We can debate whether the pandemic was/is a new wake-up call, propelling the already increasing interest and need for alternative educational methods, modalities, tools, and techniques.
However, before we jump headlong into what worked and what didn't work, we should pause and reflect on whether our responses to clear and present danger – which was to educate everyone remotely and immediately – are necessarily what we’d have done if we’d time to thoughtfully navigate what is, and what has arguably been, an emerging opportunity.
It’s time to:
- Rethink and realign the purpose of education
- Reflect on education delivery mechanisms
- Focus on whether the shifts in learning modalities affect outcomes for your students
- Look deeper into how decisions on the way education is delivered affects the students’ educational experiences and content
- Navigate the uncertainty of what works and what doesn’t – learning from test and learn strategies
Mike McGinniss, VP, Digital Platform Services at Southern New Hampshire University will reflect on where the learner sits in the delivery of transformational objectives. The focus is on how your faculty and staff need to change in response to changing student needs and/or delivery mechanisms of delivering education.
Admissions, Advising, Learning, Financial Aid, Analytics will be affected. Backend processes must be friction-free if frontend performance is to meet future expectations.
