Wireless learning is a fresh idea in SA, suitable for the new generation of student leaders, says Sadiq Malik, Broadband Communications Technologies (BCT) Global`s business operations director.
BCT Global, together with The Graduate School of Business in Cape Town, is deploying a switched wireless infrastructure across the campus for 750 students to use for educational purposes.
"It has been said that laptop computers are becoming the pencil box of the 21st century. The goal of education has remained constant over the years, but the way we receive that information is forever changing," Malik explains.
This wireless network, which will be fully operational by mid-December, will provide broadband connectivity, learning on demand services, mobile learning, advanced security, improved communications, enhanced productivity and greater administrative efficiency, he states.
"The system is scalable, cost-effective, flexible, secure, reliable, easy to maintain and well positioned for the future," says Malik.
BCT Global will be involved in training staff and the end-users.
Through the use of Internet, students no longer have to rely on standard lecture formats because instructors are moving to a hi-tech system of teaching. "Wireless offers opportunities to extend learning for more substantive instruction," he says.
Communication technology is a competitive differentiator, helping to attract "new-generation" students, retain top faculty members and optimise the operational efficiency of an administration, says Rajen Naidoo, BCT Global`s technology director.
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