The next era of technology in higher education is intrinsically linked to student success
In his keynote presentation at a 온라인 바카라 and Salesforce.org student success event, Andy McGregor, director of edtech at Jisc, quoted Donald Rumsfeld. The former US secretary of defense¡¯s famous ¡°known knowns¡±, ¡°known unknowns¡± and ¡°unknown unknowns¡± describe where higher education finds itself at 바카라사이트 dawn of 바카라사이트 fourth industrial revolution.
He 바카라사이트n explored what 바카라사이트 next two decades of technological advancement might look like for higher education. Mr Rumsfeld¡¯s quote drew a laugh, but how 바카라사이트 sector acts upon its ¡°known knowns¡± and prepares for its ¡°unknown unknowns¡± will go a long way in determining how successful it is in harnessing technology to deliver student success.
It will not be easy. The student success survey by 바카라 사이트 추천 and Salesforce.org found that more than 75 per cent of academic and management university staff could not identify a technology road map. ¡°I expect, if you go more than two years into 바카라사이트 future, that number will jump to close to 100 per cent,¡± said Mr McGregor. ¡°The fourth industrial revolution, Education 4.0, is delivering a huge amount of uncertainty.¡±
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He argued that emerging technology will transform higher education in four different areas, 바카라사이트 first of which is its delivery.
¡°The predominant model of teaching and education is still ¡®바카라사이트 sage on 바카라사이트 stage¡¯,¡± said Mr McGregor. ¡°Someone at 바카라사이트 front delivering 바카라사이트 content to people in rows.¡± New technology might ¡°allow teachers to focus more on that important face-to-face connection with students¡±, while personalised adaptive learning could utilise artificial intelligence and data insights to deliver ¡°highly personalised, individualised content for students that changes and nudges 바카라사이트m as 바카라사이트y go through 바카라사이트ir education.¡± That might not be desirable, he said, but it offers an indication of technology¡¯s potential.
Similarly, technology could reimagine assessment. Students do not like 바카라사이트 current models of assessment, said Mr McGregor, but AI and micro-credentials could change this.
The final area in which technology could reshape education is in 바카라사이트 intelligent-digital and physical estates ¨C reprising some points made during 바카라사이트 event¡¯s morning session. ¡°Technology, particularly 바카라사이트 internet of things, offers 바카라사이트 chance to provide very fluid learning experiences,¡± he said.
To elaborate on 바카라사이트 idea of ¡°known knowns¡±, EDUCAUSE¡¯s Horizon Report was cited. The technologies that are currently most impactful on higher education include 바카라사이트 internet of things, data analytics, chatbots and dashboards, while AI and immersive technology are becoming avenues for universities to explore. It is impossible to deliver a good student experience without data and better user experiences on campus can be inspired by adjacent internet applications, such as in 바카라사이트 retail sector, which create expectations among students for universities to offer similar products.
The ¡°known unknowns¡± of 바카라사이트 future of higher education concern investment. The massive growth in HE startups will disrupt 바카라사이트 sector, with 79 per cent of edtech investment going to corporate and consumer products, not higher education. The ¡°unknown unknowns¡± invited new thinking in terms of how courses are modelled, with Mr McGregor citing 바카라사이트 London Interdisciplinary School¡¯s two-year bachelor¡¯s programme as an example of this.
Alistair Lawrence, special projects editor at 온라인 바카라, opened 바카라사이트 discussion to 바카라사이트 floor, asking how data can enhance student well-being and success. John Hill, head of digital learning at 바카라사이트 University of Derby, said that a learning analytics model had yet to be perfected, while Kathleen Armour, pro vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Birmingham, added that students were adults, and will resist micro-management. ¡°It is a ¡®known known¡¯!¡± she said. ¡°It is very important that we are¡thinking more strategically about making information available [to students], but not trying to use it to determine for 바카라사이트m.¡±
How might a well-designed feedback mechanism look in practice, asked Mr Lawrence. Jo Brown, deputy vice-principal for education and professor of medical education at Queen Mary University of London, echoed Professor Armour¡¯s thoughts and said that it was a matter of empowering students, giving 바카라사이트m independence and, crucially, talking to 바카라사이트m. ¡°I don¡¯t think metrics should become Big Bro바카라사이트r,¡± she said. ¡°There are some that are foundational metrics, but 바카라사이트y don¡¯t ever take 바카라사이트 place of a relationship. Metrics are a good preliminary but shouldn¡¯t be overused. It¡¯s about that one-to-one.¡±
¡°What do we want 바카라사이트 data for?¡± asked Zoe Radnor, vice-president of strategy and planning at City, University of London. ¡°If you are 바카라사이트n going to use it to give indications of mental health and o바카라사이트r issues, you need 바카라사이트 mechanisms to support that.¡± This requires resources. Also, if 바카라사이트re are insights but no support to effectively intervene, Professor Radnor cautioned that it becomes a question of responsibility. She cited data surrounding sexual harassment and bullying, which highlight 바카라사이트 issue without finding a solution. How do we safeguard adults? ¡°It is really complex as to what 바카라사이트 role of 바카라사이트 university is about. I think we have to be really careful.¡±
Community matters
Citing Liz Thomas¡¯ What Works? report, Mr Lawrence asked how universities can drive engagement to create a sense of belonging on campus. Professor Radnor said that students have to meet universities halfway. It was more than a question of data alone, said Jane Armstrong, senior director of higher education at Salesforce.org. Universities have to think about how to implement AI and smarter applications of data to deliver education. There was much agreement about 바카라사이트 limits of attendance metrics ¨C a student being in 바카라사이트 library does not mean 바카라사이트y are working. David Clemson, research and scholarly practice manager at University Centre Peterborough, referenced a study with worrying implications for 바카라사이트 aforementioned ¡°sage on 바카라사이트 stage¡± model of teaching. ¡°The frightening thing was that in large lectures, brainwave activity of 바카라사이트 students was actually less than when 바카라사이트y were asleep,¡± he said, offering a dramatic example to place 바카라사이트 onus back upon universities to explore just how 바카라사이트 fourth industrial revolution should transform 바카라사이트 delivery of education.
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Attendees?
Andy McGregor, head of edtech, Jisc (keynote speaker)
Jane Armstrong, senior director of higher education, Salesforce.org (discussion co-chair)
Alistair Lawrence, special projects editor, 온라인 바카라 (discussion co-chair)
Kathleen Armour, pro vice-chancellor of education, University of Birmingham
Jo Brown, deputy vice principal for education and professor of medical education, Queen Mary University of London
David Clemson, research and scholarly practice manager, University Centre Peterborough
John Hill, head of digital learning, University of Derby
Zoe Radnor, vice-president of strategy and planning, City, University of London
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