The document discusses the changing role and potential collapse of the traditional university system. It notes that universities are facing challenges like rising costs, outdated models of education, and new competitors from online/entrepreneurial education. However, universities could evolve by embracing experiential learning, multi-institutional collaborations, partnerships with industry, reexamining tenure, student-driven inquiry, and focusing on questions rather than departments. The future role of professors may involve experience design, project management, investing, curating resources, coaching students, and innovating.

1. The New University Peg Faimon, Naus Family Faculty Scholar and Professor Glenn Platt, C. Michael Armstrong Chair and Professor Armstrong Institute for Interactive Media Studies Miami University, Oxford, Ohio Presidential Mountain Retreat 2010

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3. The Role of Higher Education So what’s the Purpose of a university anyway?

4. The Role ofHigher Education Convey knowledge.

5. The Role of Higher Education Create knowledge.

6. The Role of Higher Education Develop the person.

7. The Role of Higher Education Contribute to society.

8. The Role of Higher Education Signal ability.

9. The Role of Higher Education Seed innovation.

10. But the system is breaking down. University System Collapse

11. University System Collapse The cost is too high.

12. University System Collapse You have to go to mountain.

13. University System Collapse There’s no control over the clock.

14. University System Collapse The “experts” are local.

15. University System Collapse Universities change one funeral at a time.

16. University System Collapse Faculty hire people just like themselves.

17. University System Collapse Tenure is broken.

18. What’s Driving this breakdown? Tectonic Change

19. Tectonic Change Changing demographics. Tectonic Change Changing demographics.

20. Tectonic Change Change in learning styles.

21. Tectonic Change Collapse of disciplinary structure.

22. Tectonic Change Acceleration of K-12.

23. Tectonic Change Flattening of knowledge hierarchy.

24. Tectonic Change Students [+ parents]as consumers.

25. Tectonic Change Employers active in curricula.

26. Tectonic Change Location independence.

27. Tectonic Change The internet.

28. educational entrepreneurs have stepped in to fill the gap. The Disruptors

29. The Disruptors Open courseware. The Disruptors

35. The Disruptors Free online lectures.

40. The Disruptors Accessible educational content.

45. The Disruptors Online learning networks.

48. The Disruptors Structured curricula.

50. Online universities. The Disruptors

53. The Role of Higher Education So what’s the Purpose of a university anyway…Revisited

54. The Role ofHigher Education…Revisited Convey knowledge.

55. The Role of Higher Education…Revisited Create knowledge.

56. The Role of Higher Education…Revisited Contribute to society.

57. The Role of Higher Education…Revisited Signal ability.

58. The Role of Higher Education…Revisited Seed innovation.

59. The end of the university. Mainstream Media

66. So, how does the Traditional university evolve? The New Professor

69. The New Professor Experiencedesigner.

70. The New Professor Project manager.

71. The New Professor Angel investor.

72. The New Professor Curator.

73. The New Professor Resource Allocator.

74. The New Professor Lifecoach.

75. The New Professor Validator.

76. The New Professor Innovator.

77. Where to begin The New University

78. The New University Experiential learning.

79. The New University Multi-institutional collaborations.

80. The New University Train PhDs to think more contextually.

81. The New University Strategic industry and non-profit partnerships.

82. The New University Re-examine tenure.

83. The New University Student-driven inquiry.

84. The New University Facilitate collaboration.

85. The New University De-privilege institutional content.

86. The New University Accept failure.

87. The New University Focus on questions not departments.

88. Next Steps Next Steps Think like entrepreneurs. The New University Courtesy of Balitimore Print Studios

89. Next Steps Be transparent and open.

90. Next Steps Hire people who think this way.

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