Higher Education, Disruption &DeakinDigital

Allyn J RadfordCEO, DeakinDigital

@allynr - @deakindigitalwww.deakindigital.com

Understanding Disruption

Challenges and criticisms

"Generally, disruptive innovations were technologically straightforward, consisting of off-the-shelf components put together in a product architecture that was often simpler than prior approaches.

They offered less of what customers in established markets wanted and so could rarely be initially employed there.

They offered a different package of attributes valued only in emerging markets remote from, and unimportant to, the mainstream."

Christensen, Clayton M. (1997), The innovator's dilemma: when new technologies cause great firms to fail, Boston, Massachusetts, USA: Harvard Business School Press, ISBN 978-0-87584-585-2.

Characteristics of Disruptive Innovation

Disruptive vs Sustaining Innovation

From The Innovator’s Dilemma (1997) Clayton Christensen

Sustaining Innovation vs Disruptive Innovation

Sustaining Innovation

Improvements in teaching, learning, technology or services

Neither technology nor content are disruptors in themselves

Disruptive Innovation changes business and operational models

Revenue is no longer tied to a time-served model

Student achievement is recognised in terms of professional capability(ie: measurable attributes that are industry relevant)

Recognition of learning outside formal education becomes mainstream

Alternative accreditation is embraced and integrated (eg badges, certifications, etc)

Experts say it’s inevitable…

http://www.ey.com/Publication/vwLUAssets/University_of_the_future/$FILE/University_of_the_future_2012.pdf

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Deloitte

Digital Disruption Map

2012

Products and Services: Unbundling of education

• Enroll in qualification (bundle)

• Core curriculum with approved electives

• Provider delivers courses and content

• Tutorials, Practicals, Labs, etc

• Provider has some responsibility for progress

• Provider’s information resources are included

• Provider examinations and assessments

• Accreditation with an award

• Variable Fees (20k – 38k per year)

• Additional Fees may be charged

• Register in a subject, course, module, certification

• Self-guided according to personal/career goals

• Access content from anywhere (free – fee)

• Fee-based; simulations; experience (incomplete)

• Responsible for own progress and motivation

• The web; community resources

• Variable – badges, vendor & other certifications

• Badges & certifications; Reliant on consortia & RPL

• Unbundled fees; from free to service-based fees

• Consumer driven

From this… To this

3 May 2023

Some Key Trends in Digital Disruption

Things that were previously monolithic become more granular

Competition becomes more specialised

Competitors become more diversified

Business models are fundamentally changed

Redefining the Ecosystem

3 May 2023

Nonetheless, credentialling provides students with a tradable token in

the job market. Crass though this may seem, this makes credentialling

an important and complex part of what universities do.John Seely Brown, The University for the Digital Age, 1997

The role of “credentials”

(Emphasis added)

3 May 2023

3 stakeholder views of success

Education Provider View:We’re doing great! The problem is somewhere else…

Employer View: We’re not getting the graduates we need

Youth View:We’re not prepared for work

http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/social_sector/education_to_employment_designing_a_system_that_works

3 May 2023

Credentials and future of work

“Long gone is the time when we climbed corporate ladders. This week we’ll take a look at all the ways our careers will change in the next decade, and all the ways they already have…"

The relationship between credentials and work is changing. Career change and the emergence new skills requires a more granular solution.

Courtesy: Toleemedia Job Titles

But what about…

Turtle Walker

Director, Ethical Hacking

Space Travel Agent

Hair Boiler

Oyster Floater

Creativity Analyst

Animal Colourist

Light Bender

Archeobotanist

Mahout

Expert Upsetter

16Data-driven career development

We need higher education

but we may not need the universities we’ve had for hundreds of years

Breaking down the monolith

a) to enable students to engage in open learning, exploration, and knowledge creation

b) simultaneously, to provide the resources to help them work in both distal and local communities, and

c) to offer them the means to earn exchangeable, equivalent credentials for work done in class, on-line, or through hands-on experience.

From: The University in the Digital Age (1996: Seely Brown et al)

The DeakinDigital Approach

3 May 2023

Our Mission

To change the relationship between ‘qualifications’ and work forever

We’re creating a new currency for career progression that employers recognise, understand and value

Why do we do it?

Through Recognition of Professional Practice, we liberate the knowledge, skills and potential of the experienced workforce

We believe that work and life experiences are as valuable as formal learning and deserve to be recognised

3 May 2023

Benefits of Credentialing

• Organisations and individuals alike both understand the most powerful attributes they have or require for the work place

• Clarity and verification of the learning and skills candidates have achieved on and off the job

• Provides a framework for professional development that contributes to competitiveness and organisational performance

• Contributes directly to regulatory compliance

Framework Alignment Model

Communication

Digital Literacy

Critical Thinking

Problem Solving

Self-management

Teamwork

Global Citizenship

Discipline KSAcompetency/capability

GLO

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

1

2

AQF

Level Descriptor

Level Descriptor

Level Descriptor

Level Descriptor

Level Descriptor

Level Descriptor

Level Descriptor

Discipline KSA Levelcompetency/capability

Professional Capability Standard

Communication

Digital Literacy

Critical Thinking

Problem Solving

Self-management

Teamwork

Global Citizenship

Discipline KSAcompetency/capability

Industry-specific Assessment

Per Industry / Framework

Credentials

Qualification –by Professional PracticeEg MPP (IT)

AQF = Australian Qualifications Framework

Teamwork

Communication

Global Citizenship

AQF 9

Graduates at this level will have specialised knowledge and skills for research, and/or professional practice and/or further learning

Deakin UniversityGraduate Learning

Outcomes

Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

Digital Literacy

Self-management

Critical Thinking

Problem Solving

Collaboration

Emotional Awareness

{Professional Ethics

Cultural Awareness-

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Deep Discipline

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Broad Discipline

Innovation/ Improvement

Professional Expertise

Teamwork

Digital Literacy

Self Management

Critical Thinking

Problem Solving

Communication

Global Citizenship

Credential acquisition and conversion

Readinessor Pre-tests

Advanced (AQF 9)Proficient (AQF 8)

Intermediate (AQF 7)

Capability Standard / Qualification

On-demand smartlearning cloud

CredentialAssessment

Collaboration

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Teamwork

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