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The COVID-19 health crisis disrupted post-secondary education in Quebec in March 2020 forcing the province’s 48 CEGEPs had to rapidly shift to online instruction.
One of the complications was that videoconferencing was not suitable for complex technology-based programs such as civil engineering, diagnostic radiology, and nuclear medicine. A further obstacle was that Autocad, Civil 3D and REVIT applications normally accessed on CEGEP computers were beyond the capacities of most students’ laptops and home PCs.
Sorting through the options
CEGEP IT departments explored the idea of connecting with a virtual private network (VPN), but that did not offer the necessary speed to work with such heavy software. A remote desktop solution (RDS) was also considered, but that involved significant security issues. Tasked with finding a way to let students access their software remotely and complete their semester, Alexandre Lupien, Chief Information Officer of Collège Ahuntsic, tur
For the past two years, the city has watched Meow Wolf Denver rise in the juncture between the I-25 overpass to Colfax Avenue and the viaduct. The building began glowing blue and purple a few months ago. But inside the structure is where the real action has been happening, in advance of an opening this fall exact date yet to be released.
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