What is your Idea of the University?

We have been exploring important questions and issues in higher education, as well as possible solutions and and new ideas that might shape the future of higher educational institutions like Mohawk Valley Community College. Perhaps the most common theme in the "solutions" category is disruption, or disruptive innovation, which describes the process by which technology enables new entrants to provide goods and services that are more accessible and eventually replace (or disrupt) already established competitors.

This week's post proposes five models of innovation in higher education that might expand our idea of what an institution of higher education should be. Read the article here and let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

Higher Education: Not What It Used to Be?

Hawk Vision is back, and we are ready to talk about higher education.

This week, we ask, is higher education not what it used to be? Is a college education still worth the time, effort, and resulting debt?

 

Take a moment to read this article from The Economist, and weigh in with your thoughts (you can post them in the comments section below). We are hoping to explore efficiencies and inefficiencies at MVCC, and how they might affect students' experiences and outcomes.

In particular, we would like this article to initiate a discussion regarding our efficiencies and inefficiencies:

• What policies/procedures does MVCC have in place that lead to efficiencies?
• What policies/procedures does MVCC have in place that lead to inefficiencies?
• What policies/procedures could be changed to improve efficiencies?
• Is focusing on institutional efficiency worth the effort?