Development and Operation of the Ubiquitous Campus Environment for Every Student and Every Member of Fuculty

Abstract

Maebashi Kyoai Gakuen College has been running a Ubiquitous Campus network since April 2010. As a part of the Ubiquitous Campus Project, Maebashi Kyoai Gakuen College has distributed an iPod touch to every student of the college and an iPad or iPod touch to every member of faculty. The Ubiquitous Campus Network not only includes mobile devices but also several in-campus information services in its wireless LAN environment. Based on the experience of operating the Ubiquitous Campus environment over the course of one year; in this paper, we describe several merits, demerits and issues to be solved.