We in Higher
Education are woefully ill-prepared for the disruption that lies ahead. We've
seen other industries in tumult. Our
researchers have published papers about the 'Digital Future' as it pertains to
them. Yet our own world remains a bastion.
I see four tipping
forces coming together. As these
strike with simultaneous impact, the University as we know it may have to
change rather fast.
- Tech
The
technology now works! A limitless cloud of stuff and apps really is available
from any device, anywhere, any time.
Innovations are coming faster than ever.
- Pedagogy
We
now understand how learners learn online.
The best MOOCs have shown that it really is possible to educate at scale
- for peers to help each other towards mastery - for online relationships to be
real and meaningful.
- Culture
Bright
young people are increasingly resentful of the debt associated with their
'boarding school degree'. They want more
choice and flexibility as they move on and up. They advise others - their
younger siblings - to seek different routes to career fulfillment.
- Regulation
The
HE bill is opening up the UK market to new entrants - new suppliers of
degrees. And employers will want value from
the big new Apprenticeship Levy they now have to pay. Will they start bringing in the talent through this different door?
We had better hold
on tight!
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