Educational Reform and the SoE Strategic Plan 1. Issues Impacting on Educational Reform 2. Implications for the SoE Strategic Plan Charles M. Reigeluth Charles M. Reigeluth
1. Issues Impacting on Educational Reform
Context: Societal Evolution 1. Issues Impacting on Educational Reform
Context: Societal Evolution Toffler’s Three Paradigm Shifts 1. Issues Impacting on Educational Reform
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Standardization (mass …)Customization ComplianceInitiative ConformityDiversity Bureaucratic organizationTeam organization Autocratic leadershipShared leadership Centralized controlAutonomy, accountability Adversarial relationshipsCooperative relationships One-way communicationsNetworking CompartmentalizationHolism (Division of Labor) (Integration of tasks) Look at Key Markers Industrial AgeInformation Age 1. Issues Impacting on Educational Reform
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People learn at different rates.... People learn at different rates.... Sortingvs. Learning Sortingvs. Learning Time-based Attainment-based Group-basedCustomized Teacher-basedResource-based A key: The Report Card Implications for Education? 1. Issues Impacting on Educational Reform
The need for R&D on learning-focused methods. The need for R&D on a transformation process. Implications for ALL fields of education. Implications for Education? 1. Issues Impacting on Educational Reform
2. Implications for the SoE Strategic Plan The opportunity …. The commitment …? The implications or our strategic goals and plan, as well as our teaching, research, and service ….
2. Implications for the SoE Strategic Plan 1.Continue IU’s Commitment to Strong Pre-Service Teacher Education 2.Strengthen the School of Education’s Partnerships with P-12 Schools and Communities 3.Enhance the School’s Substantive Program of Doctoral Education and Research 4.Provide Leadership in the Appropriate Use of Technologies to Enhance Teaching and Learning 5.Promote Diversity among Faculty and Students Strategic Goals
2. Implications for the SoE Strategic Plan Should we, as a School of Education, pursue the learning-focused paradigm as a part of our strategic goals and long-range plan? The Key Question: