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Vision For Education. Virginia Folger Post University EDU 505.91 Jennifer Wojcik. Post University 1890. Post University is a Higher Education Institution Main Campus with 800 Students First University with full online degree, Online Educational Institute has15,000 Students.
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Vision For Education Virginia Folger Post University EDU 505.91 Jennifer Wojcik
Post University 1890 • Post University is a Higher Education Institution • Main Campus with 800 Students • First University with full online degree, Online Educational Institute has15,000 Students “Our mission is to provide students with the knowledge, personal skills and experiences required to become leaders in their chosen careers. We prepare students to become confident, competent, and competitive participants in the global market place.”
Today and Beyond … LOOKING FORWARD - Increase International Students on Campus Expand Honors Program From typewriters to tablets Post embraces technology and provides students with tools needed to succeed not only in class but after graduation as well.
Scenarios Futuring • Project outcomes5 years out • Preparing for what outcomes may occur with different paths followed.
Scanning • Predict outcomes • Reviewing and analyzing current literature • Results in high quality decisions
Trends Trends are distinct directions of change that point to new concepts or new patterns of behavior that will shape the future of learning. (2014,p. 8).
Technology Educational Trends • Online Classes • 47% of 9-12th grade students want to learn online to “be in control of my learning.” (2009, p. 2). • Virtual Meetings • No travel allows the company to save money and time.
Economic • Financial Aid • The number of students seeking financial aid is increasing as the cost of tuition continues to rise across the United States. (Betts, Hartman & Oxholm, 2009). • Construction, Maintenance and Deferred Maintenance • Maintenance of Technology • Maintenance of Buildings Not taken care of these maintenances will cause students to go elsewhere.
Future Vision Admissions • Create Presentation- • How admissions process works • How to write an admissions essay • Post Affordability
Social Media • Utilizing social media can increase student enrollment • Is cheaper then travel • Allows direct contact to students
References • 2020 forecast: Creating the future of learning. (2014). Retrieved from: http:// www.knowledgeworks.org/sites/default/files/2020-Forecast.pdf • Post University. “About Post University. Retrieved January 16, 2014. From: http:// www.post.edu/maincampus/about.shtml • Baum, S., & Payea, K. (2011). Trends in for-profit postsecondary education: Enrollment, prices, student aid and outcomes. Retrieved from https://advocacy.collegeboard.org/ sites/default/files/ 11b_3376_Trends_Brief_4Pass_110414.pdf • Betts, K., Hartman, K., & Oxholm, C. (2009). Re-examining & repositioning higher education: Twenty economic and demographic factors driving online and blended program enrollments. Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 13(4), 3-23 • Conner, T. W. & Thomas, R. M. (2011). Accountability, affordability, access: A review of the recent trends in higher education policy research. Policy Studies Journal, 39, 93-112. • Johnson, L., Adams Beckers, Cummins, M., Estrada, V., Freeman, A., and Ludgate, H. (2013). NMC Horizon report: 2013 higher education edition. Austin, Texas: The New Media Consortium.
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