Comments on: University 2.0?

By: University 2.0? | MOOC's and disruptive learning | Scoop.it

University 2.0? | MOOC's and disruptive learning | Scoop.it — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:06:39 +0000

[…] I've been thinking about what some of the possible implications of this various "2.0" stuff might be on Universities (or, I guess, on academic institutions in general). Likely nothing too earthshat… […]

By: David Esrati

David Esrati — Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

D’Arcy- maybe the future of the “institution” is that it goes away- but, I have a feeling- that just like smart bookstores sell the sizzel of social interaction and a place to hang-out (instead of being a bookstore). While the web is an amazing tool for exchanging info- it’s still won’t replace “being there”- any more than Cyber Sex has replaced the real thing.
Institutions are going to have to learn, just like TV networks- that they are no longer in control of their customers (students)- no more scheduling courses – or setting agendas- students will want to be able to TiVo their educational progress- the institutions that understand this best- will be the ones that survive the longest.

By: XplanaZine

XplanaZine — Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Daily Edublogging Update — April 11, 2006

Here’s a summary of ideas and conversations from the edublogging community that have captured our attention in the past 48 hours.
David Warlick has posted the New Story Wiki and is inviting everyone to "Hack the story!" The site invites sto…

By: Wytze Koopal

Wytze Koopal — Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Cool thinking! Right here and now I am sort of thinking about the same subject for some time now: what will my University look like in 10 years from now? It might be a total different world. Essentially we will (?) transform from a educational institution to a learning institution (that is customer-oriented, just-in-time, flexible etc). This relates to a research seminar that I was in last week about the net generation of students that will flocking our campuses in just a few years from now.
Check http://altspring.jot.com/WikiHome/Net+Generation+Overview.
My personal reflection is on http://educause2005.blogspot.com/2006/04/alt-conference-day-2.html

By: Awilum.com » University 2.0–Hang On, It’s

Awilum.com » University 2.0–Hang On, It’s — Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

[…] D’Arcy Norman thinks out loud and says things that I have been privately thinking for the last few months.Â D’Arcy tries to think about the implications of “Web 2.0″ for universities.Â Really, it’s not so much “Web 2.0″ as it is Relationships 2.0–this extends way beyond the web, the web just enables this new way of thinking about relationships. […]

By: D'Arcy

D'Arcy — Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I don't think Universities will ever go away. They've been around as instutions for thousands of years. Heck, Heidelberg University in Germany is over 1000 years old itself! They will always serve an important role, but that role may change. They'll survive the internet, as they survived TV, and public libraries, and inexpensive printing presses, and countless other disruptive technologies in the millenia they've been around.

By: Rob Wall

Rob Wall — Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Some great questions, D’Arcy. Have the educational system be more learner centered is not merely a platitude, it is a revolution. I think that it is inevitable that learners are going to be more in control and at the center of their learning. “What is left for the University?” (or college or trade school or high school) is not a trivial question.