Management Innovation, Higher Education, and New Models for Digital Media

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Management Innovation, Higher Education, and New
Models for Digital Media

• CNIE 2009
• Keith Hampson, PhD
• Director, Digital Education Strategies, Ryerson
  University
• Advisory Board, Flatworld Knowledge Inc.

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The Hopes. The Reality.

• Quality of content in online courses
• Lost opportunity
• Emerging new models

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Current Model Limitations

• Limited investment
• No true division of labour
• Not invented here syndrome

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Why the Current Model Remains

• Lack of attention
• Painful organizational changes
• Lack of competition
• Management Innovation

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Traditional v Non-Traditional

• Growing competitive advantages

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Content as Differentiator

• A tangible (and thus, marketable) difference

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Open Source Solutions

• Merlot
• Wikibooks/CCOT

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Textbook Solutions

• E-Books
• Cartridge Models
• Born Digital

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OutSource Solutions

• StraighterLine.Com
• Compass Knowledge
• Colloquy

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Commercial Open Source

• Accidental solution to online higher education

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Commercial Open Source

• Costs
• Student
• Institution
• Quality
• Customizable
• Speed to market/societal relevance
• Student choice
• Service