research at athabasca university: boxes, square pegs & round holes
DESCRIPTION
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).TRANSCRIPT
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Rory McGrealDEHub ConferenceSydney, February 2011
Research atAthabasca University: Boxes, square pegs & round holes
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Major Research Issue
A False Dichotomy
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Hard science & education• education & training of HQPs•Lip service to education is pervasive in their documents
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Elearning funding problem• ICORE & Tech Futures • Advanced Education& Technology
• Private sector• Other?
Support for Science and Engineering
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• XML• IEEE LOM • SCORM• EML• Dublin Core• DSpace• CanCore
Learning Object Repository
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ICORE (now TechFutures)• Xerox/Markin/NSERC
Chair in Adaptivity & Personalisation
• $760K X 3 = +$2.2m• NSERC?
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Canada Research Chairs
Distance EducationSemantic WebSpace Science + UNESCO
New: Chair inIndigenous Studies OER
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Research Strategy
Graduate degrees:MEd & DEd (DE)MAISMBA &DBAMSc & DSc (IT)(proposed)Dr of Nursing (proposed)
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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
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• Adaptivity and personalisation• Mobile learning• Social networking• OER• Analyticshttp://tekri.athabascau.ca/
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Major Funding IssuesFor Athabasca University research
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Major Funding Issue
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Major Funding Issue
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Major Funding Issue
Why is cost-effectiveness a dirty word in education?
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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
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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
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Elearning companies
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CastleRock Research
Elearning companies
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Provincial Framework
Athabasca University
Provincial
Framework
OK
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Size of Global Education & Training Market
(a) Source: ThinkEquity Partners, Eduventures.
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ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
25% 60%
Could this be the future? Are we ready
?
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World won’t fit in a box