Betting on Gravity

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Ken O’DonnellAssociate Dean, Academic Programs and PolicyCalifornia State University Office of the Chancellor

Association of American Colleges and UniversitiesNetwork for Academic Renewal Working Conference

General Education and Assessment Seattle, Washington, February 20, 2010

Betting on Gravity

Ken O’DonnellAssociate Dean, Academic Programs and PolicyCalifornia State University Office of the Chancellor

Association of American Colleges and UniversitiesNetwork for Academic Renewal Working Conference

General Education and Assessment Seattle, Washington, February 20, 2010

CaliforniaMasterPlan

c. 1960


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c. 1960

future supply future demand

state demographic and workforce trends

future supply

* first generation

future demand


future supply

* first generation* historically underrepresented and underserved

future demand


future supply

* first generation* historically underrepresented and underserved* economically disadvantaged

future demand


future supply

* first generation* historically underrepresented and underserved* economically disadvantaged* less likely to persist and complete

future demand


future supply



future demand

* clear communication

future supply



future demand

* clear communication* critical thinking

future supply



future demand

* clear communication* critical thinking* real-world application

future supply



future demand

* clear communication* critical thinking* real-world application* complex problem-solving

future supply


future demand

* clear communication* critical thinking* real-world application* complex problem-solving* ethical decision-making


future supply


future demand

* clear communication* critical thinking* real-world application* complex problem-solving* ethical decision-making* teamwork skills


future supply


future demand

* clear communication* critical thinking* real-world application* complex problem-solving* ethical decision-making* teamwork skills

source: “Raising the Bar” AAC&U/Peter D. Hart Research, January, 2010


“How do I nebulize acalcified GE committee?”


Christopher J. LucasChristopher J. LucasUniversity of Arkansas-FayettevilleUniversity of Arkansas-Fayetteville


Christopher J. LucasChristopher J. LucasUniversity of Arkansas-FayettevilleUniversity of Arkansas-Fayetteville

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1. history as pendulum(regression to mean)

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2. history as an arrow

Blombos Cave excavationSouth Africa, 75,000 BCE



Christopher HenshilwoodInstitute of Human Evolution

University of the WitwatersrandJohannesburg

Blombos Cave excavationSouth Africa, 75,000 BCE 11/17/2009


Christopher HenshilwoodInstitute of Human Evolution

University of the WitwatersrandJohannesburg

“For me, what is really important is here, for the first time, really, ever, we have evidence that people can store information outside of the human brain.”

11/17/2009

store information outside of the human brain


constants in education:constants in education:



- social



- outcomes-oriented- social



- practical- outcomes-oriented- social

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Alain de BottonThe School of Life

London

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Jennifer EaganPhilosophy, CSU East Bay

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Europe’s early universities were founded in the

a. fifth century.

b. twelfth century.

c. fourteenth century.

d. sixteenth century.

Europe’s early universities were founded in the

a. fifth century.

b. twelfth century.

c. fourteenth century.

d. sixteenth century.

In universities, use of the Carnegie unit or “credit hour” dates from

a. the 1860s.

b. the 1880s.

c. the 1910s.

d. the 1930s.


a. the 1860s.

b. the 1880s.

c. the 1910s.

d. the 1930s.


a. the 1860s.

b. the 1880s.

c. the 1910s.

d. the 1930s.


a. the 1860s.

b. the 1880s.

c. the 1910s.

d. the 1930s.


a. the 1860s.

b. the 1880s.

c. the 1910s.

d. the 1930s.


a. the 1860s.

b. the 1880s.

c. the 1910s.

d. the 1930s.


a. the 1860s.

b. the 1880s.

c. the 1910s.

d. the 1930s.

Bologna University1100 A.D.

hereright now


hereright now


credit hourc. 1910

credit hourc. 1910

“One of the most serious evils of American education in

school and college is counting by courses.”

Abbott Lawrence LowellPresident, Harvard University

1917

“One of the most serious evils of American education in

school and college is counting by courses.”

Abbott Lawrence LowellPresident, Harvard University

1917

“Once a credit was earned, it was as safe as anything in the world. It would be deposited and indelibly recorded in the registrar’s saving bank, while the substance of the course could be, if one wished, happily forgotten.”Dietrich Gerhard, 1937

thanks to Dr. John Harris, Samford University

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2. history as an arrow

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2. history as an arrow- enrollment

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17,758,870

1,100,73752,286

1869 1899 1929 1959 1989 2006

U.S. postsecondary enrollmentssource: National Center for Education Statistics

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17,758,870

1,100,73752,286

1869 1899 1929 1959 1989 2006


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17,758,870

1,100,73752,286

1869 1899 1929 1959 1989 2006


Betting on Gravity

17,758,870

1,100,73752,286

1869 1899 1929 1959 1989 2006


Betting on Gravity

17,758,870

1,100,73752,286

1869 1899 1929 1959 1989 2006


Betting on Gravity

17,758,870

1,100,73752,286

1869 1899 1929 1959 1989 2006


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17,758,870

1,100,73752,286

1869 1899 1929 1959 1989 2006


credit hourc. 1910

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17,758,870

1,100,73752,286

1869 1899 1929 1959 1989 2006


Betting on GravityStudent Ethnicity, 2003-04source: National Center for Education Statistics

White, 63.1 Black, 14.0

Hispanic, 12.7

Asian/Pacific Islander, 5.9

American Indian, 0.9

Other, 3.3



Hispanic, 12.7



Other, 3.3



Hispanic, 12.7



Other, 3.3



Hispanic, 12.7



Other, 3.3



Hispanic, 12.7



Other, 3.3

Betting on GravityPercentage First-Generation, 2003-04source: National Center for Education Statistics

parents with college degree, 59

parents without college degree, 41

Betting on GravityPercentage First-Generation, 2003-04source: National Center for Education Statistics

parents with college degree, 59

parents without college degree, 41

Betting on GravityProjected Population by Ethnicitysource: U.S. Census Bureau

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

1990

2000

2025

2050

White

76%


0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

1990

2000

2025

2050

White

Black

76% 12%


0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

1990

2000

2025

2050

White

Black

Native Am

76% 12%


0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

1990

2000

2025

2050

White

Black

Native Am

Asian

76% 12%


0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

1990

2000

2025

2050

White

Black

Native Am

Asian

Hispanic

9%76% 12%


0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

1990

2000

2025

2050

White

Black

Native Am

Asian

Hispanic

9%76% 12%


0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

1990

2000

2025

2050

White

Black

Native Am

Asian

Hispanic

9%76% 12%


0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

1990

2000

2025

2050

White

Black

Native Am

Asian

Hispanic

9%76% 12%


0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

1990

2000

2025

2050

White

Black

Native Am

Asian

Hispanic

9%76% 12%

53%

White


0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

1990

2000

2025

2050

White

Black

Native Am

Asian

Hispanic

9%76% 12%

53% 16%

White

Black


0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

1990

2000

2025

2050

White

Black

Native Am

Asian

Hispanic

9%76% 12%

53% 16%

White

Black

Native Am


0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

1990

2000

2025

2050

White

Black

Native Am

Asian

Hispanic

9%76% 12%

53% 16% 10%

White

Black Asian

Native Am


0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

1990

2000

2025

2050

White

Black

Native Am

Asian

Hispanic

9%76% 12%

53% 16% 10% 23%

White

Black Asian

HispanicNative Am

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White

Black

Native Am

Asian

Hispanic

9%76% 12%

53% 16% 10% 23%

White

Black Asian

HispanicNative Am

Percent of the U.S. population agreeing that “A college education is necessary for a person to be successful in today’s work world.”Source: National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education and Public Agenda, 2/17/10

31%

2000

31%

2000

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White

Black

Native Am

Asian

Hispanic

9%76% 12%

53% 16% 10% 23%

White

Black Asian

HispanicNative Am

Percent of the U.S. population agreeing that “A college education is necessary for a person to be successful in today’s work world.”Source: National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education and Public Agenda, 2/17/10

31%

2000

55%

2010

responses to changing enrollment:


- improved academic advising(purpose as well as procedure)



- nimble, any-time class offerings




- aggressive award of creditfor prior learning





- pedagogies of transparent practicality





- pedagogies of transparent practicality

Academic Affairs

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19.05%

15.12%

13.24%

7.81%

Associate degree Bachelor's degree orhigher

PostsecondaryCertificate

On-the-Job Training

source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Projected Employment by Educational AttainmentGrowth in U.S. Demand 2008-2018

19.05%

15.12%

13.24%

7.81%



On-the-Job Training



19.05%

15.12%

13.24%

7.81%



On-the-Job Training



19.05%

15.12%

13.24%

7.81%



On-the-Job Training



19.05%

15.12%

13.24%

7.81%



On-the-Job Training



19.05%

15.12%

13.24%

7.81%10.52%



On-the-Job Training



“What seems different now is that global technologies intensify a historical Doppler effect -- the pace of events seems to increase as we move into the future.”

Lance Morrow

“Globalization is shipping white-collar work overseas, and powerful technologies are eliminating certain kinds of work altogether.”


The new kind of work will reward those who master:

* design



* design* story



* design* story* symphony



* design* story* symphony* empathy



* design* story* symphony* empathy* play



* design* story* symphony* empathy* play* meaning

January 4, 2010

“To land the jobs that will see some of the most growth, job seekers will

need to branch out and pick up secondary skills or combine hard

science study with softer skills.”

January 4, 2010

“U.S. nursing programs are not effective in teaching nursing science, natural sciences, social sciences, technology and the humanities.

Educating Nurses: A Call for Radical Transformation (2009)

“U.S. nursing programs are not effective in teaching nursing science, natural sciences, social sciences, technology and the humanities.

“Developing knowledge that is to be used in a complex, high-stakes practice such as nursing calls for an ongoing dialogue between information and practice, so that students build an evidence base for care and thus learn to make decisions about appropriate interventions for a particular patient.”

Educating Nurses: A Call for Radical Transformation (2009)

“Undergraduate engineering should be reconfigured as an academic discipline,

Engineering for a Changing WorldUniversity of Michigan2007

“Undergraduate engineering should be reconfigured as an academic discipline, similar to other liberal arts disciplines in the sciences, arts, and humanities,


“Undergraduate engineering should be reconfigured as an academic discipline, similar to other liberal arts disciplines in the sciences, arts, and humanities, thereby providing students with more flexibility to benefit from the broader educational opportunities offered by the comprehensive American university with the goal of preparing them for a lifetime of further learning rather than professional practice.”


“The world’s problems today – with the environment, energy, global warming -- will be solved by engineers,

Sue Holl, Mechanical EngineerSacramento State University

“The world’s problems today – with the environment, energy, global warming -- will be solved by engineers, using a broad understanding of where we are as a civilization to know what will WORK for society.”

Sue Holl, Mechanical EngineerSacramento State University



Associate degree Bachelor's degree or higher Postsecondary Certificate On-the-Job Training



Associate degree Bachelor's degree or higher Postsecondary Certificate On-the-Job Training

adjusted for changes in the nature of work

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Diana Nataliscio, PresidentUniversity of Texas at El Paso

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Diana Nataliscio, PresidentUniversity of Texas at El Paso

“U.S. higher education has also begun to focus greater attention on educating a broader population, recognizing that our country will not be able to compete globally without a better educated workforce.”

Texas Tribune, January 19, 2010

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2. history as an arrow- enrollment- society and the nature of work- technology

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changing role of faculty

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store and impart what’s known

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mentor studentsmentor students

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create new knowledgecreate new knowledge

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store and impart what’s known“There are many ways faculty members spend their time that may have been very important five years ago but may not be as important now.

Molly Corbett BroadPresidentAmerican Council on Education

2010



store and impart what’s known“There are many ways faculty members spend their time that may have been very important five years ago but may not be as important now. Maybe we need to free them up so their time can be directed in ways that have an impact on students.”Molly Corbett Broad

PresidentAmerican Council on Education

2010

changing nature of education



Anthony BrykPresidentCarnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching2008

2010





“In the near future, all students will likely live in a ubiquitous 24/7 digital environment.

2010





“In the near future, all students will likely live in a ubiquitous 24/7 digital environment. How can this extraordinary new capacity transform learning for adults and students alike?

2010





“In the near future, all students will likely live in a ubiquitous 24/7 digital environment. How can this extraordinary new capacity transform learning for adults and students alike? Can the engaging aspect of gaming be harnessed as a tool for advancing more traditional forms of academic learning as well?”

2010




Anthony BrykPresident, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching2008

2010





“A key term in thinking about these emergent shifts is participatory learning.

2010





“A key term in thinking about these emergent shifts is participatory learning. [. . .] These new modes of distributed, collaborative engagement are likely both to attract a broad range of motivated learning across conventional social divisions (think of the anonymous interactions across classes and races in online gaming)

2010





“A key term in thinking about these emergent shifts is participatory learning. [. . .] These new modes of distributed, collaborative engagement are likely both to attract a broad range of motivated learning across conventional social divisions (think of the anonymous interactions across classes and races in online gaming) and to inspire new forms of knowledge and product creation.”

2010





“A key term in thinking about these emergent shifts is participatory learning. [. . .] These new modes of distributed, collaborative engagement are likely both to attract a broad range of motivated learning across conventional social divisions (think of the anonymous interactions across classes and races in online gaming) and to inspire new forms of knowledge and product creation.”

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2. history as an arrow- enrollment- society and the nature of work- technology

Ken O’DonnellAssociate Dean, Academic Programs and Policy

California State University Office of the [email protected]

(562) 951-4735

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