{"id":20841,"date":"2011-06-29T09:28:36","date_gmt":"2011-06-29T13:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=20841"},"modified":"2011-06-29T09:34:00","modified_gmt":"2011-06-29T13:34:00","slug":"some-reflections-on-the-future-of-higher-ed-from-bryan-alexander-educause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2011\/06\/29\/some-reflections-on-the-future-of-higher-ed-from-bryan-alexander-educause\/","title":{"rendered":"Some reflections on the future of higher ed from Bryan Alexander [Educause]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.educause.edu\/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly\/EDUCAUSEQuarterlyMagazineVolum\/ThisVisibleCollege\/230536\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>This Visible College<\/strong> <\/a>&#8212; from Educause (Vol. 34, No. 2, 2011) by Bryan Alexander<\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In this column we\u2019ll explore another part of higher education using only one scenario \u2014 but it\u2019s a doozy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClass begins when the classroom door closes.\u201d This image is enshrined  in many practices, much popular memory, and even campus policies. But  the concept may well be turned inside out in the near future as several  trends coincide, altering the ways we teach and learn. That shut door is  about to be wrenched open and our closed classes drawn into a global, <em>visible<\/em> college (compared to the <em>invisible<\/em> college described by David Staley and Dennis Trinkle<sup>1<\/sup>).<\/p>\n<p>None of these supporting trends is mysterious or surprising:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Social media<\/li>\n<li> Mobile computing<\/li>\n<li> Open content<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>When these three trends combine, though, the synthesis surpasses each  individual trend. What they do is turn the classroom inside out.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Everything I\u2019ve described is happening <em>now<\/em>. What happens when these trends continue to grow and cross-pollinate?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.educause.edu\/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly\/EDUCAUSEQuarterlyMagazineVolum\/FutureofHigherEducation\/225867\" target=\"_blank\">Future of Higher Education<\/a> <\/strong>&#8212; from Educause (Vol. 34, No. 1, 2011) by Bryan Alexander<\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>What does the future hold for higher education? How is American  academia changing under the impact of continuous technological  transformation?<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Future of Scholarly Publication<\/strong><br \/>\nScholarly publication is one of the most vital parts of higher education.4 Publications are in many ways the acme of faculty assessment: publish or perish. Our articles and books are the visible, enduring record of academic work, outlasting the lifespans of researchers, staff, and students. An entire industry both depends on and supports this output. Research output is deeply interwoven into many aspects of campus life, from hiring policies to library budgets and admissions materials. It is also a field in crisis, hammered by the Great Recession and torqued by ongoing technological revolutions.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Visible College &#8212; from Educause (Vol. 34, No. 2, 2011) by Bryan Alexander Excerpt: In this column we\u2019ll explore another part of higher education using only one scenario \u2014 but it\u2019s a doozy. \u201cClass begins when the classroom door closes.\u201d This image is enshrined in many practices, much popular memory, and even campus policies. 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