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In this session, we discuss issues facing brick and mortar universities in the current global context of post-secondary education. The economic situation facing most universities is one of diminishing funds through cutbacks, increasing competition both locally and globally as a result of the increasing number of post-secondary institutions (specifically colleges and online universities) and the growing prevalence of online programs. We are also dealing with a natural demographic phenomenon whereby the number of people aged 18-22 are smaller than in previous boom eras. What can brick and mortar Universities do to adapt, innovate, remain both competitive and relevant in this situation? In essence, become part of the 21st century? We will discuss the issues universities face and how they can meet the demands of students for flexibility. We also will propose a solution which is being piloted today at the University of Victoria through a new delivery method we have termed multi-access learning. Through modification of our registration system, we will be able to let the learner choose the delivery method they want for course enrollment
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Valerie Irvine, Ph.D & Jillianne Code, Ph.DUniversity of Victoria
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Destination in Place and Space
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Vic ISSUES FACING BRICK & MORTAR
UNIVERSITIES
• Diminishing funds / Cutbacks
• Decreasing 18-22 demographic
• Increase in colleges with degree-granting status
• Increase in online programs
• Demands from learners for flexibility
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BRICK & MORTAR VS. ONLINE UNIVERSITIES
Q: How can brick and mortar Universities ADAPT, be RELEVANT, COMPETE, and INNOVATE?
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Vic SOLUTION: Change registration
options
• Recruit international students
• Change in registration systems
FACT: In order to meet revenue needs, PSE needs to focus on graduate and international student recruitment.
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Registration Options
• Registration options: • Building, Room, Day, Time• “ONL” = online…
• Guest speaker from Stanford and the logistics of student involvement when no schedule was committed
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Professor X
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Professor X
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HD Video Conferencing
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Multi-Access Learning Environments
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Promoting Student AGENCY, SRL
• Emergence of Choice
• Expanding “anytime, anywhere”
• Social media/personalized learning networks expanded this to “with anyone”
• I would like to expand this to “in any way”
• Transfer locus of control of course access to the learner
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Multi-Access vs. COOL Courses
• COOL – collaborative open online course
• A Multi-Access course but open
• Multi-Access
• Not necessarily open
• LDAP connectivity
• What it needs
• 2-way communication (Q&A, BJN, Twitter)
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Access
• AMMS (Accordent Media Mgmt Service)
• Laptop/Desktop• Ipad skin being configured this week
• Blue Jeans Network merges• Video conference systems• Skype• Tel
(25 users cap)
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DL Student Comments
• I have been requesting these types of interactions, assignments, and activities in the distance [name] program. I think to have a video of an instructor to go over the outline and welcome students to the class is great!
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DL Student Comments
• I am just finishing up 2 online courses at [major online university] right now and I hope that they will start to implement this technology into some of their courses.
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DL Student Comments
• I also just want to share how weird and awesome I think it is that I can watch my professor in Victoria, guest lecturer Booth in Alberta, the slides for his talk, and take notes, and email my roommate a Depeche Mode video from YouTube, all from my kitchen in Montreal.
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Grand Yellowhead School Division, Alberta
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Valerie Irvine, Ph.D
Jillianne Code, Ph.D
http://tie.uvic.ca/
