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Local to Global: Higher Education’s Role in the Information Age

Local to Global: Higher Education’s Role in the Information Age. Tami L. Moore, Ph.D. Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Program Oklahoma State University. “The Information Age is in Full Swing”.

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Local to Global: Higher Education’s Role in the Information Age

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  1. Local to Global: Higher Education’s Role in the Information Age Tami L. Moore, Ph.D. Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Program Oklahoma State University

  2. “The Information Age is in Full Swing” Matador Network: MATADOR is an independent media company serving a global community of people who share a love for life and travel.

  3. “The times, they [have been] a-changin’” • Agricultural Society • Limited production • Primarily an agricultural economy • Limited division of labor • Limited variation of social classes • Industrial Society • Industrial Revolution • Refined coal  steam power  mass production • Transportation innovations • Rise of Capitalism (Adam Smith) • Division of labor • Variation of social class

  4. “The times, they [have been] a-changin’” • Information Society • 1975: invention of the personal computer • Markers of change: • Technological • Economic • Occupational • Spatial • Cultural • Economic enterprise referred to as the “Knowledge Economy”

  5. Industrial Economy • “Mad Men” episode 4: • Bethlehem Steel • Marketing manufactured goods

  6. The end of the “Industrial Era” doesn’t signal/reflect the end of manufacturing. The point is how the manufactured goods are used. Apple iPad3 ad: “you and the things you care about . . .”  Some people care about their horses

  7. The Knowledge Economy • Appaloosa Horse Club “Registering your Appaloosa is an investment in your horse’s future. In addition to increasing the value of your horse, registration ensures that you, and any future owners, will be able to show and breed your Appaloosa if you choose to do so.”

  8. The Knowledge Economy

  9. The Knowledge Economy

  10. Higher Education RoundtableApril 21, 2010 The Concept “[G]oodminds c[a]me together . . . from different places [to] challenge each other’s assumptions, put new perspectives on the table and together [we] end up with a clear insight of some of the challenges that we’re working on.” The Participants • University presidents and chief academic officers • Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education • Scholars • Oklahoma Department of Commerce • Chambers of Commerce • Employers Facilitated by Peter Eckel, American Council on Education Hosted by OSU Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Program and OSU-Tulsa

  11. Higher Education RoundtableApril 21, 2010 • What excites you about the Tulsa community? • “Energy”, enthusiasm • Demographic growth • Recruitment of industries, rural implications • What concerns you? • Underfunding of education at all levels • Unbalanced investment in public/private education • (Diminished) public valuing of education • Tremendous valuing of football/athletics

  12. Higher Education RoundtableApril 21, 2010 • What is the role of higher education in the community? Are students consumers or products of higher education? Are faculty members researchers or teachers? Is higher education a private or a public good? • Workforce training • Technical skill development • Internship opportunities • Personal development • “Soft” skill development • Community engagement: service learning, service projects • Study Abroad opportunities

  13. The role of higher education in today’s communities? “Letting knowledge serve”

  14. Higher Education RoundtableApril 21, 2010 • Necessary conversations? • Curriculum: Faculty  Business • Research, Technology Transfer: Faculty/Administrators  Business • Tenure: Faculty  University Administrators • Recruitment, Financial Aid: University Reps  Parents • Postsecondary Access: Administrators/Faculty  K-12 administrators

  15. The value of higher education in today’s economy • “A college degree is no longer a benefit in the job hunt . . . it is a necessity.” • “If higher education is going to remain competitive, we must have the best educated workforce.” Glen D. Johnson (2012, March). “The value of higher education in today’s economy.” Robert B. Kamm Lecture in Higher Education, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.

  16. “Transitioning into the Information Age”

  17. The role of higher education in today’s communities? “Letting knowledge serve”

  18. Science Shops • “Knowledge at the service of the community” • Originated in the Netherlands, 1970s • Easy access to university researchers • “Science for the citizen. . .” • Living Knowledge Network (www.livingknowledge.org) • 26 science shops • 14 countries • Administrative infrastructure within the European Commission

  19. Science Shops in the United States • Loyola University – Chicago • Center for Applied Research for Non-profit Organizations, OU-Tulsa “The mission of the University of Oklahoma is to provide the best possible educational experience for students through excellence in teaching, research, creative activity and service to the state and society.  The Center of Applied Research for Nonprofit Organizations (Center) focus this mission by collaborating with community agencies to improve program servicesusing sound scientific practice while simultaneously training graduate studentsin the application of quantitative and qualitative methodologies.”

  20. OSU-Tulsa Helmrich Research Center • “Where creativity meets problem solving” • Composite tanks for CNG storage • Recycling post-consumer carpet for highway sound barriers • Waste heat energy harvesting devices

  21. Leisure Studies and theOklahoma Parks Department

  22. OSU-Tulsa Center for Risk and Resilience • Central Junior High School • 7th grade girls • Healthy behavior and nutrition • Healthy relationships • School success Training for a 5K run in late April . . .

  23. True Blue NeighborsUniversity of Tulsa

  24. Regional Economic Development SummitNortheastern State University

  25. Experiential Learning Experiences • College of Education • “Transformative Pedagogies”: participatory action research • Capetown summer course: international service-learning study abroad • College of Arts and Sciences: • “Native Oklahoma”: partner with Indian Health Care Resource Center’s Food • Spears School of Business: • Project Management: linking to faculty commitment to non-profit community

  26. Click For Video Project CREATES

  27. The role of higher education in today’s communities • “Letting knowledge serve” • Service-learning • Community-engaged research and teaching • Preparing students for active citizenship • American Democracy Project • Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement Initiative • “Returning to our Roots” • Building healthy communities • Campus-Community Partners for Health • Partnering with residents to address issues and develop possibilities • Workforce development

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