Invited presentation at Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania, 7th November, 2017.

1. Higher Education for the Future:
Digital Transformation at Dublin City University
Professor Mark Brown
Kaunas University of Technology
7th November 2017

2. @mbrownz
Chair, Digital Learning
Director, National Institute for Digital Learning

3. Vision…
A world leader at the forefront of
designing, implementing and
researching new blended, online and
digitally-enhanced (BOLD) models of
education.

4. Open
Education
Unit
The
Ideas Lab
Off-campus
Online
Delivery
Innovative Models of
Design and Delivery
Teaching
Enhancement
Unit
On-campus
Blended
Delivery
BOLD
Learning
Designs
Research Network
National Institute for Digital Learning

5. The Ideas Lab

6. Outline…
1. Education in change
2. Education for change
3. Education for the future
Higher Education for the Future:
Digital Transformation at Dublin City University

7. “Digital
transformation
should be in
the service of
big ideas,
not as a big idea
in itself”
(adapted from Barnett, 2011)

9. Access
Quality
Cost
Sir John Daniel
Iron
Triangle

10. 1. Education in change

12. In 1976…
89% market share

14. The Language
of Disruptive
Innovation

15. 20 years ago…

16. “With the coming of the New Media, the need for
print on paper will rapidly diminish. The day will
soon arrive when the world’s literature will be
available from The Automatic Library at the
mere pressing of a button”
(Uzanne, 1994).

17. “With the coming of the New Media, the need for
print on paper will rapidly diminish. The day will
soon arrive when the world’s literature will be
available from The Automatic Library at the
mere pressing of a button”
(Uzanne, 1894).

18. “I believe that the motion picture is destined to
revolutionize our educational system and that
in a few years it will supplant largely, if not
entirely, the use of textbooks,”
(Thomas Edison, 1922)

19. Project Plato – 1960s

20. Gartner Hype Cycle
“Technology-enhanced learning involves an
ongoing cycle of hype, hope and
disappointment” (Gouseti, 2010).

21. “Resilience requires
adaptation and evolution to new
environmental conditions, but retains core identity”
(Weller & Anderson, 2013, p.55).

23. 2. Education for change

24. • Learning Spaces
• DCU Connected
• Loop - VLE
• Loop Reflect
• DCU Inspires
Five examples…

25. Off Campus
in Class
Off Campus
out of Class
On Campus
in Class
Acquisition
Participation
On Campus
out of Class
Physical Virtual

26. Collaborative
Lecture Theatre

31. Off Campus
in Class
Off Campus
out of Class
On Campus
in Class
Acquisition
Participation
On Campus
out of Class
Physical VirtualLeakage

32. • Long History of Distance Education
• Hosted National Centre for Distance Education
• OSCAIL Early Adopter of Online Learning

40. Deep
Interaction
Digitally Rich
Resources
The
Connected
Learner
Transforming Lives
and Societies
Sense
of Belonging
Committed
to Success
Impactful
Narratives
Knowledge
Translation
Rich
Collaboration
Community
of Learners
Meaningful
Tasks
Assessment
for Learning
- Our Model
Teacher
Presence
Specialist
Educators

50. Strong Pedagogical Community
LowBrandAwareness
HighBrandAwareness
Weak Pedagogical Community

51. Open to Shaping
Closed to Shaping
WeakLearningDesign
StrongLearningDesign

56. 3. Education for the future

57. http://dcufuse.ie

64. Academic
Staff
22%
Alumni
8%
External
Guests
10%
Postgrad
Student
5%
Undergrad
Student
24%
Professional
Staff
31%
Who took part…
21
Countries
Average Time
on Platform:
74 minutes

65. 56%
67%
70%
72%
78%
78%
84%
I felt comfortable expressing my opinion and
providing input to an online discussion forum
Participating in DCU Fuse was a good use of my
time
I understood how the conversations related to
aspects of the strategic planning process at DCU
The platform is a good way to solicit views and allow
large groups of people to contribute to debates
The topics covered a wide range of areas within the
university in a transparent manner
I found using DCU Fuse to be an interesting
experience
The conversation topics were relevant to my work/
study/ activity at DCU

68. Three final remarks…

72. Go raibh
maith
agaibh!

73. “A prudent question is one-half of wisdom”
Francis Bacon