, Walter Laing Macdonald Perry (Lord Perry of Walton) 1921 – 2003
‘The challenges of enhancing the student experience in the 21 st century’.
The Principle of REQUISITE VARIETY
BRITAIN’S TOP TEN UNIVERSITIES Quality Rankings of Teaching based on all subject assessments (Times Higher Educational Supplement, August 2002) 1YORK 2CAMBRIDGE 3 OXFORD 4WARWICK 5LOUGHBOROUGH 6= THE OPEN UNIVERSITY 6=ESSEX 8LANCASTER 9 IMPERIAL COLLEGE 10LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
The Principle of REQUISITE VARIETY
Education for All
UNESCO Division of Higher Education -General Reform of HE - HE and Globalisation - UNESCO Chairs
Globalisation and Higher Education
Higher Education as a Public Good
, (1) Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
, (2) Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
, (3) Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
, (1) Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
, (1) Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Higher Education as a Public Good
GLOBAL PUBLIC GOODS
Higher Education as a Public Good
State Provision
or State Framework?
TRANSBORDER EDUCATION Globalisation and Higher Education
Students vote with their Feet
‘The challenges of enhancing the student experience in the 21 st century’.
‘GRADUATENESS’
‘the academic mode of thinking that makes hypotheses… the systematic scepticism that examines the evidence’
MOTIVATING ACADEMICS
TRADITIONAL TEACHING 1. Plan and design 2. Organise resources 3. Lecture 4. Assess the students
DISTANCE TEACHING Division of Labour
DISTANCE TEACHING Course Team
SCOTLAND AND THE WORLD
, Walter Laing Macdonald Perry (Lord Perry of Walton) 1921 – 2003