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2001 American Educational Research Association Meeting Seattle, WA, April 10, 2001

Risks and Opportunities in the Age of Information Technology: E-learning, Commercialization, and Measures of Success. 2001 American Educational Research Association Meeting Seattle, WA, April 10, 2001 Presenters: Jiang (JoAnn) Lan ⌊ John M. Nagle ⌊ Elizabeth M. Rhodes Chair: Marsha Garland .

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2001 American Educational Research Association Meeting Seattle, WA, April 10, 2001

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  1. Risks and Opportunities in the Age of Information Technology:E-learning, Commercialization, and Measures of Success 2001 American Educational Research Association MeetingSeattle, WA, April 10, 2001 Presenters: Jiang (JoAnn) Lan⌊John M. Nagle⌊Elizabeth M. RhodesChair: Marsha Garland

  2. Topics and Presenters • What and How People Learn • Elizabeth Rhodes • Commercialization • JoAnn Lan • Measures of Success • John Nagle overview-6

  3. Introduction, Three-fold Purpose, Next Steps • Impact of Technology in Changing Our Perceptions of Learning • Elizabeth Moore Rhodes, Xavier University of Louisiana • EdD. candidate, K-12 teacher and faculty in Teacher Education • Staff in Center for Teaching • erhodes@xula.edu

  4. Review of the Literature • From Teaching to E-Learning • Impact of Technology on Learning • New Thoughts on Schooling, Curricula, Courses • Non-neutrality of Technology

  5. Committee Recommendations for ActionFramework for Future Discussions • A major advertising campaign • An advocacy campaign • Technology must be used to capture and communicate the existing models

  6. Theories of Learning • Information Processing • Cognitive Apprenticeship • Situated Learning • Something else?

  7. Faculty Development (LLP) at a small University • nurturing community beyond new faculty orientation • creating user groups /a V-TLTG • learning communities/circles (research, teaching, technology)

  8. Conclusion • Cherries Jubilee

  9. Commercialization on Teacher Education • Jiang JoAnn Lan, School of Education, University of Alabama at Birmingham • Director, Academic Computing & Technology • Associate Professor, School of Education • e-mail: jlan@uab.edu • website: http://www.ed.uab.edu/lan/portal intro-5

  10. Review of Literature In the past 13 years, Over 100 4-year colleges closed Corporate colleges grow from 400 to 2000 overview-2

  11. Will this lead to the end of higher education as we know it? ⌊ ⌊ The End The End The End

  12. A significant threat? New opportunity for knowledge renewal: 740 billion or 10% of the US gross Projected 2.5 million teacher shortage Double-Edged Effect

  13. Profit Taking CompaniesPublic / Private Universities Profit driven---------------------------------------------Public / Private support driven  Scale driven (more is better) --------------------------- Limit size (small is better) Exit driven ------------------------------------------------------------------------Entry driven Segmented design / delivery ---------------------------- Holistic design / delivery Creating learning environments ---------Creating instructional environments Practice driven -----------------------------------------------Theory / Research driven High-risk capital ------------------------------------------------------Limited risk capital Networked environment -------------------------------Self-contained environment Shared ownership for production----------------Full ownership for production Team approach --------------------------------------------Single instructor approach Market mentality --------------------------------------------------------Service mentality Instructor as manager of ---------------------------------Instructor as presenter of learning environment-------------------------------------- learning environment A contrast of culture --

  14. Committee Recommendations • Encourage consortia between public and private entities for mutual benefits • Disseminate exemplary models • Support research to examine effects of commercialization on the structure and value of education

  15. Committee Recommendations • Establish guidelines for faculty rights and responsibilities, and explore ethical and legal perimeters • Provide incentive to recruit and retain the talented and dedicated educators

  16. Questions for further discussion • How will commercialization affect the quality, structure, and value of education? • What are the issues of control, autonomy, academic freedom and professionalism in the academic community?

  17. Questions for further discussion • What is the impact of technology on the commercialization of academic expertise, and the impact of that competition on the learning environment. • How will we build awareness and understanding among faculty, staff, school, and community of the potential risks and benefits?

  18. Resources for further discussion • Log on or Lose Out: Technology in 21st Century Teacher Education. Washington DC., AACTE • Allen, G., (2001). AACTE and the Emergence of For-Profit, Education-Related Companies. AACTE White Paper. Washington DC, AACTE • Switzer, T. (2001). A Contrast of Culture: Private and Public Providers of Education. Paper presented at the 53rd AACTE Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas

  19. Jack’s slides

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