TECHNOLOGY “ We are working with Pure Storage , who have provided a platform that is used partially for the research side . All the files that were previously on disks and servers are now sitting on that platform , which enables some incredible performance and analytics ”
— Warwick Calkin , Chief Digital & Information Officer a platform which provides real-time information via their phone or laptop , such as the classes a student has that day , including a map and directions if required , all in a bid to deliver a student experience which is personalised , highly mobile and digitally connected .
“ The technology will prompt students with things like , ‘ You ’ ve got one subject this morning and another this afternoon with a gap of three hours in the middle , so here are some events that are on campus that you may be interested in attending ’, or ‘ you have some friends on campus at this time who you can meet for lunch ’. It ’ s pretty intuitive ,” notes Calkin .
“ A QR code is also built into it , so if students forget to bring their student ID , they can still buy lunch at the cafeteria . It ’ s all these practical things which we ’ re trying to make as easy as possible . One thing a student will never lose is their mobile phone .” Even the safety of its students has been considered . UWA ’ s new digital support mechanism allows students to designate family members or friends to be alerted if they miss a tutorial or assignment , or if they haven ’ t been on campus for a period of time . If there was a serious incident , students can also be sent a push notification .
Despite such innovations , it is easy to disregard the fact that large volumes of personalised data are routinely stored on a daily basis . Protecting this data has become a critical area for Calkin , but with a digitally savvy student-base , he has developed an essential way for students to guarantee that their data can be stored and shared through an ‘ opt in ’ feature , which the students themselves must enable .
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