英文_GRID_成功案例_教育_Austin Community College.pdfVIP

CASE STUDY | AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE EMPOWERING STUDENTS THROUGH PERSONALIZED LEARNING Austin Community College delivers self-paced student learning using virtual desktops powered by NVIDIA GRID™ technology. Virtual workstations powered by NVIDIA GRID are delivering self-paced learning and support that is motivating students at the Highland ACCelerator to continue their educations. AT A GLANCE Austin Community College (ACC) is a nationally recognized two-year college serving Central Texas. ACC focuses on student success and CUSTOMER PROFILE providing affordable, flexible pathways to help students reach their Company: Austin Community College education goals, learn new job skills, or advance their career. In August Industry: Education of 2014, the new ACCelerator high-tech learning lab began changing the Location: Austin, Texas way students learn by providing 604 computer stations spread over Size: Over 600 thin clients supporting approximately 3,700 students 32,000 square feet in a former shopping mall. This space facilitates self- paced learning for both individuals and small groups instead of the set SUMMARY pace of a traditional classroom setting. Community college in Austin, Texas, that re-engineered an abandoned shopping mall CHALLENGE Innovated a novel approach to teaching math that tailors instruction “Two thirds of our students are non-traditional students with jobs, to individual student needs families, and