{"id":61034,"date":"2017-10-18T08:09:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-18T12:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=61034"},"modified":"2017-10-20T09:07:23","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T13:07:23","slug":"for-institutions-of-higher-education-some-of-the-ways-to-respond-to-the-new-exponential-pace-of-change-christian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2017\/10\/18\/for-institutions-of-higher-education-some-of-the-ways-to-respond-to-the-new-exponential-pace-of-change-christian\/","title":{"rendered":"For institutions of higher education: Some of the ways to respond to the new, exponential pace of change [Christian]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>From DSC:<br \/>\n<\/em>In <a href=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2017\/10\/18\/for-colleges-community-colleges-universities-the-new-exponential-pace-of-change-christian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part I<\/a>, I looked at the new, exponential pace of change that colleges, community colleges and universities now need to deal with \u2013 observing the enormous changes that are starting to occur throughout numerous societies around the globe. If we were to plot out the rate of change, we would see that we are no longer on a slow, steady, incremental type of linear pathway; but, instead, we would observe that <strong>we are now on an <em>exponential<\/em> trajectory<\/strong><em> (as the below graphic from sparks &amp; honey very nicely illustrates).<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-45985\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/ExponentialNotLinearSparksNHoney-Spring2013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"466\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/ExponentialNotLinearSparksNHoney-Spring2013.jpg 466w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/ExponentialNotLinearSparksNHoney-Spring2013-150x120.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>How should colleges and universities deal with this new, exponential pace of change? <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>1) I suggest that you ensure that someone in your institution is lifting their gaze and peering out into the horizons, <em>to see what\u2019s coming down the pike<\/em>.<\/strong> T<strong>hat person \u2013 or more ideally, <em>persons<\/em> \u2013 should <em>also<\/em> be looking around them, noticing what\u2019s going on within the <em>current<\/em> landscapes of higher education.<\/strong> Regardless of how your institution tackles this task, given that we are currently moving at an incredibly fast pace, this trend analysis is very important. The results from this analysis should <em>immediately<\/em> be integrated into your strategic plan. Don&#8217;t wait 3-5 years to integrate these new findings into your plan. The new, exponential pace of change is going to reward those organizations who are nimble and responsive.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>2) I recommend that you look at what programs you are offering and consider if you should be developing additional programs such as those that deal with:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Artificial Intelligence (Natural Language Processing, deep learning, machine learning, bots)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">New forms of Human Computer Interaction such as Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and Mixed Reality<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">User Experience Design, User Interface Design, and\/or Interaction Design<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Big data, data science, working with data<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">The Internet of Things, machine-to-machine communications, sensors, beacons, etc.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Blockchain-based technologies\/systems<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">The digital transformation of business<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Freelancing \/ owning your own business \/ entrepreneurship (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2017\/10\/17\/1148603\/0\/en\/Freelancers-predicted-to-become-the-U-S-workforce-majority-within-a-decade-with-nearly-50-of-millennial-workers-already-freelancing-annual-Freelancing-in-America-study-finds.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">see this article for the <strong><em>massive <\/em><\/strong>changes happening now!<\/a><span style=\"color: #800000;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u2026and more<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>3) If you are not already doing so, I recommend that you <em>immediately move to offer a robust lineup of online-based programs<\/em><\/strong><em>.<\/em> Why do I say this? Because:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><em>Without them, your institution may pay a heavy price due to its diminishing credibility.<\/em> <\/strong>Your enrollments could decline if learners (and their families) don&#8217;t think they will get solid jobs coming out of your institution. If the public perceives you as a dinosaur\/out of touch with what the workplace requires, your enrollment\/admissions groups may find meeting their quotas will get a lot harder as the years go on. You need to be sending some cars down the online\/digital\/virtual learning tracks. (Don&#8217;t get me wrong. We still need the liberal arts. However, even those institutions who offer liberal arts lineups will still need to have a healthy offering of online-based programs.)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Online-based learning methods can expand the reach of your faculty members while offering chances for individuals throughout the globe to learn from you, and you from them<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Online-based learning programs can increase your enrollments, create new revenue streams, and develop\/reach new markets<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Online-based learning programs have been proven to offer the same learning gains \u2013 and sometimes better learning results than \u2013 what\u2019s being achieved in face-to-face based classrooms<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">The majority of pedagogically-related innovations are occurring within the online\/digital\/virtual realm, and you will want to have built the prior experience, expertise, and foundations in order to leverage and benefit from them<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Faculty take their learning\/experiences from offering online-based courses back into their face-to-face courses<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Due to the increasing price of obtaining a degree, students often need to work to help get them (at least part of the way) through school; thus, flexibility is becoming increasingly important and necessary for students<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">An increasing number of individuals within the K-12 world as well as the corporate world are learning via online-based means. This is true within higher education as well, as, according to a recent report from <a href=\"http:\/\/digitallearningcompass.org\/\">Digital Learning Compass<\/a> states that \u201cthe number of higher education students taking at least one distance education course in 2015 now tops six million, about 30% of all enrollments.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Families are looking very closely at their return on investments being made within the world of higher education. They want to see that their learners are being prepared for the ever-changing future that they will encounter. If people in the workforce often learn online, then current students should be getting practice in that area of their learning ecosystems as well.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">As the (mostly) online-based Amazon.com is thriving and retail institutions such as Sears continue to close, people are in the process of forming more generalized <em>expectations<\/em> that could easily cross over into the realm of higher education. <\/span><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">By the way, here&#8217;s how our local Sears building is looking these days&#8230;or what&#8217;s left of it.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-61060\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/WhatsLeftOfOurLocalSearsStore-DanielChristianFall2017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"612\" height=\"959\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/WhatsLeftOfOurLocalSearsStore-DanielChristianFall2017.jpg 612w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/WhatsLeftOfOurLocalSearsStore-DanielChristianFall2017-96x150.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>4) I recommend that you move towards offering more opportunities for <em>lifelong<\/em> learning, as learners need to constantly add to their skillsets and knowledge base in order to remain marketable in today\u2019s workforce. <\/strong>This is where adults greatly appreciate \u2013 and need \u2013 the greater flexibility offered by online-based means of learning. I&#8217;m not just talking about graduate programs or continuing studies types of programs here. Rather, I&#8217;m hoping that we can move towards <em>providing streams of up-to-date content<\/em> that learners can subscribe to at any time (and can drop their subscription to at any time). As a relevant side note here, keep your eyes on blockchain-based technologies here.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">5) Consider the role of consortia and pooling resources. How might that fit into your strategic plan?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">6) Consider why bootcamps continue to come onto the landscape.\u00a0 What are traditional institutions of higher education missing here?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">7) And lastly, if one doesn&#8217;t already exist, form a small, nimble, innovative group within your organization &#8212; what I call a <em>TrimTab Group<\/em> &#8212; to help identify what will and won&#8217;t work for your institution.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44303\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/TheTrimtabInHigherEducation-DanielChristian.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"409\" height=\"928\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/TheTrimtabInHigherEducation-DanielChristian.jpg 409w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/TheTrimtabInHigherEducation-DanielChristian-66x150.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From DSC: In Part I, I looked at the new, exponential pace of change that colleges, community colleges and universities now need to deal with \u2013 observing the enormous changes that are starting to occur throughout numerous societies around the globe. 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