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Communication and Technology

Communication and Technology. Pertti Hurme (University of Jyväskylä): Knowledge Strategies and Higher Education: Perspectives on Organizational Development Eija Karsten (University of Turku): The Role of Personal Interaction in Forming a Virtual Community

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Communication and Technology

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  1. Communication and Technology • Pertti Hurme (University of Jyväskylä): Knowledge Strategies and Higher Education: Perspectives on Organizational Development • Eija Karsten (University of Turku): The Role of Personal Interaction in Forming a Virtual Community • Tapio Varis (University of Tampere): Learning in the Virtual University

  2. Knowledge Strategies and Higher Education: Perspectives on Organizational Development Pertti Hurme Organizational Communication & PR Department of Communication University of Jyväskylä hurme@jyu.fi Portions of this paper were presented at the National Communication Association Convention in Seattle, November 2000

  3. Main topics of the presentation • Developments in Information and Communication Technologies & in Higher Education • IT Strategies, Strategies for Education and Research, Knowledge Strategies • Case: The Knowledge Strategy of the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Jyväskylä • Observations of Organizational Development

  4. DIGITAL FUTURE • The UCLA Internet Report 2000: Surveying the Digital Future • Nearly two-thirds of users and nearly half of non-users believe that new communication technologies including the Internet have made the world a better place

  5. EXTRAGENERATION (Francesco Morace, 2000) • Sharing (Condivisione) • Creativity (Creatività) • Nomadism (Nomadismo)

  6. FOUR CURRENTS OF CHANGE AFFECTING HIGHER EDUCATION (Ward 2000) • The Communications Revolution • Shifts in the Intellectual Division of Labor • Shifts in the Funding Streams • Demographic Shifts and Accessibility

  7. TOWARD STRATEGIC THINKING IN HIGHER EDUCATION • The rapid development of ICT has opened up new possibilities for the universities. • Technological changes have led to profound changes in work practices. • Strategy for Education and Research was published by the Ministry of Education in 1995 • Knowledge Strategy for Education and Research 2000–2004 • Virtual University project 2000–

  8. CASE • Faculty of Humanities, University of Jyväskylä • Departments: 13 (four major areas: History, Languages, Art, Communication) • Faculty and staff: 200 • Students: 3600 • Both traditional humanities departments and technologically advanced departments

  9. CASE: COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION • Lack of information • Collaboration • Face-to-Face vs. Computer-Mediated Communication • Leadership and Commitment

  10. THE KNOWLEDGE STRATEGY OF THE FACULTY OF HUMANITIES • The Knowledge Strategy, confirmed by the Faculty Council in June 2000, is on the Web (in Finnish): http://www.jyu.fi/humdrum • An abridged English version of the Knowledge Strategy has been prepared (and will be made available on the web)

  11. CASE: PLANS TO ACTIONS Faculty-wide planning (Knowledge Strategy Task Force) • ICT Course for faculty 2000– • ICT Course for students 2000– • A web-based Learning Platform to University-Wide Use 2000– • Network for Supporting Digital Content Production 2001– • Research Project on Learning Environments 2001– - informal << formal - networks << departments - non-hierarchical << hierarchical University-Wide Planning (Virtual University Project Task Force)

  12. Bibliography • The UCLA Internet Report 2000. Surveying the Digital Future. • Bernbom, G. (ed.) 2000. Information Alchemy. The Art and Science of Knowledge Management. Educause Leadership Strategies 3. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. • Council and Commission of Europe 2000. eEurope 2002. An Information Society for All. Action Plan Prepared by the Council and the European Commission for the Feira European Council. June 2000. • Creth, S. 2000. Optimizing Organization Design for the Future. EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 32–38. • Hawkins, B. 2000. Technology, Higher Education, and a Very Foggy Crystal Ball. Educause Review, November/December 2000, 65–73. • Klor de Alva, J. 2000. Remaking the Academy. Educause Review, March/April 2000, 32–40. • Ministry of Education 1999. Education and Research Development Plan 1999–2004. • Ward, D. 2000. Catching the Waves of Change in American Higher Education. Educause Review, January/February 2000, 22–30.

  13. These slides (plus a few more) are on the web: http://www.jyu.fi/~hurme/yvi01ph

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