THE FUTURE OF HIGHER EDUCATION ACCORDING TO A
FUTURIST
Who better to start a conversation with about the future
than a man whose website is www.the-futurist.com? That man
is David Snyder, lifestyles editor of The Futurist
magazine and principal partner of The Snyder Family
Enterprise, a 30-member virtual consultancy that scans the
print media for worldwide trends. Our conversation started
with a very broad question: "What’s your vision of the
future of higher education, especially as it pertains to
online teaching and learning?" Snyder began with the
following statement: "Information technology will have a
greater, more transmogrifying effect on higher education
than on any other industry or profession; so much so that I
have a hard time speculating on how it might all end up." We
then went down a meandering pathway that touched on such
topics as the information revolution, the workforce of the
future, the dismantling of higher education, and much more.
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FROM SKEPTICAL TO SATISFIED: TEACHING ONLINE AS A
"CONVERSION EXPERIENCE"
Contributing editor John Sener interviewed faculty who
converted from skeptics to believers when they moved from
teaching in the classroom to teaching online. The reasons
for their initial skepticism, their common desires for
trying online, and their recommendations to colleagues are
all covered here.
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INTERNATIONAL SCOPE
We took a brief look inside the Hezel Associates Global
eLearning report, and we provided an introduction and link
to an article titled "Prepare for the Global eCampus" that
supports Hezel's findings. We also added a brief
announcement of UMUC's President Gerald Heeger's upcoming
move to a new international university based in Texas.
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ePORTFOLIOS
How a growing number of institutions are using ePortfolios
is still a hot topic that needs to be covered because the
use of ePortfolios has great implications for enhancing
teaching and learning. This article is meant to provide very basic information about ePortfolios, including links that will help you get a keener
understanding of what ePortfolios are all about.
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