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Anticipation the Future Panel presentation by Rory McGreal for the DEHub/ODLAA Education 2011 to 2021- Global challenges and perspectives of blended and distance learning the (14 to 18 February 2011).
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Rory McGrealDEHub ConferenceSydney, February 2011
Research atAthabasca University: Boxes, square pegs & round holes
Major Research Issue
A False Dichotomy
Hard science & education• education & training of HQPs•Lip service to education is pervasive in their documents
Elearning funding problem• ICORE & Tech Futures • Advanced Education& Technology
• Private sector• Other?
Support for Science and Engineering
• XML• IEEE LOM • SCORM• EML• Dublin Core• DSpace• CanCore
Learning Object Repository
ICORE (now TechFutures)• Xerox/Markin/NSERC
Chair in Adaptivity & Personalisation
• $760K X 3 = +$2.2m• NSERC?
Canada Research Chairs
Distance EducationSemantic WebSpace Science + UNESCO
New: Chair inIndigenous Studies OER
Research Strategy
Graduate degrees:MEd & DEd (DE)MAISMBA &DBAMSc & DSc (IT)(proposed)Dr of Nursing (proposed)
TEKRI an Alberta Innovation Centre
• systems integration• knowledge dissemination• identify gaps in understanding of ICTs• Identify/investigate/experiment with models,
content, and applications• investigate Open Source/OERs
• Adaptivity and personalisation• Mobile learning• Social networking• OER• Analyticshttp://tekri.athabascau.ca/
Major Funding IssuesFor Athabasca University research
Major Funding Issue
Major Funding Issue
Major Funding Issue
Why is cost-effectiveness a dirty word in education?
Graduate students are more than embryonic faculty They are NOT just lab &research assistants
They are in the workforce
Let’s enhance and
deepen the talent pool
in the workplace
Major Research Issue
Industry Collaboration Framework
Explore existing Institutional-wide
relationships Ex. Xerox, Fujitsu, IBM,
Google, etc.
Identify opportunities and potential for strategic
partnerships based on existing activities. Ex. Xerox
Procurement: $475KResearch contribution: $50KInstitutional donations: $150K
Prioritize and select most likely candidates
to pursue
Strategic
Industry
Partnership
Collaboratively develop action plans to achieve
outcomes
Could include:Physical Presence
Major Research PartnershipStrategic Procurement
Joint Venture
Elearning companies
CastleRock Research
Elearning companies
Provincial Framework
Athabasca University
Provincial
Framework
OK
Size of Global Education & Training Market
(a) Source: ThinkEquity Partners, Eduventures.
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
25% 60%
Could this be the future? Are we ready
?
World won’t fit in a box