<p>There is a futurist coming to our city to talk about the future of higher education. </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.davidpearcesnyder.com/from_higher_ed.htm”>http://www.davidpearcesnyder.com/from_higher_ed.htm</a> (long version).
<a href=“http://www.the-futurist.com/future_watch.htm”>http://www.the-futurist.com/future_watch.htm</a> (shorter version).</p>
<p>I think MOOCs and other rapidly developing educational tools (e.g. Khan Academy), programs (e.g. FIRST robotics) and organizations (e.g. IB) will make skills global and skill certification global. So, one’s Ivy credentialed child is competing against members of the entire planet who have digital access hunger to learn. The game will be bigger and intensified by social media tools. Or, at least the part of higher education for skills aggregation and networking is undergoing a paradigm shift with more players, new players, and new tools. I would love to hear from others who are helping universities strategize as a business.</p>