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Reimagining Higher Education in the digital age
Digital education is growing rapidly globally and transforming higher education. The University of Leeds supports students through campus-based, hybrid and fully online learning. It offers courses, modules and programs through various digital channels to provide a flexible experience. While online learning offers opportunities, there are also risks of inequality and exclusion if its growth is unequal. The prevalence of "unbundling" educational content is increasing partnerships between universities and private companies in higher education.
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- 1. Reimagining Higher Education in the digitalage Professor Neil Morris Dean of Digital Education, University of Leeds Moscow 2018
- 2. The use ofDigital Education to support education and training is growing rapidly across the globe. Online learning is impacting on all education sectors and professional learning. Digital Technology is becoming ubiquitous in society and expectations are growing for use of digital technology in education. GLOBAL GROWTH IN DIGITAL EDUCATION Reimagining Higher Education in the digital age 01 262mstudents in Higher Education by 2025 (up from 164m in 2009) OECD Expected 13% growth in CPD online training, within corporates (RolandBerger) 24% growth in smart education and learning market between 2015-2020 (Research and Markets) Self-paced eLearning grew 55% in India 2010-2015 (Ambient Insight)
- 3. Reimagining Higher Education in thedigital age 02 OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDED BY DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY Learning Flexibility Interaction Collaboration Digital skills Employability Globalisation Access Sharing Inclusiveness Engagement Motivation Enjoyment Literature on the impact of digital technology demonstrates the value it can have to support learning. Research also shows that digital education can enhance learning outcomes.
- 4. Reimagining Higher Education in thedigital age 03 PROBLEMS WITH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY Digital exclusion Inequality Technostress Digital literaciesTechnocentricity Literature demonstrates how digital technology can have unintended consequences and create problems.
- 5. The University ofLeeds caters for students studying in multiple modes: campus- based, hybrid and fully online, at a variety of levels of study. SUPPORTING LEARNERS STUDYING IN MULTIPLE MODES Reimagining Higher Education in the digital age 04 Campus-based blended learning (Undergraduate; Postgraduate) Hybrid mode for work-based learning (Continuous Professional Development) Online Distance Learning (courses, modules and programmes)
- 6. Reimagining Higher Education in thedigital age 05 The University of Leeds provides learning resources, content, courses, modules and programmes via a wide range of digital education channels, to support a flexible and inclusive student education experience. DIGITAL ECOSYSTEMS AT LEEDS Available to Registered Students Available to all learners Online Courses Individual Learning objects Learning objects complementing face-to-face provision (Blended Learning) TopHat
- 7. Reimagining Higher Education in thedigital age 06 SUPPORTING A DIVERSE POPULATION OF LEARNERS The University of Leeds offers online courses on a range of online learning platforms to a diverse population of learners. General interest Continuing Professional Development Credit-bearing University taster Academic skills General public Prospective students Current students Working professionals Research focused Specialist audience
- 8. Reimagining Higher Education in thedigital age 07 STANDALONE CREDIT-BEARING COURSES The University of Leeds offers standalone credit- bearing courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level on FutureLearn and Coursera. These are used by campus-based Leeds students and external learners.
- 9. Reimagining Higher Education in thedigital age 08 PREPARING FOR AN UNBUNDLED FUTURE Unbundling is the process of disaggregating educational provision into its component parts likely for delivery by multiple stakeholders, often using digital approaches and which can result in rebundling. An example of unbundled educational provision could be a degree programme offered as individual standalone modules available for credit via an online platform, to be studied at the learners’ pace, in any order, on a pay-per- module model, with academic content, tutoring and support being offered by the awarding university, other universities and a private company. Web: http://unbundleduni.com/ Twitter: @unbundledHE Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unbundledHE/ https://unbundleduni.com/
- 10. Reimagining Higher Education in thedigital age 09 IMPACT OF UNBUNDLING ON HIGHER EDUCATION Partnerships between universities and private companies to create online learning courses are focussed around world rankings. Some vocational and technical universities serving specific communities of learners may be left behind. Swinnerton B, Ivancheva M, Coop T, Perrotta C, Morris NP, Swartz R, Czerniewicz L, Cliff A, Walji S. The Unbundled University: Researching emerging models in an unequal landscape. Preliminary findings from fieldwork in South Africa. Networked Learning 2018 Proceedings: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Networked Learning 2018 , pp. 218-226.
- 11. Reimagining Higher Education in thedigital age 10 IMPACT OF UNBUNDLING ON HIGHER EDUCATION The prevalence of unbundling is rapidly growing in the HE context. The private sector is very active in this area, and relationships with HEIs are growing, evolving and shifting rapidly. Academic staff have mixed views about the value of unbundling, and express concern about the growing marketisation of the HE sector. Students have growing awareness of online learning opportunities and expect lower cost for online study, but still favour a campus-based education experience. Unbundled accredited provision is increasingly prevalent, offering flexibility, choice and access to learners, but may be leaving some behind and favouring elite institutions, and well- equipped learners.
- 12. Reimagining Higher Education in thedigital age 11 CONCLUSIONS • Online learning continues to grow in popularity across the globe. • Online learning offers opportunities for increased access, flexibility and collaborative, social learning. • Universities are increasingly integrated online learning into campus-based learning experiences. • There is significant growth of unbundling across the sector. • Employer-led flexible learning threatens the traditional HE model. • There is a risk of inequality and exclusion from unequal growth of online learning in the HE sector. Professor Neil Morris Dean of Digital Education, University of Leeds @neilmorrisleeds