Barry’s new logo – a dramatic image of One Tree Hill.
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19. Simplify
If we could abolish knowledge and wisdom
Then people would profit a hundredfold;
If we could abolish duty and justice
Then harmonious relationships would form;
If we could abolish artifice and profit
Then waste and theft would disappear.Yet such remedies treat only symptoms
And so they are inadequate.People need personal remedies:
Reveal your naked heart and embrace your original nature;
Bind your self-interest and control your ambition;
Forget your habits and simplify your affairs.
Educational Media
Educational Media by Tony Bates
However, the most difficult part of the system to put in place will be an appropriate educational infrastructure to support the kind of learning needed in the 21st century. The provision of appropriate education and training services to run on the information highway is critical; there is no automatic guarantee that people will use the information highway to an extent that justifies the cost of investment, if services are not provided that meet people’s needs. Unfortunately, existing educational institutions were created to meet the needs of a society that are fast disappearing. We need new educational organizations that can exploit the information highway to meet the needs of the 21st century. Economic development will depend as much on the success of creating and supporting such organizations, as on establishing the technological infrastructure. It is critical to get this right because those countries that harness the power of multi-media communications for education and training purposes will be the economic powerhouses of the 21st century
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A small profit will start to be made by UBC at the end of the third year. A more substantial profit will be made over the life of the entire program of five courses as start-up costs (which are substantially higher than ongoing/maintenance costs) will have been absorbed in the first course, EDST 565f. This course served as a template for the other four courses, therefore less time (and money) was required to develop the remaining four courses. The profit serves as a contingency in case unexpected costs arise or projected student numbers are not reached.
This is just one excerpt from one of may papers on Tony Bate’s home page.
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Collection of sites with vendors of collaboration tools. We gratefully welcome all contributions and suggestions. DenhamGrey 04/22/99
More useful links from Denham on a beautiful wiki site.
Distance Learning Tools
Exploring the exciting and emergent world of distance learning tools. Started by DenhamGrey on 04/22/2000.
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MeansBusiness: Concept Book Summary Preview
Managing Technological Change
A book by Tony Bates? What is this site? I have just joined…
I figured it out. I can get a summary of the book online for $9 – or buy it at amazon for $34.95 plus postage. Could be worth it. There is some value added in having a summary! The summary of the summary is free and may have the most value of all! – Indeed there is some good stuff here:
- Central Technology Support Units for Universities
- “The use of information technologies needs to be coordinated, and policy and investment needs to be planned at the most senior institutional management level.”
- Strategic Visioning of Technology-Based Teaching
- “The development of a detailed and clear vision for teaching and learning is essential.”
- Visioning Technology-Based Teaching at the Department Level
- “Although visioning can take place at various levels in the organization, the best place to start is at the department teaching level.”
- Planning for Technology-Based Teaching at the Institutional Level
- “A plan will only be as good as the vision that drives it.”
- Classroom vs. Technology-Based Teaching
- “Good technology does not save bad teaching.”
What Kind of University?
The challenge for universities
Many universities are making substantial investments in new technologies for teaching purposes. The increasing ease of use and improved presentational and interactive features of technologies such as the World Wide Web are leading many academics to use technology for teaching for the first time in a significant manner.
However, although there has been widespread adoption of new technologies for teaching in the last few years, they have yet to bring about major changes in the way teaching is organized and delivered. Without such changes, though, technology-based teaching will remain a marginalized activity, while at the same time leading to increased unit costs.
For technological change to be effective, it usually needs to be accompanied by major structural and organizational changes for its full potential to be realised. This paper attempts to indicate some of the strategies that universities may need to adopt in order to use technology effectively for teaching and learning.
This is a classic paper by Tony Bates 1997 is important and certainly appeals on first glance. He goes on to outline 12 steps in which the University will be reformed, transformed – I’ll list them here.
Twelve organizational strategies for change 10
1. A vision for teaching and learning 11
2. Funding re-allocation 12
3. Strategies for inclusion 13
4. Technology infrastructure 15
5. People infrastructure 15
6. Student computer access 16
7. New teaching models 18
8. Faculty agreements and training 20
9. Project management 21
10. New organizational structures 23
11. Collaboration and consortia 26
12. Research and evaluation 27
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