Education

Educational institutions generally fall into two categories. The first is generally defined as (K-12) or Kindergarten through senior year of high school. The second is typically defined as Higher Education or post-high school education. Although both these institutions focus on the education of the student, issues that each of these institutions deal with tend to be quite different. These institutions can be private or publicly funded and offer extremely unique value propositions to their students. Funding is also handled very differently depending on the unique status of each of the institutions.

ROI Networks has experience with both educational institutions and can provide communication solutions that enable a richer experience for both faculty and students. Because the student is typically defined as the customer, the key to a rich communication experience is to enable your educational institution to better serve your students, teachers, parents, staff as well as the needs of the community.

The K-12 segment of the market is generally funded in one of two ways. These include funding from the taxpayers as well as funding from local, state and federal agencies. Many K-12 institutions are recently applying and receiving e-Rate (Federal Funds) from the Federal Government in order to protect students and teachers as well as provide advanced communication and internet access to the students. These investments are generally directed to the data networking infrastructure required to provide access to the Internet and applications to deliver a rich educational experience and the other tends to be enhanced voice communications to protect the students and staff and facilitate real time communication throughout the facility whenever necessary.

The Higher Education segment of the market deals with some very different issues. Wireless access and security appear right at the top of IT requirements for these institutions. The goals are generally focused around enabling teaching and learning, streamlining administration and providing safety and security for students and faculty. ROI Networks has the experience required to assist these institutions with the delivery of a wide range of communication capabilities from basic telephony, e-mail and voice messaging to customized mobility solutions, self-service options and safety and security functionality that no university would want to be without.

When communication is part of the process in the institutions administration, everyone benefits, especially those that matter the most…the students. ROI Networks provides solutions that meet the needs of today’s educational institutions. To learn more, please contact us. We would be happy to schedule time to share industry case studies and examples of how communications are transforming education and learning.