Ubiquitous Computing: The Universal Use of Computers on College Campuses

In a college or university setting, ubiquitous computing means that all teaching and research proceed on the assumption that every student has access to the Internet. On ubiquitous computing campuses, faculty design their courses with this assumption.

This book by best-selling author David Brown contains a collection of vignettes from 13 institutions where everyone on campus has their own computer. These early implementers of the ubiquitous computing philosophy include institutions ranging from a public community college, to very low-tuition, regional public universities in low-budget states, to some of the most selective and expensive private universities in the US, as well as examples from Canada, Hong Kong, and the UK.

These 13 institutions have implemented ubiquitous computing in very different ways at very different costs. The campus vignettes cover common topics that caused the most concern on their own campuses. They offer opportunities for other colleges and universities to learn from their early successes and mistakes, and to plan better for the future.

Each vignette includes:
• The program idea and how it was launched
• Educational rationale
• Governance issues
• Funding strategies
• Operational challenges
• Concluding insights
• Lessons learned

Chapters contributed by:
• Janice Biros, Drexel University
• Craig Blurton, The University of Hong Kong
• Jean L. Boland, SUNY Morrisville
• Jennifer Bolt, Acadia University
• David Brown, Wake Forest University
• Malcolm Brown, Dartmouth College
• Alan Candiotti, Drew University
• Anita Chi-Kwan Lee, The University of Hong Kong
• Raymond Cross, SUNY Morrisville
• Jessica DeCerce, SUNY Morrisville
• Anne Englot, SUNY Morrisville
• Ross Griffith, Wake Forest University
• Brian Henderson, University of Strathclyde
• Stephen G. Landry, Seton Hall University
• Derek G. Law, University of Strathclyde
• Donna Wood McCarty, Clayton College and State University
• Elliott W. McElroy, Clayton College and State University
• Paul Mireault, École des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) Montréal
• Winston K. W. Ng, The University of Hong Kong
• Sharon Roy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Donald Sargeant, University of Minnesota, Crookston
• Heather Stewart, Seton Hall University
• Andrew Svec, University of Minnesota, Crookston
• Helyn Thornbury, University of Strathclyde

David G. Brown is provost emeritus of Wake Forest University and former vice president and dean of Wake Forest’s International Center for Computer-Enhanced Learning.