Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

To be clear, the 'recent research' referenced here is a survey of higher education institution administrations, and not faculty or staff, and certainly not anyone outside the institutions. So there's some interesting discussion here, but it's one sided. This is especially evident by the small (tiny, even) minority of respondents who listed "addressing inequalities" and "student learning outcomes" as significant challenges. Sure, it's important to have data - but having the right data is even more important. And I'm not sure the leaders in the board rooms are listening to - or providing - the right data. This will become very evident when institutions nationwide begin to experience financial stress.

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Stephen Downes Stephen Downes, Casselman, Canada
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