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The university of the future and the future of universities

12/1/2004

Article Link: The university of the future and the future of universities Rick Reis at Stanford’s Center for Teaching and Learning, posted excerpts from Sir John Daniel’s keynote address at the Improving University Learning and Teaching 25th International Conference in Frankfurt, Germany. Sir Daniel previously served as Vice-Chancellor at Open University. Though the text is [...]


BBC: “Education key to economic survival”

11/23/2004

Article link: Education key to economic survival The BBC‘s Sean Coughlan asks, “how can a small, affluent country such as Finland maintain a high-wage, high-skill economy?” The answer: heavy investment in education and life-long learning. Says the Finnish Minister of Education, “we believe that if we invest in all children for nine years and give [...]


Inaugural post

11/20/2004

The purpose of this project is to provide resources for educational professionals to help better plan for the future of education –and, to keep me productive as I begin to piece together my doctoral dissertation. Drop me a comment or email at if you have any suggestions! John Moravec


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John Moravec and Ai Takeuchi’s presentation “The role of academic professionals in the university of the future: a comparative pilot study” prepared for the 49th annual Comparative and International Education Society meeting at Stanford University is available for download here. Handouts, containing key survey findings and scenarios for the futures of higher education in the [...]


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