Ruckus Wireless will be presenting at the e-Learning and Technology Summit, taking place at the Indaba Hotel, Fourways, Johannesburg beginning today (16 October).

The summit will explore major technology developments taking place in the e-learning space and how it is improving basic and higher education in South Africa. Speakers from key technology organisations, including Ruckus, will address delegates on pertinent topics within the e-learning landscape.

Bruce Pitso, regional sales manager for Ruckus South Africa, who will be presenting at the Summit says: “There has been a strong uptake in WiFi across all sectors – and education is certainly no different. As schools and governments look to drive better education for all, they are aiming to increase technology adoption, and this will include using e-books on tablet devices and projectors in place of blackboards – which means connectivity is becoming more critical than ever.”

Educational institutions are now looking beyond 3G cellular and fixed-line broadband services to the new generation of WiFi technology to support more learners and more diverse applications. “We cannot overlook the role that technology, and specifically WiFi, will continue to play in education. In fact, if we look at technology today and the way it is altering the traditional delivery models for education, it’s easy to see that access, through WiFi, provides the technology infrastructure needed for classrooms of the future, in addition to providing improved administrative and operational system support,” adds Pitso.

Ruckus Wireless will provide keen insights into quick, efficient access to information (e-learning), the role of and importance of reliable Wi-Fi for providing connectivity at schools, how teachers and pupils can benefit from a robust wireless infrastructure, and the possibilities that all of this can provide to improving education for students across the entire socio-economic spectrum.

The bottom line is that wireless connectivity is no longer just a “nice-to-have” resource at schools. It is indispensable in modern education institutions; especially as Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) strategies increase and technology based lessons are continually being integrated into teaching and learning, which is on the rise locally across many primary and high education institutions. Additionally, such connectivity has the potential to connect rural and disadvantaged schools – opening up opportunities for students and teachers alike.

“Traditional education models are simply no longer adequate in this digital era and reliable Wi-Fi is essential to harnessing the potential that leveraging mobile devices in the classroom has for education going forward,” Pitso says.