Challenges for University Educators in the Next Decade

1. Keynote presented by Sandy Mills-Alford for SigEd 2012 Conference
online learning
vs
face-to-face learning
CHALLENGES
for UNIVERSITY EDUCATORS
in the NEXT DECADE

2. Custom Content Development
for Online Education, Since 2001

3. CHALLENGES
UNIVERSITY EDUCATORS
faced in the LAST DECADE
Implementing New
Technology
vs
Traditional

4. CHALLENGES
UNIVERSITY EDUCATORS
faced in the LAST DECADE
1998

5. CHALLENGES
UNIVERSITY EDUCATORS
faced in the LAST DECADE
1999
The next big killer application for the Internet is
going to be education. Education over the
Internet is going to be so big it is going to make
email usage look like a rounding error.
— John Chambers, president and CEO of Cisco Systems

6. CHALLENGES
UNIVERSITY EDUCATORS
faced in the LAST DECADE
2004-2008

7. CHALLENGES
UNIVERSITY EDUCATORS
faced in the LAST DECADE
2008-2010

8. 2000-2010
LAST DECADE
What challenges
have we had in
the face-to-face
classroom?

9. online learning
&
face-to-face learning
CHALLENGES
for UNIVERSITY EDUCATORS
in the NEXT DECADE

10. CHALLENGE:
Fiscal NEXT DECADE
Cliff
Rising Costs & Reduced Funding
• Maintaining Quality Standards
• Balancing Budgets
• Fiscal Responsibility
• Increased Accountability

11. CHALLENGE:
UNIVERSAL DESIGN
Accessibility: Teachers and Learners with Disabilities
Small and Big Devices: All Modern Devices
Ability to Plug-in: Both online and on-campus
Zero Barriers to Entry

12. For-Profit Private For Free
State Comm.
Colleges
CHALLENGE:
DISRUPTIVE COMPETITION

13. CHALLENGE:
DELIVERY MODELS
Instructor-Centered
vs.
Program-Centered
Dear Instructor,
vs. Please involve me more.
I want to interact with
you, my peers and the
Student-Centered content more.
Thank you,
21st Century Learner

14. CHALLENGE:
DELIVERY MODELS
Online, F2F
OR (Preferably)

15. CHALLENGE:
ANALYTICS
More DATA is needed
Better data comes from better assessment
We have to align assessment to outcomes

16. CHALLENGE:
TEXTBOOK DEPENDENCE
In 10 Years
We won’t see these
Because of these

17. CHALLENGE:
DIGITAL FACULTY
Making time for professional
development
Selecting and focusing on the best
devices and software for you/rs
Maintaining sanity through more
choices, frequent upgrades and
enhancements

18. ONLINE ONSITE
BLENDED IS OFTEN BEST

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