The Future of Distance Education: Mind the Gaps
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Invited keynote presentation at Fern Universitat in Hagen, Hagen, Germany, 22nd June 2018.
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The Future of Distance Education: Mind the Gaps
- 1. Professor Mark Brown Director, National Institute for Digital Learning Dublin City University Hagen, Germany 22nd June 2018 The Future of Distance Education: Mind the Gaps
- 8. Professor Mark Brown Director, National Institute for Digital Learning Dublin City University Hagen, Germany 22nd June 2018 The Future of Distance Education: Mind the Gaps
- 12. State of Art vs. State of Actual Gap
- 13. Near vs. Far Gap
- 14. Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance https://pixabay.com/en/train-tracks-walking-journey-alone-1081672/ Confucius
- 16. E
- 17. “It will not be possible to satisfy the rising demand for Higher Education, especially in developing countries, by relying on traditional approaches.” (Sir John Daniel, 2013) Past President, Commonwealth of Learning; Previous Vice-Chancellor, UK Open University
- 19. 1. Far futures 2. Near futures 3. Better futures Outline….
- 21. 1. Far futures
- 24. 20+ years ago…
- 25. In 1976… 89% market share
- 26. • Globalization • Population mobility • Demographic changes • Changing nature of work • Growing demand for higher education What are some of the major change forces?
- 27. What are some of the major change forces? • Openness movement • Unbundling movement • Impact of AI on education • Impact of BIG data on education • Rising costs of higher education
- 28. STEP 1: Identify the major trends and change forces STEP 2: Identify the high impact (critical) uncertainties STEP 3: Create the axes of uncertainty STEP 4: Develop the scenario characteristics for each quadrant
- 29. • Where are we going? • Where should we go and why? • How can we get there? 2008
- 30. May 2018
- 34. 2017
- 38. Different interest groups and stakeholders are borrowing the same ‘languages of persuasion’ to legitimize very different agenda
- 39. “It is theory that decides what we can observe”
- 40. Knowledge Economy • Threat • Unbundling • Re-imagination Crisis • Disruption • Democratization • TWO MAJOR WORLDVIEWS COMPETING DIGITAL FUTURES
- 41. “And we’ve got to bring on the competition — open the schoolhouse doors and let parents choose the best school for their children. Education reformers call this school choice, charter schools, vouchers, even opportunity scholarships. I call it competition — the American way.” Donald Trump, in his book “The America We Deserve”
- 42. Knowledge Economy • Threat • Unbundling • Re-imagination Crisis • Disruption • Democratization • TWO MAJOR WORLDVIEWS Knowledge Society COMPETING DIGITAL FUTURES
- 43. “Higher education has a crucial role to play in laying the foundations of a society that is more inclusive, participatory and equal...” The President said “…the role of the university in enabling citizens to develop the tools to address the great challenges of our time – global poverty, climate change and sustainability – was vital.
- 45. 2. Near futures
- 47. 2018
- 48. 2018 https://www.icde.org/models-for-online-open-flexible-and-technology-enhanced-higher-education
- 49. “Resilience requires adaptation and evolution to new environmental conditions, but retains core identity” (Weller & Anderson, 2013, p.55).
- 50. Off Campus in Class Off Campus out of Class On Campus in Class Formal On Campus out of Class Physical Virtual Learning Ecology Informal
- 52. Deep Interaction Digitally Rich Resources The Connected Learner Transformative Learning Experience Sense of Belonging Committed to Success Impactful Narratives Knowledge Translation Rich Collaboration Community of Learners Meaningful Tasks Assessment for Learning Some Key Principles Teacher Presence Specialist Educators
- 68. • Mini modules • Study mobility • Credit pathways • Joint degree programs • International scholarships • Cost • Access • Quality • Flexibility • Innovation
- 72. What type of education futures do we want new digital technology to serve?
- 74. Pedagogical Beliefs not core to the Framework
- 75. Teachers’ pedagogical mindsets rather than skillsets matter most in shaping innovative practices KEY LESSON
- 78. 2017 Carretero, S., Vuorikari, R., & Punie, Y. (2017). Available from http://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repo sitory/bitstream/JRC106281/web- digcomp2.1pdf_(online).pdf
- 81. ‘You can’t just take something off the shelf and expect it to work just because it looks good’ (Belshaw, 2017)
- 82. Globally digital transformation needs to challenge our ideas of what constitutes the good society for better futures—for all
- 83. Final comment…
- 84. (adapted from Barnett, 2011) Final comment…
- 86. Go raibh maith agaibh! Thank you
Notes de l'éditeur
- I’m now Ireland’s first Professor of Digital Learning and Director of the National Institute for Digital Learning based at Dublin City University. DCU is a young university with an innovative culture and mission of transforming lives and societies.
- Thank you. The light comes through the gaps. For me Education is about exploring these gaps. https://pixabay.com/en/train-tracks-walking-journey-alone-1081672/
- https://pixabay.com/en/train-tracks-walking-journey-alone-1081672/
- DB
- MB: The concept of digital literacy was first introduced back in 1997 and as this seminal book illustrates there are many and varied interpretations of this concept.
- MB: The concept of digital literacy was first introduced back in 1997 and as this seminal book illustrates there are many and varied interpretations of this concept.
- MB: The concept of digital literacy was first introduced back in 1997 and as this seminal book illustrates there are many and varied interpretations of this concept.
- This framework illustrates that there are two overarching perspectives influencing the debate: the tradition of the Learning Society and the influence of the Knowledge Economy. It is fair to say that a strong Knowledge Economy discourse is imbued in the languages of persuasion surrounding the unbundling movement.
- This framework illustrates that there are two overarching perspectives influencing the debate: the tradition of the Learning Society and the influence of the Knowledge Economy. It is fair to say that a strong Knowledge Economy discourse is imbued in the languages of persuasion surrounding the unbundling movement.
- Borrowing the words of President Michael Higgins, from this perspective higher education has a role in promoting more inclusive, participatory, equitable and sustainable futures for all.
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