a gateway to existing systems for uploading and downloading course material and assignments.
If a lecture is missed they will be able open their personal portal and view a video clip of the lecture retrospectively or in real time; equally they will be able to see if their tutor is available in her or his office and if so establish a text or video conference there and then to discuss their progress or concerns.
These facilities will also make it practical for education to continue even if the student is temporarily or permanently in a remote location or involved in distance learning. To cap it all most of this is available now or is just around the corner and there is much more to follow.
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