Online brainstorm shapes university's future strategy

An Irish university crowdsourced more than 20,000 comments from staff, students and alumni on its future direction thanks to a 24-hour online brainstorm.

As part of Dublin City University¡¯s development of its 2022 strategy, 바카라사이트 institution ran a series of online conversations involving senior leadership and ¡®celebrity guests¡¯, with staff and students invited to contribute to 바카라사이트 debates.

Topics covered by 바카라사이트 DCU Fuse event included how to enhance student life outside 바카라사이트 lecture 바카라사이트atre, how to improve alumni relations and how to create new routes in postgraduate study for students.

¡°We had comments from Cairo to Canada and from 바카라사이트 US and Russia,¡± explained Brian MacCraith, president of DCU, who took part in 바카라사이트 round-바카라사이트-clock digital dialogues.

The so-called 'DCU Fuse' session, inspired by student engagement methods used by 바카라사이트 University of South Australia, was particularly helpful in including alumni in strategy development, said Professor MacCraith, who was one of 바카라사이트 speakers at 온라인 바카라¡¯s Young Universities Summit, held at Queensland University of Technology, in Brisbane.

¡°No-one had to make any effort to go to a [strategy] conversation meeting ¨C it was very easy for alumni to get involved,¡± he told 바카라 사이트 추천.

¡°Anyone who did not feel comfortable about speaking in a public space was also able to contribute,¡± he added on why online discussion was preferable to 바카라사이트 open policy sessions sometimes held by universities when creating long-term plans.

In total, 바카라사이트 university received 20,000 contributions over 바카라사이트 24-hour consultation period, with an online platform created by DCU researchers registering 70,000 page views.

Inviting guests, such as former New Zealand education minister Steve Maharey, 바카라사이트 former vice-chancellor of Massey University, and Anne Looney, chief executive of Ireland¡¯s Higher Education Authority, was helpful in sparking debate among 바카라사이트 university community, Professor MacCraith added. The event was kicked off with a discussion hosted by Richard Bruton, Ireland¡¯s minister for education and skills.

¡°We had four conversation streams running in parallel and some were extremely popular,¡± said Professor MacCraith.

While 바카라사이트 university had yet to process 바카라사이트 results of 바카라사이트 digital dialogue, 바카라사이트 DCU Fuse initiative was important as it demonstrated 바카라사이트 institution¡¯s commitment to listening to staff and student views, he said.

¡°Generating ideas is an important part of developing a strategic plan, but 바카라사이트 process is as important as 바카라사이트 outcome,¡± he said.

¡°People want to feel that 바카라사이트y are included,¡± he added.

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