Archive for the ‘IoT’ Category

Does the IoT Invasion Threaten Higher Ed Cybersecurity?

New approaches to network data analysis can help higher education IT staff deal with a myriad of new challenges created by IoT devices. EDUCAUSE Review

Website Rates Security of Internet-Connected Devices

If you’re in the market for an internet-connected garage door opener, doorbell, thermostat, security camera, yard irrigation system, slow cooker — or even a box of connected light bulbs — a new website can help you understand the security issues these shiny new devices might bring into your home. Georgia Tech

Beacons: A tool for 21st Century teaching and learning?

Beacon technology was developed by Apple in 2013, and its initial use in secondary education has generated much enthusiastic descriptive and web-based claims of its potential. However, not only is there a paucity of academic study on its use in the classroom, but none of these claims have been critiqued. Additionally, if teachers are to […]

How Low-Cost IoT Solutions Can Improve the Student Experience

Modest investments in the Internet of Things can have a significant impact on students’ journey through college. Here’s how one institution implemented IoT tech to provide extra student supports in key areas. Campus Technology

Learning Media Repository and Delivery System for Smart Classroom using IoT and Mobile Technologies

This paper presents a learning media repository and delivery system (LMRD) for a smart classroom using IoT and mobile technologies. It was designed to support active learning pedagogy. Teachers are able to broadcast learning media or course materials directly to the student mobile devices, after that the students can interact to the media by drawing, […]

Smart Machines and Human Expertise: Challenges for Higher Education

Our machines and systems are increasingly smart and capable. They can work alongside humans as professional partners, augmenting human expertise and helping us find and develop talent. How will higher education respond as our professions change? EDUCAUSE Review 

Download Report: The Internet of Things Connectivity Binge: What Are the Implications?

The Internet of Things Connectivity Binge: What Are the Implications? Despite wide concern about cyberattacks, outages and privacy violations, most experts believe the Internet of Things will continue to expand successfully the next few years, tying machines to machines and linking people to valuable resources, services and opportunities Pew Research Center: Internet & Technology

Cisco Survey Reveals Close to Three-Fourths of IoT Projects Are Failing

LONDON – The Internet of Things World Forum (IoTWF), May 23, 2017 – IDC predicts that the worldwide installed base of Internet of Things (IoT) endpoints will grow from 14.9 billion at the end of 2016 to more than 82 billion in 20251. At this rate, the Internet of Things may soon be as indispensable […]

OU brings ‘Internet of Everything’ to everyone with free online course

There has been considerable interest in the Internet of Things (IoT) recently, and whether connecting data, people, processes, and things is beneficial or a risk to data protection. Either way, the IoT is here to stay and our society needs to develop the skills to process the vast amounts of data being generated. The Open […]

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