What is a good use of technology in a University?

[wiredspider]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
--Computer monitoring of washers/driers/showers? so you dont have to walk down to the bathroom or laundry room to check for openings
--Live GPS tracking of campus buses
--Cameras and soundrecording equipment in large lectures
--Campus "cash" that can be used for washers/driers/vending machines through your card

I really like that GPS tracking for buses, that would make things so much easier.

 

[IronWing]

Fire alarms - Clock synchronization every Sunday morning, fifteen minutes past bar time.

 

[elmro]

I attended SUNY Buffalo 1999-2003. We had online course registration - in the latter years, you could enter the courses you HAD to take, and the courses you wanted to take. It would come up with every single permutation of your schedule for you. You could also black out times that you didn't want to take any classes.

Manually, this was atleast a 2 hour ordeal for me to figure out the best class/work schedule. Using this tool, I could sort through 50+ permutations in 5 minutes, pick out my favorites, and had my schedule nailed down in 10 minutes max.

2 Hour savings X every single student X twice a year = you look like a hero.

 

[NatePo717]

Originally posted by: Futher
Live Controllable Campus-Cams!

Heh, those things are useful to stalk the wome...... wait. This is RIT. There are no chicks here.... 🙁

 

[91TTZ]

A nuclear-powered vacuum cleaner.

 

[erub]

Originally posted by: wiredspider

Originally posted by: Mo0o
--Computer monitoring of washers/driers/showers? so you dont have to walk down to the bathroom or laundry room to check for openings
--Live GPS tracking of campus buses
--Cameras and soundrecording equipment in large lectures
--Campus "cash" that can be used for washers/driers/vending machines through your card

I really like that GPS tracking for buses, that would make things so much easier.

We have that at GT, its pretty slick, can view them online and have estimated arrival time

 

[91TTZ]

A nuclear-powered refrigerator.

 

[Oil]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
Security Cameras everywhere
Internet filtering software to prevent nonproductive use of campus network
security patrols with latest high tech spec ops gear armed with non lethal weapons
razor wire, motion sensors, automated guns, land mines, etc. to prevent unauthorized entrance to the campus
sharks with lasers on them to slay intruders

<-- went to a private university just outside of Jackson, the locals used to spill in and mug people on their way to night classes or out in the parking lots

Fortunately, I transferred out of that area to a public university in a much nicer city

Jackson, MS? Millsaps?

 

[erub]

GT has ID swipe to get into buildings after hours and in/out of parking garages. But I think its annoying how my condo building and MARTA can have "wand" sensors (probably RFID, the card stays in my wallet) to let me in (MARTA gives away the passes), but at GT, in their brand new parking facility, I have to swipe.