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Universities of the Future: Implications from Technology

Universities of the Future: Implications from Technology. David G. Brown, VP & Dean (ICCEL) Professor of Economics, Provost (1990-98) http://www.wfu.edu/~brown brown@wfu.edu @ James Madison University

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Universities of the Future: Implications from Technology

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  1. Universities of the Future:Implications from Technology • David G. Brown, VP & Dean (ICCEL) Professor of Economics, Provost (1990-98) http://www.wfu.edu/~brown brown@wfu.edu • @ James Madison University • February 18, 2000 “All Together One”

  2. Agenda for the Day • 9:00 AM Demonstration re the Use of Technology in My Own Classes • 10:00 AM Address on “Universities of the Future: Implications From Technology” • Noon Highlights & Informal Discussion • 1:30 PM Strategies for Introducing Technology Into Teaching Without Endangering Traditional Strengths

  3. Plan for 2000 Thinkpads for all Printers for all New Every 2 Years Own @ Graduation Wire Everything Standard Software Full Admin Systems IGN for Faculty 40+30 New People 75% Faculty Trained 85% CEI Users 98% E-Mail +15% Tuition ~$1500/Yr/Student 4 Year Phase In Pilot Year, Now 4 Classes Fresh/Junior Computer F99: IBM 390, 128 RAM 333 Mhz, 6GB CD-ROM, 56 modem THE WAKE FOREST PLAN Soph/Senior Computer IBM 380XD, 64 RAM, 233 Mhz, 4.1GB, CD-ROM, 56 modem

  4. FIRST YEAR SEMINARThe Economists’ Way of Thinking: • To understand a liberal arts education as an opportunity to study with professors who think by their own set of concepts • To learn how to apply economic concepts • To learn how to work collaboratively • To learn computer skills • To improve writing and speaking Students = 15 All Freshmen Required Course

  5. Before Class Video Text & Self Tests Best URLs with Criteria Interactive exercises Lecture Notes in PP E-mail dialogue Cybershows During Class One Minute Quiz Computer Tip Talk Class Polls Team Projects After Class Edit Drafts by Team Guest Editors Hyperlinks & Pictures Access Previous Papers Lecture Summary w Audio Other Daily Announcements Team Web Page Personal Portfolios Exams include Computer Materials Forever Brown’s First Year Seminar

  6. Plan for 2000 Thinkpads for all Printers for all New Every 2 Years Own @ Graduation Wire Everything Standard Software Full Admin Systems IGN for Faculty 40+30 New People 75% Faculty Trained 85% CEI Users 98% E-Mail +15% Tuition ~$1500/Yr/Student 4 Year Phase In Pilot Year, Now 4 Classes Fresh/Junior Computer F99: IBM 390, 128 RAM 333 Mhz, 6GB CD-ROM, 56 modem THE WAKE FOREST PLAN Soph/Senior Computer IBM 380XD, 64 RAM, 233 Mhz, 4.1GB, CD-ROM, 56 modem

  7. Consequences for Wake Forest • +SAT Scores & Class Ranks • +Retention & Grad Rates • +Satisfaction & Learning • +Faculty Recruitment

  8. Impact of Technology Upon the University of the Future • Consolidators & Distributors • Few Solo Producers (finish carpenters) • Limited Number of Producing Sites (textbooks) • Many Teaching & Institutional Collaboratives (banking) • Globalization • Multimedia Delivery • Different Strokes for Different Folks • Today’s students learn differently (nintendo+)

  9. …University of the Future • 80-20 Standard & the Resident-Distance Student • Most respected courses in 80-20 range • Most productive curricula in 80-20 range • Interactive Learning • Response of the Most Wired • Customized and Individualized • E.g.: Double Jeopardy Quizzes

  10. …University of the Future • Continuous Teaching (and Students) • Between Class interaction • Before class exercises • After graduation exchanges • Teams • Research teams in all disciplines (like sciences) • Departmental structures will atrophy • Open Information?

  11. METAPHORS • Automobile in the Jungle • Teenagers Learning How to Drive • 1000 Times More Powerful Telephone • Learning a Second Language by Immersion • State Religion • House Calls • Cost of the Library • Students as Nomads • Rural Electrification

  12. The Jury Is In!Technology Works!

  13. I know my students learn more when I teach with technology! • Technology increases collaboration. More collaboration means more learning • Technology enables different strokes for different folks. More customization means more learning • Technology enables more interaction. More interaction means more learning • The opportunity cost of learning how to use technology is becoming negligible.

  14. The Big Thing Is---InteractivityandCommunication “All Together One!”

  15. Computers Enhance My Teaching and/or Learning Via-- Presentations Better--20% Source = Wake Forest Students and Faculty More Opportunities to Practice & Analyze--35% More Access to Source Materials via Internet--43% More Communication with Faculty Colleagues, Classmates, and Between Faculty and Students--87%

  16. Chemistry-- Dartmouth, Millsaps, Reed, Wake Forest, Worchester Tech Physics-- Vassar, Arizona, Washington and Lee, Michigan State, , Whitman Business and Economics--- Vanderbilt, Kansas State, Wake Forest, Middlebury Fine Arts-- Tufts, Reed, Connecticut, Williams, East Carolina Writing and Literature--Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, Missouri-Rolla, Language--- MIT, Smith, California-Davis, Texas-Austin, Northwestern Biology and Medicine---Oberlin, Virginia, Johns Hopkins, Texas-Austin, Hendrix International and Politics---Tufts, Oregon Computer Science and Math---Harvard, NYU, American, Washington State 93 Essays 36 Universities 26 Disciplines

  17. Beliefs of 91/93 Vignette Authors • Interactive Learning • Learn by Doing • Collaborative Learning • Integration of Theory and Practice • Communication • Visualization • Different Strokes for Different Folks

  18. 8 BASIC MODELS OFUBIQUITOUS COMPUTING • Teach with Explicit Assumption of Access • Provide Public Station Computers BC • Provide Individual Network Computers • Specify Threshold Level SSUUNC • Provide One Desktop Per Two Beds Chatham • Provide Desktop Computers USAFA • Provide One Laptop WFUWVWC • Provide Laptops + 2-Year Refresh UMC ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 2000

  19. Upbeat Re Future • Massive expansion in overall demand • Public Libraries increased the demand for librarians and personal book ownership. • Telephones allow people to stay in touch, and gather more frequently. • By increasing the options, technology enhances the effectiveness & efficiency of the university (it doesn’t displace it) “All Together One!”

  20. Environmental Imperatives • Universal Student Access to Computers • Reliable Networks • Multiple Opportunities for Training and Consultation • Faculty Ethos that values Experimentation and Tolerates Falters

  21. WORKSHEETWhat are the barriers to more use of technology by faculty?For your own campus, allocate 100 points among the three major barrier categories! • _____% Faculty Need Time • _____%Faculty Need Access to Expertise • _____% Faculty Need to Motivation

  22. Eager Faculty Friendly Sharing (standardize!) Standard Course Shell Centrality of Educational Theory Diversity Among Disciplines Big 3 First (KISS) Start with Hybrid Courses Faculty to Faculty Concepts Worth Considering

  23. The Big Three #1. E-mail #2. Web Pages (for each course) #3. Internet URLs

  24. The Key Six • Continuously communicating via Email & LISTSERVS & threaded discussions, • Finding and citing useful materials on the web, • Annotating word processed documents, • Providing “lecture outlines” (with audio accompaniment) before and after class, • Creating a “library” of mini-movies that show successive computer screens, and • Practice quizzing prior-to-class.

  25. Faculty Development Strategies-- Most Effective Friends and Neighbors! Full Time Academic Computer Specialists Trained and Located in Disciplines (ACS) Well Trained Students Assigned to One Faculty Member for Full Semester (STARS) Seminars Sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning (not only technology) Tutorials re Equipment by Librarians All Campus Help Desk

  26. Faculty Development Strategies-- Modestly Effective • Poster Sessions Where WF Faculty “Show and Tell” Their Uses of Technology • Seminars Sponsored by a Faculty Technology Advocacy Group • Competitive Grants Releasing Faculty From Teaching One Course • User Group Listservs Centered Around Specific Techniques & Technologies

  27. Faculty Development Strategies-- Least Effective • Computer Based Training Tapes • Lectures by Visiting “VIPs” • Computer Assisted Instruction Listserv • Attendance at National Workshops Conducted Locally

  28. Workshops at ICCEL at Wake Forest

  29. http://iccel.wfu.edu/publications/books/books.htm http://www.ankerpub.com/books/brown.html

  30. David G. BrownWake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, N.C. 27109336-758-4878email: brown@wfu.eduhttp//:www.wfu.edu/~brownfax: 336-758-4875 ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 2000

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