[p2p-research] George Siemens Blogs On Future of Universities

[Ryan Lanham]

What Should Universities Become?

1. Centers for Action Research and Emphasis on Informing Solutions or Posing
Authentic Problems

2. Anti-credentialist

3. Facilitators of bold and high risk research projects

4. Validation venues for assessing rigor of all sorts

5. Places to find mentors and peers

6. Facilitators of open collaboration

7. Enablers of talent management processes

8. Transitional zones for younger people to enter lives of meaning and
productivity

9. Life long learning facilitators

10. Experimenters with new modes of association, living, interaction, and
financial relationships

11. Archives

12. Oases for reflection, discussion, exploration for large numbers of
people.

13. Institutional homes for certain valued intellectuals who demonstrate a
willingness to produce whether or not they have "incentives."

Ryan Lanham



On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 10:50 AM, Wittel, Andreas
<andreas.wittel at ntu.ac.uk>wrote:

> The last sentence of his blog is spot on. It's a good time to start
> dreaming again.
> Andreas
>
> We know what we don't want universities to be. We don't yet have thought
> leadership on what they should become.
>
>
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> From: p2presearch-bounces at listcultures.org on behalf of Ryan Lanham
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> Subject: [p2p-research] George Siemens Blogs On Future of Universities
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>
> He claims (contra my assertion) that uni's not dying but starting to
> reform.  States problem is vision of the future.
>
> http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2009/04/25/rough-week-for-higher-education/
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> Ryan Lanham
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