{"id":37748,"date":"2013-02-20T12:14:29","date_gmt":"2013-02-20T17:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=37748"},"modified":"2013-03-11T11:10:13","modified_gmt":"2013-03-11T15:10:13","slug":"more-example-of-the-conversation-moving-away-from-traditional-higher-ed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2013\/02\/20\/more-example-of-the-conversation-moving-away-from-traditional-higher-ed\/","title":{"rendered":"More examples of the conversation moving away from traditional higher ed"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n While I think MOOCs have a ways to go, I continue to support them because they are forcing higher ed to innovate and experiment more.\u00a0 But the conversation continues to move away from traditional higher ed, as the changes — especially the prices — aren’t changing fast enough. <\/span><\/p>\n

Besides President Obama’s repeated promptings for higher to respond and to become more cost effective — as well as his mentioning that the U.S. Government will be pursuing new methods of accreditation if the current institutions of higher ed don’t respond more significantly — here is yet another example of the conversation moving away from traditional higher ed.<\/span><\/p>\n

I wonder…
\nHow small\/large is the window of time before traditional higher ed is moved into the “Have you driven a Ford lately?” mode…?\u00a0<\/strong> It seems that it’s much harder to get customers to come back once they’ve lost their trust\/patience\/belief\/support\/etc. in an organization or institution.\u00a0 As Ford has shown, it can be done, but my point is that there is danger in the status quo and broken business relationships can take a long time to heal — while opening up opportunities for others to step in (such as Toyota, Honda, and others in the case of the automotive industry).
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Again, we see whether in higher ed, K-12, or in the corporate world, the key thing is to learn how to build one’s own learning ecosystem.<\/span><\/p>\n

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With thanks to Stephen Downes for mentioning the item below in<\/span> his presentation here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"MyEducationPath-Feb2013\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"MyEducationPath2-Feb2013\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"MyEducationPathDSC-Feb2013\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Other examples of the conversation moving away from traditional higher ed:<\/em><\/p>\n