“Another factor that colleges and universities will need to deal with in the next decade or so will be the coming revolution in instructional delivery systems. The nature of the educational process at most colleges is likely to change dramatically. We’ll be moving from instruction processes to learning processes, from teaching students to coaching students, from in-sourced and scheduled instruction to out-sourced and unscheduled instruction, from individual learning styles to collaborative learning styles, from physical instructional delivery to virtual/technological instructional delivery, and from in-class/in-lab instruction to the use of courseware, internet based instruction and gaming software already heavily used by the US military. Those who move in this direction most quickly and most competently may find shelter from the coming storms.”
In this article, Stevens also addresses shifts in ethnic and gender enrollments that may including the prospect of men being replaced in higher ed by women.
Readers will find similarities between Stevens’ descriptions and those published in the general press about PK16 public schools.
Stevens, J. The Challenging Strategic Environment for Higher Education Posted on Stevens Strategy, July 16, 2009. (Captured by The Tablet PC Education Blog on December 05, 2009, 10:54AM.)
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