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This presentation was used as a discussion catalyst at a Boston College seminar. Portions of this presentation were modified by John Gallaugher from original by Blake Ives. Notes on some slides were also added by Gallaugher. To view notes, select ‘Notes Pages’ from ‘View’ menu. Any errors are entirely attributable to Gallaugher. Original notice for Blake’s outstanding work follows...
Power point presentation describing the technology driven threats to business education marketplace. Includes auto timings. Can be used or modified by others, with acknowledgement to Blake Ives and Center for Virtual Organization and Commerce.
Original Presentation Available at:http://isds.bus.lsu.edu/cvoc/projects/virtualeducation/html/
Internet-Based Education:Opportunity, Threat, Fad
John Gallaugher
Jim Gips
Pete Wilson
A discussion catalyst for the Boston College Excellence in Teaching Seminar Series
Related Materials at: http://www2.bc.edu/~gallaugh/neted.html
Portions of this presentation were liberally adopted from an earlier work by Blake Ives of LSU. See the great work he & others are doing at CVOC (the Center for Virtual
Organizations & Commerce) at:
http://isds.bus.lsu.edu/cvoc/projects/virtualeducation/html/ [ESC to exit]
The Internet is Rewiring Societyand Redesigning Industry
How will it disrupt the B-School Markets?
Anonymous entrepreneur as quoted by
Arthur Levin in the NY Times
“You know, you're in an industry which is worth hundreds of billions of dollars and you have a reputation for low productivity, high cost, bad management, and no use of technology. You're going to be the next health care: a poorly managed nonprofit industry which was overtaken by the profit-making sector.”
Market Snapshot
• Adult Education is a $225-300 billion a year business– By 2002, Exec. Ed. will be a $7.1-billion industry
• Web-based learning will surpass 5 million users by 2002
“Universities won't survive. The future is outside the traditional campus, outside the traditional classroom. Distance learning is coming on fast.”
“We strongly believe in the superiority of facilities-based schools”
Andy Rosenfield – UNext.com
Carole S. Fungaroli, Adjunct Prof. of English, Georgetown
“I think it [online education] is going to be the joke of the 21st century. I don't see anything that these people are offering that you can't get better on campus”
The Question is
Is Virtual Education Better than Traditional Teaching?
Not:
The Questions Are:
Is Virtual Education Improving Faster and at What Rate?
Will it be Good Enough for Our Customers?
QualityOf
Education
Yesterday Today Tomorrow
As we currently provide
As our current students expect (we hope)
Managing Sustaining Technologies
“Breakthroughs” in Technology for Classroom Education
• Dustless Chalk • Text Book• White Board• Overhead Projector• Telescoping Pointer• Light Dimmer• Laser Pointer• PowerPoint ???
Breakthroughs in Technology for Non-Traditional Education
• Ubiquitous Web Access and Use
• Bandwidth
• Display Quality
• Multimedia
• Collaboration Technologies
• Economies of Scale
Yesterday Today Tomorrow
As we currently provide
As our current students expect (we hope)
As provided non traditionally
As expected by non-traditional students
?
Managing Disruptive Technologies
When
QualityOf
Education
The Question is
Is virtual education better for our students?
Not:
The Questions Are:
•For whom is it better?
•Who is serving them well?
Centers of Innovation
• More than one-third of US Universities already offer some sort of accredited degree online. – By 2002 estimates are 4 out of 5 will.