Efficient spaces on the intelligent campus What’s the issue? When you move around a university or college campus do you notice rooms and spaces that are currently unused or underused? Is space being utilised well or for an activity for which it wasn’t designed? As a teacher or lecturer do you have rooms you dislike … Read more
Use Case: Intelligent mapping What’s the issue? Most universities and colleges provide good quality traditional campus maps on paper and electronically, however, these could be hugely enhanced using the technology and data that is increasingly available. Combining this data with smartphone apps and electronic signage will improve the experience of campus users. Whether using basic … Read more
Use Case: Smart research on the Intelligent Campus What’s the issue? The Intelligent Campus is bringing together the features of the university campus with developments, such as the Internet of Things, to provide new research opportunities. An university campus offers an ideal environment for experimentation with a large population that is likely to be motivated … Read more
I like to try and get 10,000 steps into my daily routine and weather permitting I am usually successful. I have started for example parking further away, getting off a stop early on the tube and walking the rest of the way, walking further to get coffee or lunch. It was whilst talking to Jisc’s … Read more
Do you remember your first day at University or College? What about the first week? Arriving at a new institution is a disorientating experience. As students walk around the university or college campus they are faced with problems that need to be resolved in order to help them settle, provide a satisfying experience and even … Read more
At Digifest 2017 , the closing keynote was from Lauren Seger Weinstein, chief data officer at Transport for London (TFL). Lauren Sager Weinstein, head of analytics at Transport for London, has responsibility for the analysis of customer data, supporting operational and planning areas in delivery of services to TfL’s customers. She joined TfL in 2002, … Read more
In my previous blog post I asked the question So do you already have such a system in place, does it do what it’s supposed to do, what would you do differently? Using the power of the Twitter I received a few responses, one was from Ruth MacMullen. .@UoYLibrary & @UoYITServices used Google (& dark … Read more
As we start to reflect on the possibilities of the Intelligent Campus for Higher Education and Further Education, it is useful to lift our heads above the educational parapet and see what is happening in other sectors. When we see what others are doing we can learn from them and come up with new ideas … Read more
There has been plenty of hype over artificial intelligence and the internet of things. We believe it may be time to put aside the cynicism that this kind of hype generates and look seriously at how we can take advantage of these emerging technologies to improve the student experience, research and the management of our … Read more
Last month I had some interesting conversations with Michael Burns at Glasgow on the subject of the Intelligent Campus (or the Smart Campus). We discussed many of the issues that we have been looking at as part of the #codesgin16 challenge and what is happening in Glasgow. The first question I asked Michael was, what … Read more