Higher education DISPLAY
Engaging the 21st Century Student
Digital transformation is reshaping higher education and the most visual example of this trend is the adoption of display technology across university campuses. Display solutions from LED and LCD video walls to interactive installations are especially well suited to academic environments—today’s college students have grown up in a technological world and are well accustomed to these tools. Digital technology is not only intuitive - it’s how they learn.
Create a powerful impression
Universities must find new and effective ways to appeal to college-aged learners. Stunning LED canvases and touch screen video walls deployed in visitor and welcome centers offer a creative way to captivate and generate authentic interest among prospective students. High tech displays demonstrate that an institution is forward looking, building credibility in the minds of students. Likewise, display technologies featured in new or renovated athletic facilities serve as compelling recruitment tools, allowing universities to showcase their programs and attract top talent.
Higher Education Installation Highlights
Enhance the Student Experience
To boost student retention, universities are modernizing or building new facilities with
amenities and technology upgrades to support the student experience. Places like student
centers and student unions provide common areas to socialize and are core to promoting a
strong student community.
At these campus hubs, large format video walls and digital displays installed in atriums, student
lounges and other spaces allow universities to better connect with students and help foster a
more dynamic campus environment.
Foster a Collaborative Learning Environment
As versatile educational tools, display technologies are transforming the way universities
approach teaching. Interactive touch screen video walls inspire collaboration, teamwork and
group problem solving, and enable professors to adapt to the way younger students participate
in learning.
LED Display
Video walls are vivid and seamless, giving a high resolution and high contrast output. LED
displays are an ideal method when wanting to get your message across to students, visitors,
parents and faculties in an impressive fashion. Moreover, these LED displays complement and
enhance the modern architecture of a campus. For example, an LED scoreboard in the sports
arena increase the student engagement and make your institute stand out.
Digital Signage
Education is often synonymous with boredom for most students. However, with a digital
signage, education can be turned into an engaging and informative affair. A digital signage
offers flexibility to display dynamic content in schools & colleges – e.g. changes in schedule,
annual events, achievements, advertisements about university facilities etc.
Digital Signages can be used as digital menu boards in the cafeteria to display various offers and
visually appealing images of food
Benefits Of Digital Display
Better Learning Experience
It is far easier to connect with students through technological innovations, like digital signages
& LED displays, considering they improve the learning culture almost instantaneously.
Enhance Brand Image
Education institutes are now leveraging digital signages and interactive displays to engage
students, build superior learning experiences and enhance the brand image of the institute.
Revenue Generation
Digital displays with their wider appeal are a great canvas for displaying advertisements and can
help institutes generate revenue from advertisers.
Cost Effective
Every time a notice board needs to be updated, it costs time and money. Digital Signages with
their electronic display of messages are relatively cheaper.
Effective Information Distribution
Through a network of digital displays, information can be delivered at once across the entire
campus in an efficient and effective manner.
DIGITAL DISPLAYS ENHANCE HIGHER EDUCATION CAMPUSES
Chalkboards are slowly becoming a thing of the past on college campuses as many institutions
of higher learning are transitioning to digital. Crisp, brilliant LED displays can now be found in
lecture halls, libraries, sports arenas, and campus centers. These stunning screens not only
provide an effective method for message delivery, they can also increase a space’s aesthetic
appeal when seamlessly melded with their environment to create must-view works of art.
It’s estimated that over 20 million students enrolled in American colleges and universities in the
fall of 2020, the vast majority of whom grew up with a digital childhood.[1] These teenagers
and early twenty-somethings spent their formative years staring at pixelated computer, tablet,
and mobile phone screens. They are accustomed to technology, and even except it in most
places they venture, including school. Thoughtful educators are aware that these pupils excel in
digital environments, and have adopted LED displays and video walls as ways of attracting
students and helping them succeed. Digital technology in classrooms allows for a dynamic
educational experience and encourages a high level of student engagement. Video walls in
advanced libraries and laboratories facilitate collaboration among students and faculty, and
promote interactive learning.
Modern digital displays are energy efficient, and because content can be easily updated with a
few keystrokes, they prove more cost effective than traditional paper messaging. They are ideal
for broadcasting all types of media around campus, from school announcements, lunch menus,
to time-critical alerts. Animated graphics are better at grabbing eyeballs than static images,
making digital displays the superior method for message dissemination. As a wayfinding tool,
they can replace maps to help newcomers and visitors navigate a campus more easily. And they
can even be used to generate advertising revenue, yielding an even greater return on
investment.
High-resolution LED screens are excellent recruitment tools. Adding them to campus centers
can make schools more attractive in the eyes of prospective students who value technology.
They can also transform locker rooms, dazzling coveted sports recruits, alumni and boosters
who are willing to generously donate to ensure their team is best equipped to win
championships and increase enrollment.
Street Co’ has a large variety of award winning LED screens to bring the latest digital technology to college campuses. Our display systems provide clear and detailed imaging for superior content delivery that enhances the educational experience. We have a large range of creative solutions ranging from 2-100mm in indoor, outdoor and curvable configurations that can blend seamlessly and beautifully into any campus space. Our process begins with your vision, which we use to create a unique, instrumental and artistic masterpiece.
LED IN HIGHER EDUCATION
It’s impossible to escape the digital world today. From laptops to smartphones, the average
American has multiple digital interactions daily. And for millennials, the generation that came
of age during the internet era, communicating digitally is what they know. It’s as natural to
them as breathing. So, perhaps it’s no surprise that college and university campuses are
increasingly looking to incorporate digital displays into the college experience. University
leaders recognize they need to speak the language of college-age students to attract them, and
today’s students are fluent in digital.
HOW TO UTILIZE LED ON CAMPUS
Digital displays offer only value to higher education institutions. Probably the most attractive
feature for university officials is the ability to generate an additional stream of revenue. LED
displays are tailor-made for advertising. And, because they are flexible and easily programmed,
one LED screen can display advertising from any number of sponsors, exponentially increasing
the value of each digital display.
While digital displays can increase ad revenue, they cut costs on the other side of the balance
sheet. Today’s digital displays are environmentally sustainable and energy efficient, consuming
very little power. And, they replace traditional paper messaging, cutting costs for labor, paper,
and ink. Unlike conventional paper posters and messaging, digital signage can be changed at
the touch of a button — all across campus.
Because messaging on digital signage can be altered, updated, or changed with a couple of
keystrokes, they are ideal for safety and crisis communications on college campuses. Whenever
a crisis or emergency on a college campus happens, it’s immediate news and safety becomes a
public conversation. Digital displays are an important tool in providing consistent, accurate
emergency information and wayfinding across a college campus. And because content on all
digital displays on a campus can be controlled from one, singular location, emergency
evacuations can be synchronized and well orchestrated — and it can be done very, very quickly.
SAFETY MESSAGING
How can a college really impress a top prospective student and his or her family? Trigger an LED
display through a chip in the student’s nametag, to light up with a personalized greeting as soon
as the student and parents walk into the student center for an admissions tour. Colleges and
universities are using LED displays in libraries and other buildings to attract the very best
students and highest quality faculty. Digital displays communicate on-campus events and
happenings and serve as educational tools for professors in the lecture halls, who use the
displays to compliment their teachings.
IMPROVING FAN EXPERIENCE AT SPORTING EVENTS
College sports venues are constantly upping their game, now rivaling many professional teams
in terms of fan experience. For the top tier universities, football or basketball programs
generate hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue a year. Universities are getting the same gigantic digital displays seen in pro arenas in order to create the same level of fan experience.
From scoreboards to displays in the arena’s VIP area, top colleges and universities are attempting to match the professional sporting experience, step by step.
All of the LED displays in a stadium or arena, from the giant scoreboard, to the LED ribbons
lacing the outer rim of the stands and the concourses, to the VIP sections, are all major revenue
generators. They not only provide information about the game, highlights and scores for other
games, but they display multiple messages from a variety of advertisers. And, since college
sporting events often attract big name advertisers like soft drink and car companies, the
revenue from this advertising channel is often very, very lucrative.
College officials are also tricking out the teams’ locker rooms and practice facilities with LED
displays that can be used to review game footage, be turned into giant television screens for
watching opposing teams, or as a monitor for playing video games – something loved by young,
still teenage athletes. To get the best athletes, and therefore, field the best team, universities
and colleges have to offer the most alluring experience. And, powerful alumnae who make
sizeable donations to university athletic programs don’t want to get outdone by their team’s
fiercest rival.
The technology with LED displays will only continue to advance. The ability for a university or
college to tap into this technology is critical to continue to appeal to millennials and Generation
Z, whose members have always had digital interactions as part of their lives.
The technology supporting higher education is constantly evolving to meet the needs of
students, faculty and the world, both on and off-campus. Recent high school and tech school
graduates are digital natives, already accustomed to instantly available, high-quality visual
information. Educators and adult learners are adapting to meet the demands of an increasingly
digital world. Large-scale LED displays and video walls are the perfect way to boost your college
or university’s modern visual appeal and attract the students, educators, and alumni you
welcome to campus.
Speaking of welcomes, video walls are a streamlined solution for visitors. Digital wayfinding and
visitor information is clearly displayed — maybe even interactive — and all in stunning, larger- than-life, high-quality video. Recruit new students before they even check-in at admissions or
the student center. Your video wall can be programmed with personalized greetings for tour
groups and prospective students and their families. For today’s digital natives, this could be the
deciding factor between your college and the competition.
Once you’ve won their loyalty off the field, consider video walls and LED displays for your
athletic programs — and not just your stadium. Locker rooms and practice facilities with LED
displays are equipped to review game footage or training programming. Let college athletes
unwind with displays that also function as media screens for streaming or gaming — a huge
draw for teen or young adult athletes in their downtime.
College sports venues often rival professional teams in terms of fan experience; A-list university
football and basketball programs generate hundreds of millions of dollars of annual revenue.
Take a step toward the big leagues with LED scoreboards and displays that match the
professional sports fan experience.
Let the cache of a professional-grade AV experience work for your college or university with
targeted advertising. Take advantage of half-time and pre-game tailgating time by showing off
the generous sponsors who keep your program financially strong, and bring in alumni
contributions with the latest updates on how their favorite teams measure up with trivia and
sports news.
Targeted visual information works campus-wide. LED displays and video walls in libraries and
classroom buildings communicate campus events and important updates in real time, right
where your students and faculty already are. Imagine an LED display or video wall in a lecture
hall, delivering quality visual aids to students all the way to the back of the room.
LED displays and video walls can enrich academic life too. Give educators the technology to
interact with those displays and you’ve got a modern classroom that appeals to post-millennial
students. Add remote communication to your display to bring off-campus learners and guest
educators into your global classrooms.
Common rooms and public student spaces can benefit from video walls and LED displays as
well. Menu boards and hours of operation for the dining halls, cafeterias and book store can
update in real time and offer visual interest. Screen films at sporting events and stream TV in
lounges and auditoriums.
The future is increasingly connected on and off campus. Modern learners want seamless
transitions from their personal devices to the world around them. Impress your current and
future students — not to mention your sponsors, alumni and guests — with vibrant visual
content. DGI can help you design, implement and support the perfect LED displays and video
walls for your college or university and a surprisingly affordable price. Contact us to get started.
Video Walls that Unleash Architectural Inspiration
Street Co’ Architectural Video Walls redefine interior spaces by providing endless possibilities
for creative expression and offering a dynamic new way to deliver art and information. Street
Co’ Mosaic video walls can create a desired emotion or build a brand experience in any space.
Street Co’ Mosaic video walls feature different sizes of LED display tiles, including a truly square
LED display tile. Tiles can be mounted in any position relative to each other, and individually at
almost any angle. Planar Mosaic video walls also make displaying content easy – each tile is
programmed at the time of installation to know its own location and orientation relative to the
others.
Connect any video source up to 4K resolution and it will automatically display correctly across a
unique array of Street Co’ Mosaic video wall tiles. With unencumbered position flexibility, off-
board power supplies and sophisticated Street Co’ content management software, Mosaic
video wall sets a new standard for architectural video walls.