hot topics in higher education
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Presented by Jessica Medearis MOOCs. Income-based tuition payment. College-ready. With higher education reform increasingly part of the national discourse, you may have heard buzzwords like these and wondered how they apply to the work of student leaders in Minnesota. This discussion will introduce “hot topics” in higher education and provide participants the opportunity to engage in conversation about how these topics could affect the future of our colleges.TRANSCRIPT
Tuition has never been higher Completion is essential Demographics are changing Community colleges are key
Voices for reform: why now?
What misconceptions do you encounter about two-year colleges? How do you correct these?
Discussion
Completion◦ Credit for prior learning◦ Competencies
Open courses Affordability
Today’s Topics
What does “college ready” mean? Credit for Prior Learning Not about how long you’re sitting in
class
Need for more credentialed workers
Completion
What skills/support do you see college students need?
Discussion
Over 10,000 courses, 100,000 students
In FY2010:◦ 12.5% of all credits were online◦ 35% increase over FY2008
Online Learning
The Rise of the MOOCs
Massive Open Online Courses Free online courses, not credit-based
(yet)◦ Coursera, Udacity
MOOCs
Who is successful in learning online? Who isn’t?
How do you see MOOCs impacting our schools?
Discussion
Loss of state support, increase in tuition
Cuts to federal aid programs
Student loan debt has surpassed credit card debt.
The Education “Bubble”
Income-based payment Tiered tuition for extension courses Is college worth it?
Tuition Model Reform:
Do you think the cost of college will reach a point where it’s not “worth it?” Why or why not?
Discussion