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An avalanche is coming:
Higher education and the
revolution ahead
Sir Michael Barber
Katelyn Donnelly
Saad Rizvi
UUK
12th
March 2013
‘It’s tragic because, by my
reading, should we fail to
radically change our approach to
education, the same cohort we’re
attempting to “protect” could
find that their entire future is
scuttled by our timidity.’
David Putnam
Speech at Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, June 2012
‘This argument about unbundling
needs to be studied and acted on
by university leaders around the
world.’
From the foreword by
Lawrence Summers
President Emeritus, Harvard University
An avalanche
is coming…
The global economy is changing
THE GLOBAL
ECONOMY IS
SUFFERING
Source: Schooltutoring.com
The cost
of higher
education
increases
every year
The value of a
degree has been
falling
Only 18% of people
think that university
is good preparation
for today’s labour
market
Content is
ubiquitous
FACULTY
DEGREES
RESEARCHGOVERNANCE
CURRICULUM
TEACHING/LEARNING
ASSESSMENT
EXPERIENCE
STUDENTS
How can universities
avoid ruin?
>
Relevance is not everything
>
Distinctiveness matters
>
It’s hard to please all of the
students all of the time
>
Much of the value added
won’t be content
>
Close the theory/practice gap
The three or four-year,
full-time degree course is
no longer the standard
offering
>
Relationships with the city
or region are becoming
increasingly important
>
As the monopoly over
awarding degrees breaks
down, universities
need to consider their
true value
>
ELITE
UNIVERSITIES
‘5 models’ of the future
university
‘5 models’ of the future
university
MASS
UNIVERSITIES
‘5 models’ of the future
university
NICHE
UNIVERSITIES
‘5 models’ of the future
university
LOCAL
UNIVERSITIES
‘5 models’ of the future
university
LIFELONG
LEARNING
MECHANISMS
Governments
& Regulation
Businesses and
entrepreneurs
Universities
What are the implications?
@MICHAELBARBER9
@KRDONNELLY
@SAADHRIZVI
THANK YOU
www.pearson.com/AVALANCHE

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