Transcript Future of the University of Saint Joseph

A scenario created using Futuring and trends
in education
April Duquette
Future of Education
Professor Foster
10/20/12
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University successfully serving 2000 students
• Undergraduate women’s liberal arts college
• Founded in 1932 by the Sisters of Mercy
• Launched Pharmacy program in 2011
• Changed title from Saint Joseph College in July 2012
Universities Core Values
• Catholic Identity
• Commitment to Women
• Compassionate Service
• Academic Excellence
• Respect/Integrity
• Hospitality
• Multiculturalism/Diversity
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Current technology used:
• SMARTboards or projectors in all classrooms
• Computers in all classrooms
• Blackboard utilized for some classes
• Tablet computing used in some classes
Technology advances that could be made easily
• Mobile Apps
• App allowing for both academic and recreational use
• Athletic updates
• Event times and dates
• Email and Blackboard access
• Tablet use allowed in all classrooms
• Cost effective E-books
• Note taking
• Internet access
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Scanning
• Data collection
• Find trends in media
• Focuses on trends, not events
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Scenarios
• End product of futuring
• Shows possibilities of the future
• Negative in that organizers can have drastic
scenarios
• Time consuming
Forces
Demographic
Economy
Government
Ecology
Society
Culture
Technology
Data
Gathering
Scanning
Polling
Trend Monitoring
Interviewing
Brainstorming
Webbing
Historic Gathering
Analysis
Quantitive
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Qualitative
Methods
Projection
Wild
Cards
Scenarios
Gaming
Modeling
Visioning
*Figure 3 from Lessons from Management: Using
Strategic Planning Concepts to Develop a Universal
Futuring Model
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Sufficient training needs to be provided for
teachers wanting to instruct online classes
Students can lack relationship building
skills
Tasks like bios, buddies, service learning,
scavenger hunts, and discussion questions
have students work in groups
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Insufficient highlighting and note
applications for older students
E-readers all offer different fonts and sizes,
putting students on different pages
Can be positive for younger students, using
animation and sounds
E-readers can utilize multiple intelligences
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Students on campus feel like a family
More educational opportunities
Employ professors from all over the country
More online learning opportunities
Connect with other educational institutions
Lower on-campus costs through online
classes
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Disconnect between unqualified educators
and students who are technologically
informed
High drop-out rate because of online learning
Need to implement better professional
development
Maintaining a title as a “women’s college”
Not jumping into programs too quickly
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Market the University across the country, instead
of just in New England
Hire new faculty specializing in online learning
Hiring in major departments like the registrar
and advising in order to aid the higher student
population
Expand the internet database system to
accommodate new programs and more students
Train all faculty and staff in technology on
campus and technology that may be
implemented
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