Schools that hadn’t prepared their online learning capabilities before now have a significant incentive to invest: grants and legislation that allocate funding for technology and professional development investments that support distance learning.
Current events are causing shifts in how we think about everything, and education is no exception. With K-12 and higher education classrooms closed across the nation, many educational institutions are moving up the timelines for construction and renovation projects, often with an updated scope to account for changes that will need to be in place when students return to classrooms.
Now more than ever, it is imperative for companies to effectively communicate with employees, shareholders, customers, media, and other key stakeholders.
Corporate town hall meetings provide a critical platform for two-way communication: leaders communicating company direction to employees and employees having the opportunity to interface with company leaders and feel more connected to the mission and goals.
Many companies recently and quickly implemented short-term work-at-home procedures. As reality now sets in and we are facing many more weeks of employees working from home, companies are looking for cost-effective web conferencing solutions that offer better audio and video quality, more security, and flexibility.
An emergency operations center (EOC) is a central location where teams gather and analyze situational information, make strategic decisions, create operational and communications plans, and implement plans with the appropriate resources, personnel, and technology during any sort of emergency or incident. The communication and collaboration systems in an EOC are critical components that ensure important real-time information can seamlessly flow into and out of the room.