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Central Michigan University George Brown Cohort 6

Central Michigan University George Brown Cohort 6. Presentation by Brian Desbiens February 21, 2014 Role of Colleges in Todays Society. In 1967 what were the needs identified that the Colleges were expected to fulfill?. Social Economical Political Academic Other. Socia l.

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Central Michigan University George Brown Cohort 6

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  1. Central Michigan UniversityGeorge Brown Cohort 6 Presentation by Brian Desbiens February 21, 2014 Role of Colleges in Todays Society

  2. In 1967 what were the needs identified that the Colleges were expected to fulfill? Social Economical Political Academic Other

  3. Social Baby Boomer youth population demand for participation Community development need

  4. Economic Rapid Change in Technology Work Force training need Rapid growth in manufacturing Youth unemployment

  5. Political Majority Governments Premier was former Minister of ED American models of Colleges Investment attitude

  6. Academic Explosion in knowledge Absence of private degree granting institutions Teaching University monopoly

  7. In 1967 what were the educational models from which to choose? What did Quebec choose? Why? What did BC choose? Why? What did the Maritimes choose? Why? What did Ontario Choose? Why?

  8. Quebec CEGEP-Junior College transfer First two years of university Three year tech programs Boards do adult education

  9. British Columbia Community Comprehensive Community College Major university preparatory transfer function Differentiated system now

  10. Maritimes Ministry of Education Department

  11. Ontario Parallel system Applied technology Career focused Based on institute model No university transfer

  12. What do you think are the great accomplishments of the colleges in Ontario over the past 45 years? • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5

  13. Access Enrollment growth where over 200,000 FTE or approximately 1 million Ontario citizens are registered with Colleges annually

  14. Equality All under representative groups are served significantly more by colleges Francophone Aboriginal New Canadians First Generation PSE Special Needs Rural and Remote

  15. Opportunity Women now represent 60% of graduates Employer satisfaction over 90% across the province Over 500 programs with most now on line

  16. Community Development -Over 100 campuses -graduates stay in communities

  17. What are the most significant factors that the Colleges have not achieved? Why? 1. 2. 3. 4.

  18. Transfer No real systemic pathway from Colleges to Universities

  19. Credit recognition No systemic approach only one off agreements

  20. Baccalaureate Still currency of realm internationally

  21. How do we know whether we have accomplished achievements? Do the KPIs give us sufficient information? What other measures are there to be utilized? What measures do other educational sectors use?

  22. Learning Outcomes Lack of Competency Based Learning Outcomes Assessment

  23. What measures do we have to determine whether learning has been achieved? In the Classroom In the College In the college system

  24. Key Performance Indicators Graduate Employment Rate Graduate Satisfaction Employer Satisfaction Student Satisfaction Graduation Rate NOTE: Institutional indicators only None related to Accessibility

  25. Quality Assurance CSAC College Standards and Accreditation Council 1993(focused on Learning Outcomes) QAPA Quality Assurance Program Council 2003 PEQAB Program Educational Assessment Board (For degree approval)

  26. Accountability Multi Year Accountability Agreements 2007 -strategy -programs -performance targets

  27. HEQCO Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario 2005 http://www.heqco.ca/Pages/wel.aspx

  28. What are the fundamental challenges facing society in 2014? Social Economic Political Academic

  29. Social Access for underrepresented groups(equality) Demographic shift from rural to urban Universalaccess Youth unemployment

  30. Economic Globalization and competitiveness Wealth creation role expectation Skills shortage Limited resources due to recession

  31. Political -”Place in post secondary for all qualified students” -credentialing -sorting system -capacity building

  32. Academic Low per capita funding resulting in cost per student greater then revenues per student (Larger class size and part time staffing) Traditional perspective of university community (Fear revenue minimization, prestige loss, autonomy) Institutional based systems (Balogna Process for EU) Credentialing Differentiation through branding

  33. How can Colleges address these challenges? Access Quality Costs

  34. Near Term Responses College Differentiation ITAL -Institutes of Technology and Advanced Learning Polytechnics University Colleges

  35. What are the educational model options available today? University Polytechnic Open University Online Institute Higher Education Centre Community College

  36. What are the Government of the Day’s Response to these Challenges? Asked PSE’s for Mandate agreements outlining three top priorities. Student Needs Employer Needs Society Needs Academic Needs

  37. Student Need -30% tuition rebate for targeted 50% of students

  38. Employer Needs Increase in apprenticeship Skill Centre's expansion

  39. Society -70% target for PSE participation -3 new campuses and 60,000 additional spaces

  40. Academic OnLine Learning Open University Model Restricted funding (reduced envelopes)

  41. Future View What do you think the College System in Ontario will look like in 2025?

  42. Hope • What would you like it to look like? • How can you contribute to reaching this future state? • How will taking this masters degree be helpful?

  43. Evaluation Please share one learning from todays class?

  44. Brian Desbiens 1-705-799-6777 Brian.desbiens@persona.ca

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