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Flipping the academy?: Turning the changing world of the university inside out

This conference discusses the changing role of universities in a dynamic world. Exploring the history, uses, and challenges of higher education, it delves into innovative concepts like 'flipping learning' and work-based education. The event aims to stimulate dialogue on the purpose and future direction of universities in local and global contexts.

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Flipping the academy?: Turning the changing world of the university inside out

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  1. Flipping the academy?: Turning the changing world of the university inside out Dr Ruth Helyer and Dr Helen Corkill UALL Annual Conference 2013 University of Durham Who and what are universities for? Local communities, global competitiveness and the part-time student

  2. Who and what are universities for? Inthe context of constant change and evolution what are the issues? needs; opportunities; challenges UALL Annual Conference, March 2013

  3. What is the ‘idea of a university’? “Universities across the world in the early 21st century find themselves in a paradoxical position. Never before in human history have they been so numerous or so important, yet never before have they suffered from such a disabling lack of confidence and loss of identity” (Collini, 2012: 3) • Back to John Henry Newman? • History coming full circle? (vocational: theology, medicine) • Professions – reliance on university education? • Apprentices – requirement for university education? UALL Annual Conference, March 2013

  4. Understanding universities “a series of schools and departments held together by a central heating system” (Maynard Hutchins) “a series of individual faculty entrepreneurs held together by a common grievance over parking” (Kerr) “may suggest resemblance to a variety of other quite different types of organization – to think-tanks, performing arts complexes, and apprenticeship programmes, as well as to sports clubs, community centres, and dating agencies” (Collini) (all from Collini, 2012: 41; 12) UALL Annual Conference, March 2013

  5. The uses of a university “universities ...are at a hinge of history: while connected with their past, they are swinging in another direction...” (Kerr) “Now we have entered the twenty-first century, and once again I see universities...at a hinge in history. This time, however, I see the hinge flapping in the winds blowing from many directions – no zephyrs, alas.” (Kerr) UALL Annual Conference, March 2013

  6. From the multiversity to the workplace learner ? Kerr, 2001:198 UALL Annual Conference, March 2013

  7. The ‘flipping’ concept • ‘flipped classroom’ –instruction outside; ‘homework’ inside • flipping learning roles • new ‘label’, not idea; activity theory UALL Annual Conference, March 2013

  8. Work-Based Learning ‘Flipping’ learning Student-centred Tailored curriculum Project-based learning Learn away from class Work through ‘what learned’ in class Active learning Backed up by VLE, blogs videos etc. Collaborative • Student-centred • Flexible • Employer responsive/relevant • ‘Real’ – messy, like life • Reflective • Hybrid • Learning = less didactic more reciprocal • The main content happens elsewhere UALL Annual Conference, March 2013

  9. University of Bedfordshire 2013 UALL Annual Conference, March 2013

  10. Teesside University 2013 UALL Annual Conference, March 2013

  11. Virtual v Physical • University as ‘present’ • Buildings, physicality of campus • Yet, increasingly elsewhere, online, or a ‘brand’ • What do buildings say about an organisation/a local community / a global image UALL Annual Conference, March 2013

  12. Branding • Short term commercial benefit • Complex concepts distilled into simple visuals • At odds with long-term academic values? • A good brand: • Not just about creating profit – also about creating value • Not a caricature • Can face competition in a global education market • A good brand markets itself, and brings: • Fame • Familiarity • Distinction • To design and grow a good brand: • Ask questions about products - lectures, research, facilities etc. • Are they relevant? What is generated and who is the audience? UALL Annual Conference, March 2011

  13. Who and what then are universities for? Inthe context of constant change and evolution what are the issues? needs; opportunities; challenges UALL Annual Conference, March 2013

  14. Who and what then are universities for? UALL Annual Conference, March 2013

  15. References Bergman, J. & Sams, A. (2012). Flip Your Classroom. Reach Every Student in Every Class Every Day. Washington, DC: ISTE. Collini, S. (2012). What Are Universities For? London: Penguin Books Kerr, C. (2001). The Uses of the University. (5thedn.). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. Newman, J H (1899). The Idea of a University. (1996 ed.). New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. Flipping the Academy (web example) http://www.evolllution.com/distance_online_learning/flipping-the-academy/ UALL Annual Conference, March 2013

  16. Dr Helen Corkill University Co-ordinator for Part-time Provision University of Bedfordshire +44 (0)1234 400400 helen.corkill@beds.ac.uk Dr Ruth Helyer Head of Workforce Development (Research & Policy) Teesside University +44 (0)1642 384268 r.helyer@tees.ac.uk UALL Annual Conference, March 20113

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