Event

In commemoration of its 50^th anniversary, The UWI St. Augustine Campus will host a lecture by Sir John Daniel, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth of Learning, on Tuesday 29^th March, 2011, at 6 pm, at Daaga Auditorium. Sir John’s lecture is titled, “The Future of Universities:  New Dynamics for Development.”  

Abstract

Are universities becoming more open or more closed? Starting from the trends identified at UNESCO’s 2009 World Conference on Higher Education the presentation looks at the recent evolution of higher education, most especially the use of technology. It finds that the for-profit sector is moving much faster into the use of eLearning than public institutions. This raises the possibility that higher education might split into a public sector focused on research and a for-profit sector doing most of the teaching. However, the use of open educational resources may provide a vehicle for the public sector to become more open through an Open Educational Resource University with a network of participating institutions.