INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Mobile Technology
STUDENTS,
TEACHERS, STAFF
AND GUESTS
CONNECTING
TO THE SCHOOL
NETWORK WITH
A VARIETY OF
PERSONAL DEVICES
CREATE A TOUGH
CHALLENGE FOR IT.
intelligent mobile security based on its
knowledge of mobile apps, devices and
malicious URLs. ability to see where students are located and
send push notifications to students in all or
specific locations.
Aruba supports the Bring Your Own Device
(BYOD) trend. Students, teachers, staff and
guests connecting to the school network with
a variety of personal devices create a tough
challenge for IT. Aruba ClearPass simplifies
device on-boarding with self-enrolment and
grants network access privileges based on
user roles, device types and location. Aruba’s mobile engagement solutions
help institutions engage with students,
encourage school participation and
ultimately improve the quality of life and
student experiences during their school and
college years.
Emara said: “It’s evident that today’s
#GenMobile students are showing up in
classrooms knowing more about technology
than previous generations. Classrooms are
changing and are shifting away from rows
of desks to an environment that promotes
collaboration between students, teachers
and learning devices.
“Textbooks are being swapped out for mobile
devices that provide up-to-date content in
real time. Printed exams are transitioning to
online assessments. 1:1 and BYOD initiatives
are replacing wired computer labs. Skype
and Google Hangouts are fuelling new
study groups. And personalised learning
programmes are developed to meet the
individual needs of each student.
Gamal Emara, Country Manager for the
UAE at Aruba
private educational institutions in the UAE
and introducing the latest technologies that
help build the optimised digital classroom for
mobile first learning.”
The innovations include the latest Wave 2
802.11ac Wireless Access Points (APs) with
public cloud, private cloud and on-premises
management providing gigabit speed,
secure and seamless Internet access across
the entire educational campus.
Teachers and students are increasingly
using video, gaming and even social media
to enrich learning and collaboration. This
potentially exposes them to malicious
and/or inappropriate content. Aruba
Policy Enforcement Firewall (PEF) delivers
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“Technology is transforming the way we
educate our children. Schools are adopting
these initiatives to deliver a rich learning
experience by engaging students to use the
devices and applications they thrive on.”
Students are tech savvy. As they become
older, it is rare to find one who does not
own a smart phone/device. Student-owned
devices can be leveraged to engage them
for non-academic use cases such as indoor
wayfinding and location tracking.
As improving campus security becomes
front and centre, engaging with students
on their smart devices can help improve
campus safety. Aruba Beacons, Aruba
Sensors and the Meridian App provide school
systems with a complete solution for mobile
engagement for the campus. Beacons placed
across the campus find registered mobile
devices and allow for students to interact
with customised wayfinding applications
built by Meridian. Additionally, these
technologies give campus administration the
Emara said: “We are very proud to be
actively involved in a lot of ‘smart classroom’
developments across UAE and look forward
to offering our expertise and technology
to government entities and educational
institutions in the country.
“With the right network infrastructure
planning, educational institutions can
empower teachers and students to
leverage the latest technology in devices
and applications for a richer learning
experience while streamlining IT operations
across campus. As IoT comes of age, it
is important for organisations to look
for network solutions that provide the
connectivity and management capabilities
that IoT devices will require as they become
more pervasive, as well as secure their
infrastructure against the new threats these
devices can potentially introduce.” n
CLASSROOMS ARE
CHANGING AND
ARE SHIFTING
AWAY FROM ROWS
OF DESKS TO AN
ENVIRONMENT
THAT PROMOTES
COLLABORATION
BETWEEN
STUDENTS,
TEACHERS AND
LEARNING DEVICES.
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