AIKCU Presentation Presenters: John Lympany & Kevin Blankenship

Film produced by Karl Fisch, Scott McLeod & Jeff Brenman

Can We Anticipate the Future?

 Information Consumers  Multitaskers  Self-navigators  Interact through social networks  Online learners and online communicators Today’s students are …

Film produced by students at Kansas State University

 Opting out of residential learning and attending community colleges in greater numbers  Opting out of classroom learning in favor of online learning  Asking for more say and flexibility in how, when, and what they learn  Beginning to question the value of a liberal arts education

Don Tapscott Presentation

 “The Digital Age is eroding the exclusivity of the scholarly enterprise, and it is opening academic information and resources to all.”  “Is the modern college or university, centrally important as a storehouse of knowledge? As a purveyor of expertise? As a cultural arbiter?“ Richard N. Katz

1. Blended Learning Promote a blended teaching & learning environment that is rich in technology and rich in personal interaction. 2. Informed Planning/Decision Making Promote better planning and decision making through robust decision support systems that track institutional performance and facilitate peer review. Strategy

Online Experiential Learning Residential Classroom Group Work (Online or Traditional) VirtualWorlds Online Collaboration, Group Work, & Mentoring WebPortfolios Reality Simulations Video Storytelling Assistive Technologies Applied Learning Co-curricular Internships ServiceLearning Ambient Intelligence Mobile Technologies Cloud Computing

 Constructivist Pedagogy Use of technology to support learning-by-doing activity.  Diverse Teaching Methods To appeal to different learning styles  Diverse Teaching Methods To appeal to different learning styles  A Blended Community Aided by virtual tools and online interaction/collaboration  A Blended Community Aided by virtual tools and online interaction/collaboration  Applied Learning Practical learning experiences that include community partnerships, internships and service learning that prepare students to be successful in today’s information society

1.Track student performance metrics 2.Enhance adviser/advisee relationship 3.Content and resources triggered when pertinent to student

Dashboard Systems  Analyze institutional performance ◦ Against performance metrics ◦ Longitudinally ◦ Benchmarked against peers  Features ◦ Drill down for more detail ◦ Combines information from various systems and databases ◦ Updated in real-time ◦ Graphical display

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Technology is pervasive in today’s world Technology is intuitive to newer generations Technology is integrated more than ever into the culture and operations of an institution Information is processed in snippets and may not be completely absorbed

 Convergence- voice, video and data networks are all one network  Ubiquitous- technology permeates the campus, on-demand, always on, always ready  Connected- campuses can connect via wide- area networks and pool resources and talent watch?v=oMXm3fvktjU

 Technologists must become partners with faculty and administration  Technologists are savvy in a number of areas  Technologists must influence teaching and learning

 Wireless mesh  VOIP  Video over IP  Mobile computing  Cloud computing  Free applications (Gmail, etc.)  What else?

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