Elizabeth Unger responded to some questions as a preview to the interactive “Nostradacademe” presentation this Wednesday at the IDT Roundtable (11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Oct. 28 in Union 212). She shares some of her predictions about the future of higher education in this question/answer format.
Q: What are some of your predictions for the future of higher education?
Below are a few about faculty and instruction.
- Para professional faculty
- Faculty appointments at multiple institutions
- Collaborative teaching and research teams from multiple institutions including business, industry, and governmental – including international scholars
- Move from tenure for faculty to long-term contracts
- Instruction will continue to move to the “guide on the side” modes of instruction
- More emphasis on solving real-world problems in the educational experience most likely will occur; perhaps providing a new form of internship or coop experience
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