Levers of Change in Higher Education

Raw materials (students) are processed through an assembly line (courses) to achieve a final product (graduates).

Current change pressures

"Rather than measure performance as a snapshot in time, against a curve that strips away individual achievement, we focus on measurement that's about you, and only you."

Pharmaceuticals

energy

Creativity

Focus

Rising

Energy

Costs

Scenarios

memory

Public Transit

Scenario planning is assuming every important outcome MIGHT occur, and planning the best business options for each case.

Driving

Universal

Translation

brain-technology

interface

Heating

cooling

Store and

recall your experiences

instant access to knowledge

If you HAVE a college degree, ponder this ...

Online Degrees

When does f2f education just cost too much?

expand globally

Built-in computation engine

Create "base" model graduates.

reLive the experiences of others

Global competition

We aren't that far away.

Separate the "courses" from the other customizations of "the college experience."

Did you enjoy taking the courses or just tolerate them as a necessary means to acquire the learning?

Mythical

Shangri la

of Education

Ubiquitous Technology

LORs

Learning Object Repositories

Compatibility

ARTIFICIAL

INTELLIGENCE

Federal Government

Genetic Modification

Software

Hardware

http://www.flickr.com/photos/osheas/4002425767

Incentivize

new programs

Logical

reasoning

Broadband

What happens when Learning analytics are better than human analytics?

Drinking Age & Roads Funding

New courses student loans funding

Multitasking

Photographic

memories

http://www.flickr.com/photos/glennbatuyong/2594336182

Fund critical areas of brain drain

Most of these scenarios

end of

student

loans

Edupunk

are completely out of our control

An approach to teaching and learning practices that result from a do it yourself (DIY) attitude.

but many require the same kind of

SHIFT

to prepare

Sorting

Either we begin (NOW)

to push education away from content delivery, AND TOWARDS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT,

or we'll go down

with the ship.

Peer-to-peer

but it's not unreasonable to expect that eventually we're going to end up headed straight towards ONE of these "iceberg" scenarios.

or next year ...

Open Textbooks

Think about the "customizations" and how to provide and quantify them.

Shift the focus from content to personal development and coaching.

We might not

Sink today ...

Change

BADly-behaved

Well-behaved

Higher Education is a bit like the Titanic.

Except for those on the cutting edge, content is going to quickly become a dead-end.

• Scenario plannng

• Mathematical
• Model-based

Open Courseware

What can we do to prepare for this Disruptive Change?

Open Education Model

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Illustrations by

Mat Moore

M.O.O.C.

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Massive Open Online Course

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Freemium

model

Thanks!

SPACED ED

Content

Experts

Open Learning

• intelligent tutoring systems
• virtual laboratories
• simulations
• frequent assessment and feedback

Students

You don't NEED a

and parents?

college professor to

anymore.

provide the content

Western

Governors

University

Technology

"Pay for time,

not credits."

Other Models

• Competency-based
• Mentors (not teachers)
• Coaching is separate from evaluation

Carnvale Focus Groups:

What we're seeing now is the separation of content, learning, and certification.

LEVERS of CHANGE

in HIGHER EDUCATION

"In all the focus groups, we asked people: do you think everybody needs to go to college? 70-80% said no. But what we forgot to ask, and asked a few years later, was, should YOUR kid go to college? 85% said yes."

Ability-based Learning

Communication

Analysis

Problem Solving

Valuing in Decision Making

Social Interaction

Developing a Global Perspective

Effective Citizenship

Aesthetic Engagement

Airplane Model

We process students in "batches"

The academic year takes off and lands at

a set time.

Subway model

If there are empty seats, the course still takes off.

If there are TOO many empty seats, the flight is cancelled.

Multiple prices for the same credits.

Even if the "route" is more expensive, it's important to offer it. (i.e. Nursing)

Some "routes" are subsidized. (i.e. graduate education)

StraighterLine

SIDENOTE

or

Frequent

Learner

Clubs

If education is really similar to the airline industry,

• subscription
• open-start
• buffet-style
• ala-cart
• online
• courses only, not degrees

shouldn't we be selling the extra seats at the last minute for

a discount?

Coaches

NCAT

Maria H. Andersen, Ph.D.

Engaged

citizens

Fog lights

Researchers

Manual transmission

Creative

Thinkers

Tinted windows

Air conditioning

Critical

Thinkers

Twitter: @busynessgirl

Email: busynessgirl@gmail.com

Website: busynessgirl.com

Intellectuals

Sun roof

What we hope to get

"out" of education is more

than just increased knowledge.

We hope for a personal "customization"

of each student as they are exposed to ideas,

diversity, experiences and opportunities.

LEARNERS

Some students still leave college with nothing but a "base model" ... but most leave with some add-ons.

Customization

Partners

Multi-zone

temperature control

Athletes

Entrepreneurs

Performers

Engine upgrade

Electric engine

Upgraded stereo

Global

Citizens

GPS

Certifiers

Brand

opportunity

Explainers

Collaborators

DVD Player

Bluetooth package

Socializers

Chrome Package

Organizers

social

network

Roof rack

Leaders

Leather seats

SPECIALIZATION

Model

LEVEL

You'll see videos on the wall of the factory. These are not in the presentation path, but you may want to go back and watch these when you're done. Extra 30 minutes.

But this isn't

really all there is to education

Financing

The End.