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Adapting to Change: The Evolution of Higher Education

Explore the challenges and strategies facing Ontario universities in the new higher education landscape. Discover how per-student economics, evolving student expectations, and changing pedagogical approaches impact teaching and learning. Consider innovative ways to navigate the shift towards employability, sustainability, and social cohesion.

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Adapting to Change: The Evolution of Higher Education

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  1. Teaching and Learning in the New Higher Education Environment David Trick, PhD May 9, 2012

  2. Investing in people has become one of the core tasks of government • The only strategy that will increase the probability of • Employability and re-employability • Financial self-sufficiency • Capacity to contribute to public programs • Innovation, ability to address new problems • Environmentally sustainable development • Political participation (voting) • Social cohesion (volunteerism; tolerance for others’ views)

  3. The environment Ontario universities face

  4. Per-student revenues will lag behind per-student costs Per-student costs (~4-5%) CPI inflation (2%) Per-student revenue (1-2%)

  5. Growth in student demand for baccalaureate education, 2009 to 2025

  6. High (and shifting) expectations • Students take circuitous pathways • Multiple institutions • College to university, university to college • Stop out and return • Sometimes full-time, sometimes part-time • The nature of knowledge is changing • Information is ubiquitous • Harder to prescribe what facts should be taught, in what sequence • More emphasis on abilities and values

  7. Traditional ways of coping

  8. Some controversial ways of coping

  9. Re-thinking university education from within

  10. Further reading www.academicreform.ca

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