Presentation at annual European Association for Distance Teaching Universities (EADTU), The Online, Open and Flexible Higher Education Conference, Milton Keynes, UK, 26th October, 2017.
Walking the Talk of Innovation: Re-envisioning the Future - Online
1. Walking the Talk of Innovation:
Re-envisioning the Future - Online
Professor Mark Brown
Director, National Institute for Digital Learning
Milton Keynes, UK
26th October 2017
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3. 1. Education in change
2. Education for change
3. Education for better futures
Outline….
23. 56%
67%
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72%
78%
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84%
I felt comfortable expressing my opinion and
providing input to an online discussion forum
Participating in DCU Fuse was a good use of my
time
I understood how the conversations related to
aspects of the strategic planning process at DCU
The platform is a good way to solicit views and allow
large groups of people to contribute to debates
The topics covered a wide range of areas within the
university in a transparent manner
I found using DCU Fuse to be an interesting
experience
The conversation topics were relevant to my work/
study/ activity at DCU
29. “All education springs from images of the future and all
education creates images of the future. Thus all
education, whether so intended or not, is a preparation
for the future. Unless we understand the future for
which we are preparing we may do tragic damage to
those we teach.”
(Toffler, 1974).
Put simply, the traditional degree is higher education's version of the bundle. As Ryan Craig (2015) points out bundling has been central to the higher education business model for centuries. Institutions combine content and a wide range of products and services into a single package, which generates revenue.
However, this is a simplistic view as unbundling has many different faces. In this brief presentation, I will touch on six of these that have particular relevance to Irish higher education.