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Post University: The Pioneers of Technology in Education. Suzanne Theriault, Post University. Post University: Historical Facts. Founded in 1890 in Waterbury, CT as the Matoon Shorthand School 1965, after 5 name changes, acquires land on Country Club Road for main campus
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Post University: The Pioneers of Technology in Education Suzanne Theriault, Post University
Post University: Historical Facts • Founded in 1890 in Waterbury, CT as the Matoon Shorthand School • 1965, after 5 name changes, acquires land on Country Club Road for main campus • Called Post Junior College at this time • Main Campus location still exists here • 1976, changes name to Post College, and achieves 4-year institution status • The first accelerated program, aimed at Vietnam veterans, is incepted • 1980, first Bachelor’s degree is awarded • 1986, Drubner Center acquired to create athletics facility. Also, first corporate partnerships with Johnson & Johnson, Pratt & Whitney, Cigna, and The Hartford occur • 1990, becomes Teikyo Post University by partnering with Teikyo University in Japan • College sees an influx in Japanese students • More land is purchased to accommodate increase in student population • 1996, changes name to Post University, and creates the first regionally accredited all online accelerated degree program in the state of CT http://www.post.edu/about/history
Technologies: How and Why They’re Used in the Classroom • BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) • Allows students to use their own laptops, smartphones, or tablets in the classroom • Students tap into the web server to connect to the school’s internet • Can be used for various teaching and learning opportunities • Examples: Viewing videos, participating in web lectures, watching virtual slideshows • Utilized to make learning more adapted to the individual student • Wearable Technology • Can track various aspects of student learning • Examples: Time spent studying, understanding of lessons, putting knowledge into practice • Certain technologies can give additional information on the subject matter • Google Glass can scan the information and provide helpful facts to build upon lesson plans • Utilized to better communicate information, track vital statistics, and create a more interactive learning environment NMC horizon report: 2015 higher education edition. New Media Consortium
Scenario Building – An Overview • Scenarios are interpretations of probable happenings • Often confused with predictions, scenarios focus on facts, trends, and events to create a story that could happen, instead of trying to foresee a definite outcome • It’s vital to create scenarios that are reasonable, reliable, and efficient in the decision-making process • All portions of the scenario should lie in reality, as these are meant to serve as a roadmap for possible future events • Far superior method to others used for future-casting • Scenario building creates challenges, including those found below
Environmental Scanning – An overview • Provides futurists with notice of hypothetically significant impending outside alterations prior to occurrence • These can include, but are not limited to, social, environmental, political, fiscal, and technological factors • Due to the number of factors involved, the range of scanning is extensive • Three levels of environment • Task environment – the patrons of a particular institution • Industry environment – includes all of the enterprises linked to a business • Macroenvironment – Accommodations of aforementioned factors can either directly or indirectly affect an institution • Several hurdles faced by using scanning are as follows:
Educational Trends • Mobile Devices in the Classroom • Blackboard app can be used on various personal devices • These include iPads, laptops, and cellular phones • The app can use Wi-Fi or Data stream to connect • Allows students to write discussion board posts, check grades, and perform various other tasks • This affects anyone who utilizes online learning, whether as a main source of education or as a supplementary means • Can help with information retention, concept assimilation, and increased learning capacity • Streamlines the learning process
Education Trends Cont’d • Increased interest in online learning • Students from various educational, ethnic, and demographic backgrounds are creating a boom in online learning • Online enrollment continues to grow annually • While traditional programs continue to exist, they no longer monopolize the market on education • Distance education provides the same high-quality learning experience as traditional learning • Tends to be less costly than on-campus programs • Traditional education continues to see a rise in tuition at a higher rate than inflation
Budgetary Trends • Low-Income and underprepared students are less successful in online environments for various reasons • Lack of social, emotional, collegiate, and educator support are factors • Absence of organization in online structures can also contribute • Students who fall into these categories tend to be less likely to complete an entire degree fully online • In addition, those who are lower-income or underprepared are not as likely to be retained in future courses than those in traditional courses • There is no significant data that proves that online education is more beneficial than on-campus learning
Demographic Trends • Online only vs. Traditional learning • Strictly online students tend to be mostly female, Caucasian, and low-income • Age of online students tends to be older than those of on-campus students, typically by 10 years of age or more • Online education has more benefits for ethnically and linguistically diverse students, typically • Additionally, students who speak multiple languages are more inclined towards online education than that of campus learning
Scenario for 2020 • Expand the hybrid and online classrooms, including international expansion • As interest in online classes continues to rise, more options become available to students and University administration • Can create a more cost-effective route to educational goals • While Tech and ECM fees exist, overall cost is less than traditional campus degrees • Allows for students to graduate at an accelerated rate • Creates greater revenue for the University
Plan for Change • Train current faculty on how to oversee an online classroom • Develop the brand by partnering with international schools • Create new or modify existing licensing to include corporate partnerships • Enhance Electronic Course Materials • Add new resources, adapt online library for easier access/use, utilize Khan Academy an Lynda.com • Incorporate virtual office hours using WebEx or other video conferencing • Skype or Google+ may be comparable • Broaden marketing • Magazine advertisements, national TV commercials, extra website ads • Hire bi- and multi-lingual instructors • This will assist with international and non-native English speaking students
Call to Action • Convert all textbooks to Electronic Course Materials or E-books • Gain purchasing rights to texts • Can utilize scanners or “ripping” software to convert existing texts to electronic format • Expand online library contents • Incorporate Google Scholar and Purdue Owl as resources • Getting rid of physical texts saves both the University and the students money • Build new majors and minors into the online degree section • Add the Sociology major and Philosophy, Mathematics, and English minors • Since classes and syllabi already exist, adaptation should be relatively simple • Work with current faculty to incorporate course materials and learning objectives
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