{"id":10867,"date":"2010-10-23T12:46:40","date_gmt":"2010-10-23T16:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=10867"},"modified":"2010-10-23T12:53:58","modified_gmt":"2010-10-23T16:53:58","slug":"the-university-lacks-capacity-to-change-education-george-siemens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2010\/10\/23\/the-university-lacks-capacity-to-change-education-george-siemens\/","title":{"rendered":"The university lacks capacity to change education (George Siemens)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The university lacks capacity to change education<\/strong><\/a> — from George Siemens<\/p>\n

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Make no mistake, dramatic changes are occurring in education. These changes, due to the reluctance of the academy to map activities to the reality of the external world, are driven by external innovation. Quite simply, higher education is not in control<\/em> of its fate as it has failed to develop the capacity to be self-reliant in times of change.<\/strong><\/span> I\u2019ve seen universities (such as University of Manitoba) reach out to consulting and accounting firms to provide structural and funding change recommendations. I\u2019ve seen universities begin to partner with online course providers such as StraighterLine<\/a> to extend course offerings because they (the university) are simply not capable of fulfilling these roles themselves \u2013 they lack capacity to participate in this new space of learning. I used to think that higher education and open access would do away with the dominant role of traditional publishers. It looks like I was wrong<\/a>. Publishers are now offering full course content packages that blend textbooks with faculty-produced materials (i.e. McGraw-Hill\u2019s purchase of Tegrity<\/a> \u2013 a lecture capture software). The university\u2019s reliance on external offerings to fill their capacity gaps is a growing trend. For some (traditional liberal education advocates) it\u2019s a concern. For others (entrepreneurs) it\u2019s a blessing. And for still others (traditional publishers and content creators), it\u2019s a way to stay relevant and perhaps even become more integrated with educational institutions than was possible with a textbook publishing model.<\/p>\n

From DSC:<\/strong><\/span>
\nSorry George, but I just have to post this in its entirety, as I think that you are right on the mark here! <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

From behind my “lenses” the way I “see” this is that:<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n