I have to laugh when I remember the time I watched a television program, "Flash Gordon," as it putted through the universe in its make-believe spaceship, talks about her make-believe wireless radio, and dressed in their make-believe space suit. Well, I am no longer laughing. Today we return astronauts to space, with people living in the space station, a space of apartments that take your temperature gauge your heart rate, and wireless communication devices that send images to Earth. Far fetched from reality? Not anymore. As we speak, our future stars in the face, waiting to see how we promote it in the next 5-10 years.
How is science fiction become reality over the past 50 years? Consider one aspect of innovation: learning environment - post-secondary education. Why post-secondary education, You May Ask? As post-secondary education of the population increases, programs to accommodate the students will develop the curriculum that gives students the freedom to create and design the system as a toy with on a daily basis. There are risks involved in this process of adjustment? There are risks involved when a change occurs, and leadership should be aware of how to confront the diplomatic risk areas that could slow progress. Some of the risks that may arise following changes are:
O systems risk
O subsystem risks
O people,
o Financial / economic risks
A social / cultural risks
If the communication between the systems, subsystems, people and culture within the organizational environment has established a strong communication system, the risk factors will be at least as long as the creative teams are honest and forward about their reservations to change.
Look into the future through 'futureoculers'i see how the universe of learning can be made at present. I want to introduce you to five (5) key trends that we believe affect the current learning environment, can create change, a renewed perspective of students and teachers for students of the future. These trends can be key in creating new perspectives in post secondary education institution. Key trends are:
A competitive classroom environment for learning - Campus on-site/online/distant
about increasing technological tools
about teaching / learning environment more hands-on
O Global expansion opportunities, both internal and external
on student input in the creative process of learning
navigation system
navigation system
Navigator
Every navigator needs map, plan, drivers give direction to a successful trip. In this case, the driver has several elements:
A service integrity, reputation,
the availability of open-door concept
Hughes and Beatty refer drivers as strategic drivers, those relatively few determinants of sustainable competitive advantage for an organization in a particular industry or competitive environment (also called factors of competitive success, critical success factors, key value propositions). The reason for establishing a relatively small number of strategic drivers for the organization is primarily to ensure that people become focused on what the sample is inherently limited investment will provide the greatest strategic leverage and competitive advantage. The driver can change over time, or the relative emphasis on those drivers can change, as the organization meets its key driver. In the case of post-secondary education, drivers help measure the success rates in the course completion ratio, student retention and transfer admission to universities and / or successful employment of students. Because change is so rampant in education, it is wise to provide guidance to change and develop a spirit of anticipation to keep up with world trends.
Drivers can help identify the integrity of internal and external functions of systems and subsystems, as mentioned earlier, identifying the subject of species that feed on the success of the driver. These are:
O clientele industry - external market - feeder high schools, cultural and socio-economic demographic and geographic populations
- Competitors - local and online education system
- The nature of industry - to promote the learning community
- Governmental influences - licensed by the program with the support of local, state and federal funds
- Economic and social impacts - the labor market, employers, outreach programs
The College Planning and Environment - internal
- Capacity - Open door environment
- Products & Services - high demand for programs that meet, local, state, federal and high demand for employment will be
- a position in the market - and the promotion of off-campus activities that attract a clientele
- Customers - traditional and nontraditional credit and non-credit students
- systems, processes and structures - trained staff and state-of-art technical systems
- Leadership - Integrity-driven, compassionate leadership team
- Organizational culture - to promote on-campus activities promoting a proactive environment for students
According to Hughes and Beatty, these functions can be assimilated into the vision, mission, values statements and define the key strategic programs for the development of a successful environment.
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with the recognition systems, subsystems and drivers, we can see our destination in the distance, and their value in building a foundation to support the five key trends. five (5) key trends will help define the strategic thinking in a global perspective, an understanding of futuristic thinking, which includes: risk taking, imagination, creativity, communication between the leadership and perspective on how the future can fit into today's agenda. five (5) key trends are:
1 Competitive Classroom learning environments - campus on-site/online/distant
1 Competitive Classroom learning environments - campus on-site/online/distant
2 The teaching / learning environment more hands-on
As the post-secondary educators give hands-on-chalk-board teaching styles and to establish a group teaching model, students will develop a greater understanding of environmental issues of class, and teachers in developing an understanding of class culture "attitude in learning. Teachers are discovering that they are inclusive learning styles reconstruction model of teaching and becoming a positive impact on retention, better grades, camaraderie among the students, and greater respect for teachers. As teachers learn how to develop relationships with students, interaction will evaporate, lectures will be compressed in time framework and interactive learning between students and professors will improve the teaching environment.
3 Global expansion capability-internal and external
Students are surrounded by a virtual global environment or the impact on global elements: the clothes you wear are made overseas, games are played on their electronic toys are created abroad, the war games they play have been created to identify with the global war games, etc. The only draw in this scenario is a truly global learning experience. What they see is not what they're getting, real-time global experience. James Morrison writes in order to meet the demand for access to an unprecedented, colleges and universities should expand their use of IT tools via online learning, which will enable them to teach more students without building new classrooms. Moreover, in order for teachers to prepare their students for success in the global economy, they need to ensure that students can access, analyze, process and distribute information, use the tools of information technology, working with people from different cultural backgrounds, and participate in continuous, independent learning. Christopher Hayter writes that after high school to be 'Globally Focused' for 21 century that includes global market and be internationally focused. This means ensuring that the skills needed to compete in a global market that is taught and mastery of such skills of students abroad is the comparison. It can also mean a new emphasis on learning languages and understanding other cultures and business practices of other countries.
More and more companies are expanding into global markets, business registration offices in foreign countries, and hiring and training workers from these countries. Are our college graduates are trained to assimilate the culture and work side by side with employees who may not be able to relate to them? Curriculum development of social and cultural entities will launch a student in the higher realms of learning and create change in individual students, as well as support their careers for their future.
4 Student input into the creative process of learning
professors are gatekeepers in education. However, as baby boomer teachers begin to exit the educational workforce and take a time to retire, the younger generation of professors will take their place brings innovative teaching methods that can extend the learning process. Are post-secondary teachers are equipped to prepare for an attack on the younger generation of educators need to be trained for this mega shift in the workforce? Most importantly, they will be teachers caught between Boomers and Xer to be ready to adapt to changes in the education industry to accommodate the incoming generations? I believe that younger generations will affect even the technology industry and the challenge of change that will equip them for their future. Previous generations of students gradually adapt to technological progress. The good news is that change can come, and teachers can use the experiences from the lives of students familiar with technology tools and create a fascinating environment for learning.
5 Increasing technological tools
In summary written for the National Governors Association in a report titled "Innovation America - Compact for Post Secondary Education,"the report states that while the post-secondary education in the United States has already achieved key successes in the innovation economy, public post secondary education system overall risks falling behind its counterparts in many other countries around the world, places where there were massive efforts to link postsecondary education to the special needs of industry and innovation areas. According to the report, the U.S. post-secondary education is losing ground in race to produce innovative and imaginative areas in education. Can this trend be stopped? With the cooperation of post-secondary educational institutions within each community, leadership can create a co-op learning environment that can support e-learning and online teaching that can provide virtual reality technology to enhance real-time learning environment. Through the Business Development operations are currently established in post-secondary institutions, joint technology program can be created that would afford students access to ongoing virtual business environment settings and prepare students with the knowledge and insight into specific industries . As students prepare for transfer, graduate, or seeking employment after completion of the certification program, the virtual experience in the labor market can help students assimilate the education and work experience to their advantage. This concept could challenge for human resource departments to create new mandates in the acceptance of virtual seasoned VSS as they enter the workforce.
Reaching Destination
As the Flash Gordon of the country of his aircraft on unclaimed territory, you imagine yourself slowly turning the handle on the spaceship with your spaceship gloves, open the door with explosive anticipation. Your heart races, sweat running down his forehead, his eyes half-mask waiting to see a new world, a world full of beauty and potential when all of a sudden, television off, and your mom standing in front of you telling you to get and go clean your room and dreamer Ah, Mom, you say to yourself, just destroyed my imaginary planet! Oh, by the way, did I mention that this is like a child growing up and using your imagination?
Once you've created a visual world of potential for you can see the power within to see the future from the present and help others visualize the potential benefits of changes in their lives and those of others in the organization? T. Irene Sanders says that thinking in pictures helps us link our intuitive sense of the events in the world with our intellectual understanding. Now, more than ever, we need to integrate the technology skills of intuition and imagination with our analytic capabilities to help us see and understand the complexities that haunt us daily. Visualization is the key to insight and foresight and the next revolution in strategic thinking and planning.
can see the systems, subsystems, drivers, and five (5) trends in the visual perspective in post-secondary educational environment? It is the nature of strategic thinking, which may or taking place in your organization, cognitive processes necessary for the collection, interpretation, generation, and evaluate information and ideas that shape the organization's sustainable competitive advantage. must stay abreast of progress, technology and global capabilities will be a change in drivers who will confirm the creative elements needed to stay compliant in a global perspective. author's intention to introduce Flash Gordon in the work was to create a visual image and imagination meet to show the reality of today. Is there anything out there that can not be done if it is fine tuned and prepared for service excellence? What are the risks that do not realize strategic thinking in the elements mentioned in this article?
Education is not working on this for the future. five (5) trends are just beginning an adventure into an unknown place. Do you remember when you were in college, and they wanted to do things differently, be more exciting, more adventurous? Consider the age group becomes an expert in technology. Will post-secondary educators to be willing to learn / teach future students? Educators must invite strategic thinking in the system and take the risks necessary to build a post-secondary education back into the global futuristic racing accomplishments. The article was written by Arthur Hauptman entitled "Strategies for improving student success in post secondary education" (07), he concluded his report a list of four elements:
1 Although there is a growing rhetorical commitment to student success, the reality is that policies often do not mirror the rhetoric. Whether intentionally or not, politics in many countries are at best a benign and often contradictory improve student success.
2 The policy focus in most countries was lower tuition fees or provide financial support to students. This ignores the importance of ensuring an adequate supply of accommodation for all students, as well as providing the appropriate set of incentives that encourage institutions for recruitment, enrollment, and graduate students who are at highest risk.
3 Some progress has been made in the development of modern practices that have great potential to provide the right incentives in place of traditional redress this imbalance. But much more needs to be done in this regard.
4 Efforts to create incentives for students to prepare better for the institution to enroll and graduate more at-risk students have the potential to significantly improve retention and degree completion.
five trends can be a stepping stone in the reconstruction and strengthening the weakest link in the system? lack of evidence to the public, and it is a good start. Teachers have the choice to rebuild and prepare for the progress of our future, our students. I urge you to take five (5) trends and see how they can accommodate your institute of higher education.