Anticipation the Future Panel presentation by Rory McGreal for the DEHub/ODLAA Education 2011 to 2021- Global challenges and perspectives of blended and distance learning the (14 to 18 February 2011).
17. Graduate students are more than embryonic faculty They are NOT just lab & research assistants They are in the workforce Let’s enhance and deepen the talent pool in the workplace Major Research Issue
18. Industry Collaboration Framework Explore existing Institutional-wide relationships Ex. Xerox, Fujitsu, IBM, Google, etc. Identify opportunities and potential for strategic partnerships based on existing activities. Ex. Xerox Procurement: $475K Research contribution: $50K Institutional donations: $150K Prioritize and select most likely candidates to pursue Strategic Industry Partnership Collaboratively develop action plans to achieve outcomes Could include: Physical Presence Major Research Partnership Strategic Procurement Joint Venture
Key to our strategy is the development of doctoral degrees Doctor of Distance Education will help us consolidate our leadership role for research in this ICT sector Doctor of Business Education will help us create a niche role in the research on effective business practices – e.g. commercialization, etc.– {DO WE MENTION the DBE????}
Source: Alberta Employment, Immigration, and Industry
Global education & training market: $2 trillion U.S. market: $750 billion U.S. higher education market: $250 billion Students: 42 million (1990); 97 million (2010); 150 million (2025) U.S. online higher education market (2001): $4.5 billion U.S. online higher education market (2005): $11 billion U.S. corporate training market: $100+ billion Corporate spending: $65 billion Government spending: $40 billion Global corporate & government learning market: $300 billion Global corporate & government e-learning market: $18 billion
By the year 2020, the education and training industry will have overtaken tourism as the world’s largest industry.
The world does not fit into the provincial framework.