Clayton R. Wright’s Mega List of Ed Conferences — from Rick’s Café Canadien
On 02/09/2011,
in cost of getting a degree, disruption, global / globalization, higher education, internet, online learning, quality,
by Daniel Christian
Disrupting College: How disruptive innovation can deliver quality and affordability to postsecondary education— from americanprogress.org by Clayton M. Christensen, Michael B. Horn, Louis Soares, Louis Caldera
This emerging disruptive innovation—online education—also presents an opportunity to rethink many of the age-old assumptions about higher education.
Excerpt:
The theory of disruptive innovation has significant explanatory power in thinking through the challenges and changes confronting higher education. Disruptive innovation is the process by which a sector that has previously served only a limited few because its products and services were complicated, expensive, and inaccessible, is transformed into one whose products and services are simple, affordable, and convenient and serves many no matter their wealth or expertise. The new innovation does so by redefining quality in a simple and often disparaged application at first and then gradually improves such that it takes more and more market share over time as it becomes able to tackle more complicated problems.
Also see:
Disruption, Delivery and Degrees — from InsideHigherEd.com
WASHINGTON — Many college professors and administrators shudder at comparisons between what they do and what, say, computer or automobile makers do. (And just watch how they bristle if you dare call higher education an “industry.”) But in a new report, the man who examined how technology has “disrupted” and reshaped those and other manufacturing industries has turned his gaze to higher education, arguing that it faces peril if it does not change to meet the challenge. The report, “Disrupting College,” was also the subject of a panel discussion Tuesday at the Center for American Progress, which released the report along with the Innosight Institute. (A video recording of the event is available here.)
On 02/08/2011,
in 21st century, attention, higher education, innovation, IT in HE, learning ecosystem, learning spaces, open courseware and systems, social learning / networks, social media,
by Daniel Christian
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| The ten most widely read online EDUCAUSE Review articles from 2010 focused on innovation, current IT issues, individual/collaborative learning, attention, openness, the future campus, scholarly publishing, and libraries.
In case you missed them in 2010:
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Mend It, Don’t End It — insidehighered.com
On 02/04/2011,
in career development, higher education, student-related, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
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Also see:
- Report Calls for National Effort to Get Millions Of Young Americans onto a Realistic Path to Employability — from Harvard Graduate School of Education
- College Isn’t the Only Answer. Now What? — by Lauren Moore
On Wednesday, February 2, The Graduate School of Education at Harvard University’s Pathways to Prosperity Project published a report, which recommends that the United States broaden its approach to higher education.
On 02/03/2011,
in change, changing business models, colleges, disruption, education, higher education, new business models, online learning, trends, universities,
by Daniel Christian
Top Education Trends for 2011 — from foxbusiness.com by Emily Driscoll
As the student population increases and technology continues to change how we live our lives, the country’s higher education system must adapt quickly to keep up with the times.
According to a study by the National Center for Education Statistics, a record 19.1 million students entered two and four-year colleges and universities in fall 2010, an increase of about 3.8 million since fall of 2000.
From how professors lecture to specialized programs, here’s a look at the top education trends experts are forecasting for 2011.
On 01/29/2011,
in business side of he, changing business models, dangers of the status quo, disruption, education technology, emerging technologies, future of higher education, game-changing environment, global / globalization, higher education, new business models,
by Daniel Christian
Teetering between eras: higher education in a global, knowledge networked world — from emeraldinsight.com by Gail O. Mellow and Diana D. Woolis, (2010)
Findings – There are three fundamental and monumental changes that will profoundly alter the field of higher education in the next several decades: the globalization of higher education; the impact of technology on changing definitions of students, faculty and knowledge; and the impact of the marketplace on the basic “business model” of higher education. The paper describes how each of these three forces will reshape higher education, while identifying factors that may accelerate or inhibit the impact of these influences.
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Gail O. Mellow, Diana D. Woolis, (2010) “Teetering between eras: higher education in a global, knowledge networked world”, On the Horizon, Vol. 18 Iss: 4, pp.308 – 319
On 01/29/2011,
in accreditation, change, changing business models, colleges, community colleges, corporate / business world, disruption, education technology, future of higher education, game-changing environment, higher education, mobile learning, organizational change, simulations, universities, using teams,
by Daniel Christian
Example slides/excerpts:
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One example — of several great slides — regarding the old vs. the new paradigm:
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From DSC:
Re: one of the bullet points on the last slide — i.e. “Faculty work as part of instructional team” — here’s my take on what that team increasingly needs to look like in order to engage our students and to compete:
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On 01/27/2011,
in Apple, Google, higher education, marketplaces, Microsoft, new business models, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
Apple U / Cisco U / Google U / Microsoft U — from Inside Higher Ed by Joshua Kim
10 Ideas and Reasons for an Apple, Cisco, Google and Microsoft University…
From DSC:
I always appreciate Joshua Kim’s innovative, creative, outside-the-box thinking.
Philippians 4:8 (NIV) — from BibleGateway.com’s Verse of the Day
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
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From DSC:
I went to Northwestern University (NU). It’s a great, tough school to go to. It has one of the most beautiful campuses in the country. They have student-athletes there, not just athletes who are using college as pre-pro camp grounds. I had some great experiences there and also some tough experiences there. Anyway, BibleGateway.com’s Verse of the Day the other day make me reflect upon how difficult it is for universities and colleges to maintain a faith-based perspective to why they exist.
For example, NU’s logo has two parts to it: the seal and the signature. On the seal, it says, “Quaecumque Sunt Vera” — which NU’s website explains:
This Latin phrase was adopted as the University’s official motto in 1890. Translated as “Whatsoever things are true,” it comes from the New Testament book of Philippians (4:8), in which St. Paul admonishes the Christians in the Greek city of Philippi: “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.”
Unfortunately, NU’s motto/logo should now have the Latin phrase for “whatever makes you wealthy” — as the unspoken mission and vision of the administration and students these last few decades has been more along these lines:
Finally, to those who are taught to compete against each other,
Whatever will get you the corner office,
Whatever will get you the highest salary,
Whatever will allow you to obtain the most possessions,
Whatever will allow you to boast about yourselves,
Whatever will allow you to show the world just how powerful and wealthy you are –
If there be any money, if there be any gold, if there be any silver in the world (and no matter how your actions may affect other people), think about how you can obtain such things.
I’m sorry to be so harsh here…seriously. I feel a bit sheepish about posting this. It’s just that it’s very sad to see a university lose it’s heart and soul and become very worldly in the process (especially one I care so much about). And this has happened to 100’s of colleges and universities — I just have experienced and witnessed NU as one example here. So now, we have some great country clubs of higher ed out there…great for us.
Psalm 33:12
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD…
Psalm 127:1
Unless the LORD builds the house,
the builders labor in vain.
Unless the LORD watches over the city,
the guards stand watch in vain.
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Many in the United States try as hard as they can to keep kicking the LORD out of our public squares, out of our schools, out of everything. Hmmm…I wonder if that’s why the United States finds itself in such a powerful, downward spiral.
On 01/22/2011,
in cost of getting a degree, future of higher education, higher education, new business models, open courseware and systems, trends,
by Daniel Christian
Unlocking the Gates:
How and Why Leading Universities Are Opening Up Access to Their Courses
Taylor Walsh
With a foreword by William G. Bowen
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Unlocking the Gates: Interview with Author, Taylor Walsh — from Higher Education Management Group
On 01/20/2011,
in higher education, mobile learning, mobile technologies, teaching & learning, telecommunications, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
High Speed Ahead–– from CampusTechnology.com
Excerpt re: expanding WiFi coverage :
“WiFi is local; that’s the trouble with it,” said McCartney. “With the 4G network, users will have wireless coverage both indoors and while outside walking around between the buildings. That’s a whole lot of coverage that we didn’t have before.”
Besides the clear advantages of faster, more reliable Internet access, the 4G service helps Purdue’s faculty and staff deliver and use bandwidth-intensive applications and solutions to students in a more seamless fashion. Known for developing proprietary mobile technologies to enhance traditional college classroom experiences, the school’s latest developments include the Facebook academic application Mixable and a student discussion tool, HotSeat, which allows students to interact with their classmates and faculty using Twitter and text messages.
Another new application that was implemented in 2010 finds students making instructional use of video in the institution’s forensics classes, among others. The program and the material produced with it are bandwidth-intensive and difficult to manipulate on a traditional WiFi network. The new 4G access will help fill that gap. “To use this application solution, you have to be able to take video, deliver it and [watch] it,” said McCartney. “You can’t do that on 3G.”
With Purdue’s 4G tower activated since early-December, staff and students are already developing new applications that will have a “measurable and material impact on learning,” said McCartney, who added he expects more colleges to jump on the 4G bandwagon as the successful implementations are documented. “As a leading university, we have to keep up with the plumbing around here, and make sure that all of our services work as expected, and as advertised.”