<div dir="ltr">Opportunity to contribute or share wifi hotspot parking lot map for institutions participating in the eduroam network to help expand access to the internet for students who are learning remotely during the pandemic. Apologies if folks have already seen this elsewhere. <div><br></div><div>-Ann<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Huffman, John</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:jnhuffma@udel.edu">jnhuffma@udel.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 1:51 PM<br>Subject: [CaRCC people] COVID-19 Call to Action: eduroam Wi-Fi Access Point Map<br>To: <a href="mailto:people-network@carcc.org">people-network@carcc.org</a> <<a href="mailto:people-network@carcc.org">people-network@carcc.org</a>><br></div><br><br>
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<span lang="en" style="margin:0px">Hello all,</span></p>
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While all of us have completed our spring semesters, internet access remains a concern for students who may be taking online courses this summer. Access also may be needed in the future for students, depending on your institution’s current academic plans, as
well as back-up plans, for the fall semester. We are all thinking of ways to allow our students, especially at risk students, to have access to secure Wi-Fi via <span>eduroam</span> in
a safe and physically-distanced manner. We have been working with other institutions on a project to address this concern and invite you to participate. <br>
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<span lang="en" style="margin:0px">Today, there is a national map (<a href="https://www.incommon.org/eduroam/eduroam-u-s-locator-map/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://www.incommon.org/<span style="margin:0px">eduroam</span>/<span style="margin:0px">eduroam</span>-u-s-locator-map/</span></a></span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px;font-size:8pt">)<span> </span></span><span lang="en" style="margin:0px">of<span> </span><span style="margin:0px">eduroam</span><span> </span>members.
Currently, this map does not provide specific information that is relevant to students who are seeking secure Wi-Fi under continued and varying levels of restrictions in their home states. While restrictions are changing, there are still caps on the number
of people who can convene in one location as well as required physical-distancing requirements in our classroom spaces which has driven many of us to consider online offerings. Also, with an anticipated, potential second wave of COVID-19, many institutions
that plan to teach face to face may move courses online after Thanksgiving.</span></p>
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<span lang="en" style="margin:0px">Our vision is to create an expanded map that would provide students with clear and easily navigable directions about where to go on our campuses to access the<span> </span><span style="margin:0px">eduroam</span><span> </span>service.
As such, I am inviting you to join our effort to create a publicly available map that will indicate “parking lot” locations for physically-distanced secure Wi-Fi access.<span style="margin:0px"> <span> </span></span>Creating these “parking lot” locations
might require the installation of new wireless access points or the re-direction of existing wireless access points, as well as contribution to the<span> </span><span style="margin:0px">eduroam</span><span> </span>Wi-Fi
Access Point Map.<span style="margin:0px"> <span> </span></span>Some may want to check with institutional leadership before contributing—but do please note that the<span> </span><span style="margin:0px">eduroam</span><span> </span>agreement
(through Internet2) already requires our institutions to allow all<span> </span><span style="margin:0px">eduroam</span><span> </span>members to access the service
at<span> </span><span style="margin:0px">eduroam</span>-enabled institutions. This defined approach may be a way to ensure that we provide that service in the safest
manner possible.</span></p>
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<span lang="en" style="margin:0px">We are asking that voluntary participants add the following information:</span></p>
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<li>Identify “parking lot” locations at their institutions that can be accessed and used by<span> </span><span style="margin:0px">eduroam</span><span> </span>participants</li><li>Verify that access is available along with any limitations, including hours of operation, etc.</li><li>Provide location information, rules and restrictions, duration of availability</li></ul>
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<span lang="en" style="margin:0px">For those of you who have been providing safe, drive-up locations this spring, you know that only a small number of students take advantage of this access.<span style="margin:0px"> <span> </span></span>However, those who
do are those who are in most need of our assistance.<span style="margin:0px"> <span> </span></span>Your participation could be the difference in a student’s ability to succeed this summer and possibly this fall.</span></p>
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<span lang="en" style="margin:0px">You may add your information the proposed map via the following form:<span> </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScHX-QxT9sALpjfEfd5SK1Iiz9jg5v_B31ZNLWwsjhiRFCFZg/viewform" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin:0px" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScHX-QxT9sALpjfEfd5SK1Iiz9jg5v_B31ZNLWwsjhiRFCFZg/viewform</a></span></p>
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<span lang="en" style="margin:0px">A point of contact for technical assistance is available on the form. To see the current map we are creating, go to<a href="https://wifi-map.hpc.udel.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px;color:windowtext"><span> </span></span></a><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:white"><a href="https://wifi-map.hpc.udel.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin:0px" target="_blank">https://wifi-map.hpc.udel.edu/</a> </span><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:white">Please
feel free to use this map when communicating available eduroam locations to your students, faculty and staff.</span></span></p>
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<span lang="en" style="margin:0px">Please join this effort!<span style="margin:0px"> <span> </span></span>Feedback on how to organize the effort is appreciated.<span style="margin:0px"> </span></span></p>
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