Resisting technological change is futile, according to the Minister for Tertiary Education, Chris Evans. So how should Australian universities respond to the technological change of online education?
This was the big question posed to The Conversation panel at yesterday’s symposium on the Future of Higher Education, put together in collaboration with the Office for Learning and Teaching.
The minister, who attended the symposium, said he was looking for answers. As you might expect, we found some, but we found even more questions.
Watch here to see how it went:
And in this podcast, participants from the forum offer a few reflections on the day and what they think will happen next.
Read the full Future of Higher Education series here.
Muvaffak GOZAYDIN
President of ONLINE Learning Co non-profit
Good news to you all the way from USA.
MIT + Harvard + Berkeley and now University of Texas systems ( 220,000 students ) got together and stronger than ever .
They offer the best online courses in the world , superb.
They do not charge for the courses but they will charge a small fee for final exams before awarding a certificate . ( May be $ 10 per course )
UT is willing to award even credits and degrees . They are so new .
This four some can accomadate 5 million students in the world including Australia.. Don ' t miss them .
Right now they offer only 8 courses but they will increase the numbers and also they will offer degrees when time is right.
Don't miss the boat . Go to www.edx.org it is free .
Kirsty Máté
Program Director Interior Design at University of Tasmania
There doesn't appear to be a podcast attached to this article - or is it just my computer...?
Debbie Dickinson
Debbie Dickinson is a Friend of The Conversation.
External Relations Manager at The Conversation
Hi Kristy, the podcast appears at the bottom of the article text. If you click the orange 'play' button then you'll be able to play direct from the page. You can also download (top right of podcast) if you prefer.
Best wishes,
Debbie
Kirsty Máté
Program Director Interior Design at University of Tasmania
Thanks Debbie - no orange buttons or download options in what I'm seeing - just a grey blank box...must be something up with my connection...doh! Cheers
Kirsty