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Building 21Building 21stst Century Universities Century Universities
Rainbow M S1 December 2007
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• We live in a “flat” world — each country competes with ALL other countries
• Knowledge is key to 21st century competitiveness
Knowledge: The
Principal Global
Commodity
GDP Growth/Productivity
Government Investment in
Education
Technology Integration
Economic Growth and the Economic Growth and the Knowledge EconomyKnowledge Economy
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2121stst century Education century Education
• To compete in a knowledge-based economy, countries need citizens educated for the 21st century, with 21st century skills
• Education is a key lever for economic growth — an educated workforce is one of the most important factors for companies’ investment decisions
“Education and training are a determining factor in each country’s potential for excellence, innovation and competitiveness...”
The Commission of the European Communities, 2006 Joint Council/Commission progress report on the implementation of the Education & Training 2010 work
programme
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Higher Education: Higher Education: The Engine for Economic GrowthThe Engine for Economic Growth
• Economic transformation requires Education Investment• While a strong K12 is the critical foundation, it is not
enough• A growing economy is driven by the skills and advanced
learning produced in Higher Education20% of all new products and 45% of all new technology
based products are a direct result of academic research*
* - source: UNESCO
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1.1. eLearning: the New Normal eLearning: the New Normal
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What is eLearning?What is eLearning?
• Using ICT to deliver rich curriculum content and to enable communication & collaboration between faculty, students, families &
administration, efficiently & effectively
"A lecture is the best way to get information from the professor's notebook into the student's notebook without being absorbed by their brain . . .
Interactivity is what differentiates an effective online course from a high-tech correspondence course”
-- Bill Pelz, 2003 winner of the Award for Excellence in Online Teaching
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eLearningEnvironments
eLearning Ingredients eLearning Ingredients
Technology(Inf’strctre) Connectivity
Professional Development
Digital Curriculum
Improved Learning Methods
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The eLearning Value PropositionThe eLearning Value Proposition
2. Improved Org 2. Improved Org EfficiencyEfficiency
3. Reduced costs & 3. Reduced costs & increased growthincreased growth
1.1. Enhanced Learning Enhanced Learning & Teaching& Teaching
eLearning
1. Enhanced Learning/Teaching:
• Stronger Professor and Student relationships via out of classroom communication (blogs, podcasts, discussion forums, IM)
• Online, searchable and shared learning materials including assignments, lectures and media-rich content that is accessible anytime anywhere
• Individualized assessment, diagnostics, and teaching
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The eLearning Value PropositionThe eLearning Value Proposition
2. Increased Org 2. Increased Org EfficiencyEfficiency
3. Reduced costs & 3. Reduced costs & increased growthincreased growth
1.1.Enhanced Learning & Enhanced Learning & TeachingTeaching
2. Increased Organisational Efficiency:
• Relieve Administrative overhead: Deliver and hand in assignments online, less time spent grading, automated course registration and management
• Automated testing and grade tracking in addition to cheating control, e-polling in lectures, improved attendence (virtual), accurate communication of deadlines/changes via student course calender
• More time spent teaching, less time spent managing
eLearning
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The eLearning Value PropositionThe eLearning Value Proposition
2. Increased Org 2. Increased Org EfficiencyEfficiency
3. Reduced Costs and 3. Reduced Costs and Increased growth Increased growth
1.1.Enhanced Learning & Enhanced Learning & TeachingTeaching
3. Reduced Operating Costs:
• Reduction of costly and power-hungry computer labs with laptop student purchase programs and wi-fi infrastructure
• Institutional growth and enrollment through online courses that can reach outside of campus and even globally e.g. an Open University model
eLearning
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2. Challenges and Lessons Learned2. Challenges and Lessons Learned
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eLearning: Stages of EvolutioneLearning: Stages of Evolution
Universities must plan and manage these stagesUniversities must plan and manage these stages
MISSION CRITICAL
EXPLORATORY
TIME
SUPPORTED STRATEGIC TRANSFORMATIVE
Phase I Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5
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- eLearning system is unsupported experiment
- 20%+ of Profs post material/instructions
- Students able to read lecture notes online for some courses
- eLearning supported but not in wide usage
- 100% WiFi
- 50%+ courses delivered w/ online content
- Student starts to work in virtual teams
- 80%+ courses delivered with online content
- Prof‘s hold webinars and hold e-polls to to monitor and grade students
- Wide use of online assignmnets and exams
- 100% courses delivered online
- Prof conducts online tests, tracks students progress and adapts teaching methods
- Student knows how they are competing among peers, totally reliant on VLE for success
Source: Blackboard + Intel
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MISSION CRITICAL
EXPLORATORY
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SUPPORTED STRATEGIC TRANSFORMATIVE
Phase I Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5
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Adopting eLearning: Lessons Adopting eLearning: Lessons LearnedLearned
3. Early adopters
• IT Innovators
• Focused on features and technology
• Decision Makers: CIO level and down
1. Timeline: 3 – 5 years• Very difficult to adopt in 1 or 2 academic cycles
2. Planning• Success = strategic planning at Dean/Rector level• Success = Clear vision of the end-state (Phase 5)
From Supported to Strategic: From Supported to Strategic: Single most difficult transitionSingle most difficult transition
4. Pragmatists
• Rank and file faculty
• Focused on problem solving and ease of use
• Decision makers: deans, rectors, presidents,
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Faculty: The Key to SuccessFaculty: The Key to Success
• Faculty members• most important stakeholder - make or
break eLearning deployments• must be engaged from the very
beginning• incent and recognize to ensure success
Need department thought leaders
Faculty will make or break any eLearning deploymentFaculty will make or break any eLearning deployment