How the Internet of Things is Changing Our Colleges, Our Classrooms, and Our Students

You have heard about the Internet of Things. You know that it is having an impact on higher education. So, what is it?
Now that students have the entire computing power of 1975 in a pocket device, the college of the 2020s is entering a new educational age. For teens and tweens, the magic world of Harry Potter is all around. With a wave of a hand, they can control lights and surround themselves with music. In minutes, they can make a catalog of devices appear using a 3D printer. And now, they are ready to travel by driverless cars, summoned from a cellphone.
Embedded technology, that is, computing built into everyday devices, is all around. Known as the Internet of Things, embedded sensors in our home, in our tools, and even in our baseball bats have changed the world as we know it. As with every stage of evolution, leaders have the options to resist, adapt, or to get ahead of the change.

Mickey Slimp's career has married technology and education to create a better world for students. As the founding director of the Virtual College of Texas, an innovative media producer in biotech, a former reporter, and a community college leader, his insight provides new digital markers for the pathways to student learning.
After thirty years in various industries and technology-related positions, Roy Bartels retired from Western Texas College as Chief Technology and Information Security Officer. His experience, education, and service on regional, state, and national boards, plus his retirement career in fiction writing, gives him a unique perspective on the Internet of Things

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: Life in the 2030sA Brief History of the FuturePersonal Technology Available NowA Day in 2030So, Hold On. Here's What's ComingChapter 2: The Internet of ThingsWhat is the Internet of ThingsGetting to NowHow the Internet of Things WorksStandards, Routers, Bridges, and Gateways - Oh My. . .Chapter 3: The Student as an EndpointThe Ubiquitous Use of TechnologyThe Rural Dilemma
Digitization of the Person
The Digitization of Personal Effects
Student Mastery of the Digital Environment
Student Use of Social Media
The 21st Century Student
The Student in a "Multiverse"
Chapter 4: Teaching in the Empowered ClassroomUniversal Access to InformationSharing the Power
Learning Models for the Early 21st Century
The Evolution of Distance Education
eLearning - an Educational Crucible for IoT
Chapter 5: Smartphones and Student Empowered Learning
So many Toys Tools
Is Learning Changing Due to IoT?
Chapter 6: The Campus Network-Building an Infrastructure for IoT
The Physics of the Internet
Always Connected
So, How Much is Enough?
IPV4 & IPV6
Static vs. Dynamic Addresses
What is WiFi and Where Does It Come From?
Copper and Fiber
Ethernet
Hubs, Switches, and Routers
Where Does "The Cloud" Come In?
Types of Clouds
Equipment and Software: Planning for Upgrades and Obsolescence
Server Capacity
Chapter 7: College Facilities in the Digital Age
Embedded Technology Throughout the Organization
Rethinking Campus Facilities
Energy Efficiency
Inventory Management
Human Traffic and Crowd Control
Scheduling
Car Traffic on Campus
Laboratories and the Sciences
Athletics and IoT
Social Spaces for Learning
Public Information and Message Control
Chapter 8: The Security NightmareMore than Just the Machines
Threats to Your Network
Specific Infection Types
Prevention
Planning for Failures, Recoveries, and Security
The Professional Edge
Chapter 9: The Careers of the IoT Age
"Daddy, What's a Truck Driver?"
Healthcare
So, What is Next?
Artificial Intelligence
Quantum Computing
Work and the Self-Driving Car
Emerging Careers
The Disconnect with Teaching
Chapter 10: Looking Ahead
Networking Futures
Resources for the Educator
Final Words
One Final Tool
Epilogue: Graduation Day
Appendix: Truthfinder Report
About the Authors
Index