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Online or Distance Learning

What is the definition of blended learning? What is it and how does it work?

Learn more about what blended learning means within higher education and how it works for both organizations and students by reading our expert guide.

Aug 1, 2021

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Peter Cooke

Online or Distance Learning

Remote learning in education: how does it work and why is it important?

Learn more about what remote learning is in education, how it works & why it has become important, especially over the last few years, in our guide.

Jul 9, 2021

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Katie Roberts

Online or Distance Learning

The effectiveness of remote learning: What is the impact on students and organizations?

Find out more about how effective remote learning can be in the higher education sector including the impact on students & organizations in our guide.

Jul 8, 2021

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Katie Roberts

Remote Desktop Services (RDS)

Requirements to consider before implementing Remote Desktop Services

Find out more about the key requirements to consider before implementing an RDS solution within a higher education organization by reading our guide.

Benefits of Desktop as a Service in higher education

What are the benefits of using DaaS for software delivery in higher education?

Jul 4, 2021

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Stephen McMahon

Remote Desktop Services (RDS)

How to configure Remote Desktop Services solutions

Learn more about why it’s important to configure RDS properly & factors to consider when ensuring the solution is right for your organization in our guide.

Jul 1, 2021

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Stephen McMahon

Online or Distance Learning

A guide to remote learning technology in higher education

Read our guide to learn more about what remote learning is and the technology available for you to use to help facilitate it within a higher education setting.

Jul 1, 2021

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Peter Cooke

Remote Desktop Services (RDS)

The key advantages of Remote Desktop Services

Learn about the advantages of implementing Remote Desktop Services within higher education to let students work from home and on-campus in our guide.

May 12, 2021

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Katie Roberts

Remote Desktop Services (RDS)

Understanding Remote Desktop Service licensing

Read our guide to find out more about what remote desktop services licensing is, how it works & factors to consider when implementing the solution.

May 12, 2021

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Nick Johnson

Student Experience

Gen Z vs Gen Alpha: what students expect from their university digital experience

Insights from Jisc's Digital Experience Insights Report and our own Gen Alpha report about students' digital expectations

New research reveals US teens' technology use, learning habits and higher ed expectations

How can colleges prepare for Gen Alphas's expectations of mobile-first, AI-powered, hybrid and seamless digital learning? Answers in this insights report.

From Gen Z to Gen Alpha: A New Era of Digital Expectations for US Colleges

Discover what Gen Alpha expects from higher education—AI-powered learning, hybrid models, and seamless digital experiences.

How can UK universities prepare for Generation Alpha?

By 2028, the first wave of Generation Alpha students will enter higher education. Born into a world of ubiquitous smartphones, AI tools, and algorithm-driven...

UK Report: Generation Alpha – Coming to a University Near You

Three years from now, the first Generation Alpha students will join the ranks of your institution. Born in 2010, the year the iPad and Instagram were launched..

Are you ready for Generation AI?

Discover how Gen Alpha's unique characteristics, behaviour and attitudes will shape higher ed IT, and what universities can do to prepare for them.

7 ways to enhance your students’ digital experience with AppsAnywhere

Times are tough for the UK higher education sector right now. With international student enrolments in decline, no sign of rising fees for domestic students...

The digital capabilities of 2034

AppsAnywhere recently attended UCISA’s (UK’s Higher Education IT peak body) Spotlight24 event, focused on the digital capabilities of 2034. The conference...

How Does AppsAnywhere Support Digital Wellness?

Over the past few years, we have seen a global pandemic completely shift the student experience and students have had to quickly adapt their...

What is a Digital Workspace?

A digital workspace solution can offer numerous benefits to higher education institutions on a student-focused level as well as provide advantages to staff...

What’s new in Higher Education Digital Transformation?

It’s critical that institutions of higher education are meeting the needs and requirements of the modern student and undergo a digital transformation.

The importance of Equitable Access in Higher Education

Learn about equitable access and how AppsAnywhere provides equal access to education resources.

International Students: A Hybrid Fall...can you have your cake and eat it too?

Within the last 18 months, students all around the world have faced harder learning conditions than ever before...but is it finally over?

Outcomes and enrollment: Answering Higher Ed's biggest questions

We answer the biggest questions revolving around higher education right now...outcomes and enrolment

Returning to University: How to maintain social distancing on campus and in labs

With things starting to return to normal after the coronavirus, how can we introduce social distancing measures to campus labs?

Windows 7 End of Support: what it means for Higher Ed IT

Now Microsoft has ended support for Windows 7, what does this mean for higher education organizations still using the operating system?

Campus labs, BYOD and open-access areas; solving Higher Ed IT challenges

AppsAnywhere Co-Founder Tony Austwick describes how Higher Ed IT can enable BYOD, repurpose campus PC labs, and deliver open-access learning areas.

Examining the costs of delivering software apps in Higher Education

One of the unique challenges in managing university computers is how to deliver apps to students in a cost-effective way, while ensuring a good user experience

10 reasons why your University should make tech more accessible in the classroom

From complex Virtual and Augmented Reality to Facial Recognition, technology is growing with the new generation, which is why we need more in our classrooms.

What your students want from their education technology

Tech your Students want, from AppsAnywhere. BYOD and more education technology from AppsAnywhere

Aug 8, 2017

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Stephen McMahon

Application Virtualization

The ultimate guide to application virtualization

Learn about application virtualization including what it is, how it works, comparisons with VDI, the benefits and different solutions on the market.

Jul 20, 2020

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Peter Cooke

Application Virtualization

The Slow Demise of VDI (and The Rise of The University App Store)

VDI; the stand-out tech of the decade. Has it fulfilled its promise to deliver end-user IT services and apps neatly wrapped inside a remote desktop window?

Oct 31, 2019

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Leon Walsh

Application Virtualization

7 Benefits of Delivering Apps Using Application Virtualization

Application virtualization, sometimes know as application or software streaming, is the process of delivering apps to devices without physical installation.

Sep 24, 2019

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Stephen McMahon

Application Virtualization

How does AppsAnywhere and virtualization improve the student experience?

In this post we look at how application virtualization technology from AppsAnywhere has improved the student experience at universities across the globe.

Mar 2, 2018

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Leon Walsh

$Deliver apps to any device at a fraction of the cost of traditional VDI solutions$

Application Virtualization

Deliver apps to any device at a fraction of the cost of traditional VDI solutions

See how university IT can deliver apps to any device with Parallels RAS, an alternative at a fraction of the cost of VDI solutions like Citrix and VMware.

Dec 7, 2017

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Nick Johnson

Application Virtualization

Saving Money on Software Licensing With Application Virtualization

How can application virtualization technologies like Cloudpaging save your university or college money on your software licenses?

Oct 25, 2016

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Stephen McMahon

Application Virtualization

Application Virtualization - The Future of The University Desktop

Application deployment is challenging for higher education; getting the right apps to the right users at the right time. Step in application virtualization.

Jan 26, 2015

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Stephen McMahon

Application Virtualization

Accessing Applications Off-Site with Application Virtualization

This blog outlines how application virtualization helps students working off-site by giving them access to apps anywhere, anytime, on demand.

Jun 15, 2012

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Peter Cooke

Campus Labs

The Future of Campus Computing: A Comprehensive Guide to ARM in Higher Education

An in-depth guide of ARM devices, their benefits and challenges in HE, and how AppsAnywhere helps institutions deliver Windows applications to ARM devices

Modernising university computer labs: meeting the demands of today's and tomorrow's students

AppsAnywhere offers higher education a welcome alternative to VDI, thanks to its unique approach on integrating multiple delivery methods in a centralized hub.

Engineering Growth: Why IT Agility Is Critical to Higher Education’s Future

The growing demand for IT and Engineering courses cannot be met without a flexible and scalable IT infrastructure. Here's how Purdue Engineering did it.

IT efficiency: 10 ways to do more with less

Your budget is being cut, your team is shrinking, and the pile of demands is constantly growing. We feel your pain, and we can help!

Life without campus computer labs; a look at the past, present and future

We take a look at the role of campus computer labs (PC pools/computing clusters) in the 21st century university, and their past, present and future.

A high-level guide to converting campus labs to remote desktops

Read our guide on how to leverage owned hardware through RDP to deliver academic software

The ultimate guide to campus computer labs and ‘virtual labs’

Your central learning point for all things campus computer labs and virtual labs

Converting campus labs to remote desktops; a long-term strategy or a short-term hack?

Make existing campus labs available to students and staff to access off campus, using RDP solutions to convert them to remote desktops.

How to prepare campus labs for a 'virtual' fall

Learn how to prepare campus computer labs for students coming back on campus, or ongoing online learning in the event of a 'virtual' fall

Apr 23, 2020

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Nick Johnson

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