The future of work is radically changing - does the future of higher ed need to change to prepare for it? Ed Fidoe @school21 and @carlgomb @UCL think so: They are founding a new university @weareLIS in UK based on interdisciplinarity (it’s a word) https://qz.com/1781574/ via @qz
Will it work? Lots of hurdles. The university wanted to open in 2020 but did not get regulatory approval. Aiming for 2021. Faculty have flocked to sign up (>600 applications for first 6 spots), student interest: 300 kids applied for 100 places
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It captures the zeitgeist (21st century skills!) but also acknowledges false dichotomies in ed: students need skills AND knowledge, student agency is important BUT professors should design curriculum; employers have insights but should not be in charge of education.
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@carlgomb helped who built BASc at@UCL And@daisychristo as advisor “The role of teaching undergraduates doesn’t get the attention it deserves,” she says. Also wants to test new innovations in assessment which she has been working on at#NoMoreMarking@nmmarkingPrikaži ovu nit -
Big q: Will it be rigorous enough?
@carlgomb says yes. “It’s academics who think you need 24 modules in one discipline to be a proper graduate. Kids are like, ‘not so much, I will take what I need but complement it and enrich it’.“Prikaži ovu nit
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