Eduventures' latest ed tech landscape map covers everything from advancement constituent relationship management and application development tools to social media and web content management programs, including six new product segments.
About one-third of higher education institutions have budgeted more than $2.5 million annually for on-campus technology and networking services — nearly triple the number of schools with budgets of that size last year.
About three-quarters of higher education institutions in a recent survey currently offer wireless coverage for 81 percent to 100 percent of the entire campus.
The majority of colleges and universities — 72 percent — allow students to connect as many devices as they wish to the residential network. But far and away the devices consuming the most bandwidth on campus are smartphones, according to the latest State of ResNet Report from the Association of College and University Housing Officers-International.
In a recent survey, 90 percent of faculty reported that textbook affordability is a concern for their institution.
Augmented and virtual reality will see explosive growth in the next five years, driving in large part by education — both K–12 and post-secondary.
A recent study from the University of Texas at Austin found Black and Latino students are more likely to leave STEM majors than their White peers.
The immediate future looks bright for the wireless hardware market, thanks in part to anticipated enterprise adoption of WiFi 6.
While traditional personal computers and tablets are continuing to lose their luster worldwide, other types of computing devices are holding strong.
In a recent survey conducted by Barnes & Noble College, 23 percent of college students said classroom technology use at their school is insufficient.
