This document summarizes Dr. Alessandro Inversini's presentation on the future of tourism education. Some of the key points discussed include:
- By 2020, higher education will likely incorporate more online learning components and hybrid classes that combine online and in-person meetings, with a focus on individualized learning approaches. Assessment and graduation requirements may also become more customized.
- Tourism education needs to balance the needs of the education and industry sectors, as tourism is an applied field. Programs should consider multidisciplinary and multicultural aspects.
- Emerging technologies will play an important role in the future of tourism education, which could incorporate more online resources, teleconferencing, and personalized learning approaches.
1. The Future of Tourism Education
Dr. Alessandro Inversini
School of Tourism
Bournemouth University
Dr. Alessandro Inversini
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ainversini@bournemouth.ac.uk
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2. “The
intellect
engages
us
in
the
pursuit
of
Truth.
The
passions
impel
us
to
ac5on.”
(M.Tullius
Cicero,
De
Officiis)
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4. In
2020,
higher
educa5on
will
not
be
much
different
from
the
way
it
is
today.
While
people
will
be
accessing
more
resources
in
classrooms
through
the
use
of
large
screens,
teleconferencing,
and
personal
wireless
smart
devices,
most
universi5es
will
mostly
require
in-‐
person,
on-‐campus
aBendance
of
students
most
of
the
5me
at
courses
featuring
a
lot
of
tradi9onal
lectures.
Most
universi5es'
assessment
of
learning
and
their
requirements
for
gradua5on
will
be
about
the
same
as
they
are
now.
SCENARIO
1
Pew
Research
center,
2012
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5. By
2020,
higher
educa5on
will
be
quite
different
from
the
way
it
is
today.
There
will
be
mass
adop5on
of
teleconferencing
and
distance
learning
to
leverage
expert
resources.
Significant
numbers
of
learning
ac5vi5es
will
move
to
individualized,
just-‐in-‐9me
learning
approaches.
There
will
be
a
transi5on
to
"hybrid"
classes
that
combine
online
learning
components
with
less-‐frequent
on-‐campus,
in-‐person
class
mee9ngs.
Most
universi5es'
assessment
of
learning
will
take
into
account
more
individually-‐oriented
outcomes
and
capaci5es
that
are
relevant
to
subject
mastery.
Requirements
for
gradua5on
will
be
significantly
shiRed
to
customized
outcomes.
SCENARIO
2
Pew
Research
center,
2012
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7. PEW
Research
Center
Results
Scenario
2:
60%
Hot
Topic
1:
“Adap=ve
Universi=es”
Hot
Topic
2:
ICT
will
create
less
uniformity
in
HE
Hot
Topic
3:
Distance
learning
vs
knowledge-‐sharing
Hot
Topic
4:
Collabora=ve
Educa=on
&
P2P
Hot
Topic
5:
Change
is
happening
incrementally
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8. Higher
Educa=on
in
the
Tourism
Sector
Tourism
is
an
applied
field
Educa=on
needs
vs
Industry
needs
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Mul=disciplinary
/
Mul=cultural
Subject
12. There
is
a
need
for
change!
Tourism
in
Postmodern
Society
[Skills
&
Knowledge]
+
Ap=tude
What
jobs
in
2020
(?)
Who
are
we
training?
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