FEDERATION UNIVERSITY
traditional 24 units of study but who want to ‘ cherry pick ’ units of study .
Most universities and TAFE institutions are facing the same challenges . At FedUni this challenge of how to provide a ‘ blended ’ solution of online and on-campus provision is being met head on by Tully who was appointed just a year after the university was amalgamated with the mandate to transform the complex yet disparate technology landscape across the institution . It ’ s acknowledged that students will increasingly access their teaching and learning content on mobile devices , tablets anywhere , anytime . Cloud computing is disrupting the economics of delivering and supporting legacy IT systems , making ICT environments more readily available to smaller and medium sized enterprises , and giving them the ability to scale up and down as circumstances change . Large corporations are seizing the opportunities offered by capturing and managing big data , and keeping a very close watch on emerging technologies
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