October 10, 2008
Educause Releases Report on IT Trends
Almost two-thirds of college classrooms now have wireless Internet coverage, according to a new study released by Educause, the higher-education technology group.
For its Core Data Service Fiscal Year 2007 Summary Report, Educause surveyed 994 institutions, asking about trends in information technology. The 104-page report examines staffing, budgetary, and organizational issues, along with topics like networking, IT security, and faculty and student computing.
Here are some highlights from the report:
- Nearly one-third of all top IT administrators report to a campus president, chancellor, or chief executive officer.
- About half of all IT administrators are part of their president’s or chancellor’s cabinet.
- At a typical institution, there are 154 full-time students per full-time IT staff member.
- More than 90 percent of classrooms are equipped with wired Internet connections and 65.6 percent have wireless capabilities.
- Nearly half of the institutions have created an emergency notification system.
—David DeBolt
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