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How SaaS Is Transforming STEM Education During the Pandemic, and Beyond

As the pandemic stretches into a second full school year, STEM instructors face another pervasive challenge that might be invisible to those outside the classroom. Most students learning how to use computer-aided design (CAD) software, a primary tool necessary for teaching product development, cannot access their work unless they are physically sitting inside their school’s computer lab. This is because many schools are still using on-premises CAD software, which must be individually installed (and updated) on every computer. The software cannot be accessed remotely and, in most cases, will only run on high-end PC workstations.