Much of the talk at the annual EDUCAUSE conference in Anaheim, Calif., centered around how college technologists should deal with the massive influx of wireless mobile devices flooding campuses of every size.
From tablets to smartphones to web-connected video game consoles, campus Wi-Fi networks are feeling the strain of a veracious appetite among students for high-speed internet, particularly for video.
Some IT officials told eCampus News editors at EDUCAUSE 2013 that they would do whatever it took to provide constant high-speed Wi-Fi for students since it’s no longer considered a luxury like it once was.
Nearly 100 percent of those who responded to a recent survey said they own at least one digital device. Laptops are the most common, with 93 percent of students saying they own one, but smart phones were prevalent too, with 78 percent of respondents saying they own the devices.
Thirty-five percent of students own tablets. Last year, that number was just seven percent.
And students are on these devices constantly, according to the survey. Close to 70 percent of students said they use three or more devices a day, and 47 percent said they check these devices every 10 minutes.
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