Risks and Opportunities in the Age of Information Technology: E-learning, Commercialization, and Measures of Success 2001 American Educational Research Association Meeting Seattle, WA, April 10, 2001 Presenters: Jiang (JoAnn) Lan⌊John M. Nagle⌊Elizabeth M. Rhodes Chair: Marsha Garland

Topics and Presenters What and How People Learn Commercialization Elizabeth Rhodes Commercialization JoAnn Lan Measures of Success John Nagle 9/7/2019 overview-6

Introduction, Three-fold Purpose, Next Steps Impact of Technology in Changing Our Perceptions of Learning Elizabeth Moore Rhodes, Xavier University of Louisiana EdD. candidate, K-12 teacher and faculty in Teacher Education Staff in Center for Teaching erhodes@xula.edu

Review of the Literature From Teaching to E-Learning Impact of Technology on Learning New Thoughts on Schooling, Curricula, Courses Non-neutrality of Technology

Committee Recommendations for Action Framework for Future Discussions A major advertising campaign An advocacy campaign Technology must be used to capture and communicate the existing models

Theories of Learning Information Processing Cognitive Apprenticeship Situated Learning Something else?

Faculty Development (LLP) at a small University nurturing community beyond new faculty orientation creating user groups /a V-TLTG learning communities/circles (research, teaching, technology)

Conclusion Cherries Jubilee

Commercialization on Teacher Education Jiang JoAnn Lan, School of Education, University of Alabama at Birmingham Director, Academic Computing & Technology Associate Professor, School of Education e-mail: jlan@uab.edu website: http://www.ed.uab.edu/ lan/portal 9/7/2019 intro-5

Review of Literature In the past 13 years, Over 100 4-year colleges closed Corporate colleges grow from 400 to 2000 9/7/2019 overview-2

Will this lead to the end of higher education as we know it? ⌊ ⌊ The End The End The End

Double-Edged Effect A significant threat? New opportunity for knowledge renewal: 740 billion or 10% of the US gross Projected 2.5 million teacher shortage

A contrast of culture -- Profit Taking Companies Public / Private Universities Profit driven---------------------------------------------Public / Private support driven  Scale driven (more is better) --------------------------- Limit size (small is better) Exit driven ------------------------------------------------------------------------Entry driven Segmented design / delivery ---------------------------- Holistic design / delivery Creating learning environments ---------Creating instructional environments Practice driven -----------------------------------------------Theory / Research driven High-risk capital ------------------------------------------------------Limited risk capital Networked environment -------------------------------Self-contained environment Shared ownership for production----------------Full ownership for production Team approach --------------------------------------------Single instructor approach Market mentality --------------------------------------------------------Service mentality Instructor as manager of ---------------------------------Instructor as presenter of learning environment-------------------------------------- learning environment

Committee Recommendations Encourage consortia between public and private entities for mutual benefits Disseminate exemplary models Support research to examine effects of commercialization on the structure and value of education

Committee Recommendations Establish guidelines for faculty rights and responsibilities, and explore ethical and legal perimeters Provide incentive to recruit and retain the talented and dedicated educators

Questions for further discussion How will commercialization affect the quality, structure, and value of education? What are the issues of control, autonomy, academic freedom and professionalism in the academic community?

Questions for further discussion What is the impact of technology on the commercialization of academic expertise, and the impact of that competition on the learning environment. How will we build awareness and understanding among faculty, staff, school, and community of the potential risks and benefits?

Resources for further discussion Log on or Lose Out: Technology in 21st Century Teacher Education. Washington DC., AACTE Allen, G., (2001). AACTE and the Emergence of For-Profit, Education-Related Companies. AACTE White Paper. Washington DC, AACTE Switzer, T. (2001). A Contrast of Culture: Private and Public Providers of Education. Paper presented at the 53rd AACTE Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas

Jack’s slides