The document discusses key insights from a podcast series on education innovation. It provides summaries of 12 podcast episodes covering topics like the growth of global higher education, challenges facing historically black colleges and universities, strategies for online education, and the impact of emerging technologies. The summaries highlight the main points and conclusions from each interview, focusing on implications and opportunities for universities.
2. Contents EDUCATION INNOVATION INSIGHTS
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Global Education with Philip Altbach Technological Efficiency with Dr. William Massy
Immense growth ahead in global college attendance Increasing academic quality and productivity
Global Rankings with Phil Baty Minerva Project with Ben Nelson
Global university rankings and the implications for higher education A radically new online-only elite university
HBCU Adaptation with Dr. Roy Beasley Defining Strategy with Dr. Patti Peterson
HBCUs and the opportunities and threats emerging from Values-based global engagement
disruptive innovation
Emphasizing Strengths with Dr. Jamil Salmi
Globalization Opportunities with Dr. Dina Dommett Demonstrating calculated and entrepreneurial decision-making
Globalization with innovative academic programs and outreach
New Perspective with Dr. Donna Scarboro
Cultural Literacy with Shamil Idriss Globalization will eventually change every university function
Adopting a virtual foreign exchange program to enhance global
engagement Charting Trends with Ben Wildavsky
Globalization and technology increase opportunities
Online Strategy with Carol Lancaster and challenge business models
Creating an online strategy at Georgetown University
Looking Back at 2012
Assessing Opportunity with Dr. Jason E. Lane
Successful branch campuses and the online education revolution Looking Ahead
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3. Global Education EDUCATION INNOVATION INSIGHTS
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Immense growth ahead in global college attendance
with Philip Altbach
The Takeaways
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BIO
Philip Altbach is director for
International Higher Education at 1 I
n the next 20 years, India and China will
show the most growth in education.
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Boston College and chairperson of
the International Advisory Council of
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ack of governance is hampering India’s
the Graduate School of Education at effort to improve quality in higher education.
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the Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
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alaries in developing economies are too low to
entice doctorates to return to their home countries.
Twenty-three percent of the Chinese population is college educated, and the national goal
is 40 percent in the next 20 years. Quality of higher education in India is low because of
lack of oversight and spending. Globally, doctoral education is still under capacity, and
salaries in developing countries are too low to build a field of doctorates.
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4. Global Rankings EDUCATION INNOVATION INSIGHTS
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Global university rankings and the
implications for higher education
with Phil Baty
The Takeaways
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BIO
Phil Baty is editor of the Times
Higher Education (THE) World
University Rankings and editor at
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eclining resources are hurting American and
British universities in the rankings, while Asian
universities are ascendant.
large of Times Higher Education.
2 sian universities are rising,
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but there may be a ceiling.
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ankings are imperfect but important for
comparing progress and setting benchmarks.
Rising scores in Asia indicate wider availability of quality higher education, while
declining funding in American and UK universities could affect their competitive edge.
With national policies for increased funding and faculty recruitment, China, Singapore,
and Hong Kong made notable gains, though barriers to free inquiry could limit innovation.
Rankings are controversial but useful for generating peer sets and benchmarking.
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5. HBCU Adaptation EDUCATION INNOVATION INSIGHTS
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HBCUs and the opportunities and threats
emerging from disruptive innovation
with Dr. Roy Beasley
The Takeaways
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BIO
Dr. Roy Beasley is director of
Howard Online, an initiative to
develop high-quality programs for
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isruptive innovation threatens HBCUs, like all
universities, but is also an opportunity to
fundamentally improve learning.
non-traditional students. He is also
the principal investigator for the
Howard Digital Learning Lab. 2 N
ew learning technologies present opportunities for
HBCUs to have greater outreach than ever before.
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lite HBCUs can use online education to reach out
to non-traditional students.
MOOCs, flipped classrooms, and other technologies present opportunities that HBCUs
must embrace; failure to do so could be catastrophic. Howard University hopes to turn
participation in MOOCs into a revenue stream and to develop programs catering to
non-traditional students. HBCUs should take the lead in determining how best to reach
underserved and non-traditional students with online opportunities.
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6. Globalization Opportunities EDUCATION INNOVATION INSIGHTS
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Globalization with innovative
academic programs and outreach
with Dr. Dina Dommett
The Takeaways
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BIO
Dr. Dina Dommett is executive
director, leadership programmes 1 he recent wave of globalization has created new
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possibilities for global education.
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(EMBA Sloan) at the London
Business School. She is formerly
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n developing new programs and differentiating
the associate dean for programmes themselves, universities should start with “what
in the department of management they are good at.”
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at the London School of Economics
and Political Science.
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truly global institution engages with partners for
a meaningful exchange of resources.
Like many universities, the London School of Economics (LSE) is looking for new ways to
prepare students as global citizens. By leveraging the insights of globally oriented faculty,
recruiting globally curious students, and creating a small number of strategic partnerships
with universities, LSE is able to offer a uniquely global experience. This approach stretches
LSE’s resources and influence.
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7. Cultural Literacy EDUCATION INNOVATION INSIGHTS
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Adopting a virtual foreign exchange program
to enhance global engagement
with Shamil Idriss
The Takeaways
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BIO
Shamil Idriss is CEO of Soliya,
a cross-cultural virtual exchange 1 hen integrated purposefully into curriculum,
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virtual exchange results in impactful learning.
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program. He was previously
executive director of the Alliance
irtual exchange offers a genuine global experience
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of Civilizations Media Fund, which that employers value.
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merged with Soliya in 2009.
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he scalability of virtual exchange gives it the
potential to be a powerful agent of change.
Technology-enabled exchange programs not only enhance the classroom experience
and learning outcomes, but also improve the number and diversity of international
exchange participants. As experimentation moves from the classroom to become an
integrated component of institutional strategies for global engagement, we will see
the wide-reaching benefits of scale. For university communities, there is an opportunity
to engage in meaningful exchange in a cost-effective, scalable manner.
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8. Online Strategy EDUCATION INNOVATION INSIGHTS
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Creating an online strategy at Georgetown University
with Carol Lancaster
The Takeaways
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BIO
Carol Lancaster is the dean of
the School of Foreign Service at 1 echnologically enhanced learning provides pedagogical
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opportunities for education and global engagement.
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Georgetown University and vice
chair of the Joint Advisory Board of
he role of technology for certain types of learning
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the Georgetown School of Foreign and assessment is still emerging.
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Service campus in Qatar.
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his is the beginning of a period of experimentation
and opportunity.
While MOOCs have captured academia’s imagination, Georgetown is exploring learning
analytics, new global partnerships, and new delivery methods to enhance the classroom
experience, global engagement, and brand awareness. All new courses and programs,
regardless of format, are created with clear learning outcomes and assessment strategies
in mind. Universities have many options to consider among rapidly evolving technologies,
but in a fast-paced market, universities must move quickly to experimentation.
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9. Assessing Opportunity EDUCATION INNOVATION INSIGHTS
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Successful branch campuses and
the online education revolution
with Dr. Jason E. Lane
The Takeaways
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BIO
Dr. Jason E. Lane is director of
educational studies and senior fellow 1 B
ranch campus decisions require leading with
values and a real discussion about purpose.
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at the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute
of Government, the public policy
networked model creates value and increases
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think tank of the State University educational opportunities.
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of New York (SUNY).
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nline education is starting to change how
people think about higher education, but the
greatest changes are yet to come.
When Western institutions consider opening branches abroad, they need to recognize when
program principles may conflict with a host country’s values and what mechanisms exist to
address misalignment. Successful branch campus models maintain movement, cooperation,
and educational opportunities across locations rather than use a hub-and-spoke approach.
As online pedagogy evolves to offer degree programs, higher education and how it operates
may be revolutionized.
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10. Technological Efficiency EDUCATION INNOVATION INSIGHTS
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Increasing academic quality and productivity
with Dr. William Massy
The Takeaways
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BIO
Dr. William Massy is owner
and founder of the Jackson Hole 1 lthough the marketplace is noisy, online technology
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continues to get better and more affordable.
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Higher Education Group, Inc. and
an emeritus professor of higher
raditional universities can learn from for-profit
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education at Stanford University. higher education, especially regarding cost
effectiveness and effective utilization of faculty.
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dvancements in quality management and productivity
evaluation will shatter the “sage on the stage” stereotype.
Used well, technology improves learning and makes courses more efficient. Integrating
technology strategically allows faculty to perform at their highest and best use. Course
designers benefit from conducting audits of quality measurements, such as curriculum
objectives, and mapping content. By tying those measurements to teaching methods and
student performance assessments, institutions can improve performance and quality.
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11. Minerva Project EDUCATION INNOVATION INSIGHTS
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A radically new online-only elite university
with Ben Nelson
The Takeaways
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BIO
Ben Nelson is chairman and CEO at
The Minerva Project and the former 1 M
inerva seeks to be the first elite American
university to be formed in more than a century.
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CEO of Snapfish. He was previously
president and CEO of Community
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nnovations in educational technology are
Ventures and has helped launch changing what should be taught on campus.
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several national ventures with
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apital markets are driving innovation in
large and emerging companies.
higher education.
Minerva aims to rival any of the best universities in the world in terms of the quality
of education, but will provide a radically different experience than that of a traditional
elite institution. In the Minerva model, students around the world build broad analytic,
communication, and creative skills. Subject knowledge will be acquired prior to matriculating
through Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), which makes “knowledge only” courses
more cost-effective than traditional classes, with equal or superior outcomes.
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12. Defining Strategy EDUCATION INNOVATION INSIGHTS
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Values-based global engagement
with Dr. Patti Peterson
The Takeaways
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BIO
Dr. Patti Peterson is presidential
advisor for global initiatives at the 1 hen developing a global education strategy,
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start with core values and principles.
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American Council on Education. She
is the former executive director of the
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ngage university stakeholders through focus
Council for International Exchange of and dedicated leadership.
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Scholars and former president of Wells
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xecute global plans at a thoughtful,
College and St. Lawrence University.
deliberate pace.
Before starting a global education effort, universities should understand their mission and
institutional identity, then determine how they can engage with others internationally. Some
universities integrate global engagement with strategic planning, while others continue to act
opportunistically. The complexity of global engagement makes it important to define success
and put effective measurement tools in place early.
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13. Emphasizing Strengths EDUCATION INNOVATION INSIGHTS
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Demonstrating calculated and
entrepreneurial decision-making
with Dr. Jamil Salmi
The Takeaways
FULL
BIO
Dr. Jamil Salmi is a Moroccan
education economist and author.
He recently retired as director of
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oncentration of talent, abundant resources, and
appropriate governance distinguish world-class
universities.
the World Bank tertiary education
program.
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uccess in global education requires taking calculated
risks and understanding institutional strengths.
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niversities do not operate in a vacuum, and the
educational ecosystem is only widening.
Leadership must drive the university by promoting a culture of excellence. Savvy universities
are creating a virtuous circle by identifying and leveraging their unique strengths and
capabilities, making calculated but entrepreneurial decisions, and aligning success factors.
Educational ecosystems are increasingly transnational; universities must establish strong
foundations and align objectives with national goals but think globally as well.
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14. New Perspective EDUCATION INNOVATION INSIGHTS
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Globalization will eventually change
every university function
with Dr. Donna Scarboro
The Takeaways
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BIO
Dr. Donna Scarboro is associate
provost for international programs 1 G
lobalization is unavoidable and puts different
pressures on existing organizational structures.
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at George Washington University,
chairs GW’s International Strategic
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lobal engagement requires strategic prioritization
Planning Council, and is president and the evaluation of opportunity costs.
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of the Association of International
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ffective leadership and management of global
Education Administrators.
programs requires new capabilities and roles.
Today, the challenge for universities is to find organizational models that maximize the
benefits of globalization without disturbing the preferred balance of centralized operations
and autonomy. Universities must think about resource allocation and articulate their strategic
focus to help drive decision-making. Most successful institutions create new management
structures that integrate individuals across units in multiple aspects of global engagement.
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15. Charting Trends EDUCATION INNOVATION INSIGHTS
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Globalization and technology increase
opportunities and challenge business models
with Ben Wildavsky
The Takeaways
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BIO
Ben Wildavsky is a journalist, senior
scholar in research and policy at 1 G
lobalization creates a greater number and
variety of learning opportunities for students.
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the Kauffman Foundation, and guest
scholar at the Brookings Institution.
echnology is radically altering students’
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interactions with universities and one another.
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lobalization is changing research universities
in interesting ways.
Greater student mobility and new international university branches have increased
educational options. Disruptive education ventures and innovative universities will continue
to push the field for new ways to cater to both traditional and non-traditional students. Some
research universities are looking to focus just on where they perform best, while teaching
universities may start to “unbundle” functions such as credentialing and testing to cut costs.
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16. Looking back at 2012 EDUCATION INNOVATION INSIGHTS
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Online platforms such as Massive Open Online Courses made a big impact
on leaders in higher education in 2012. Institutions began to invest more
heavily and explore strategic partnerships to foster online global learning.
n OOCs and other online class platforms captured
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the imagination of higher ed leaders. More than to deal with disruption.
two dozen universities signed on and others
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urgently began discussions of their strategies.
in learning and teaching.
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college students continued to slow.
strategic partnerships and alliances with clear
n evenue sources of traditional universities grew
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slowly, if at all: tuition, state appropriations, gifts,
endowment gains, federal grants.
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17. Looking Ahead EDUCATION INNOVATION INSIGHTS
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In the coming year, interest in online global engagement will continue to
grow as universities ramp up efforts to explore new market opportunities.
n xpect institutional leadership to focus on strategic
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positioning to navigate the shifting dynamics of for technology-enhanced learning, institutions will
globalization, competition, and technology. have to address the related challenges of faculty
incentives and support.
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alternative sources of revenue while protecting n ines of demarcation between traditional and
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their brands. non-traditional students, and residential and online
students, will continue to blur.
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governance models to introduce and enable
technology-enhanced experiences.
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18. Bios EDUCATION INNOVATION INSIGHTS
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Philip Altbach In addition to his role as director of the Center for International Shamil Idriss is the CEO of Soliya, a cross-cultural virtual exchange
Higher Education at Boston College, Philip Altbach is the author of several books program. Mr. Idriss served as executive director of the Alliance of Civilizations
on international higher education, most recently World Class Worldwide: Media Fund, which merged with Soliya in 2009. In 2005 he was appointed by
Transforming Research Universities in Asia and Latin America. He is chairperson UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan as deputy director of the Alliance of Civilizations.
of the International Advisory Council of the Graduate School of Education at the He also served on the steering committee of the World Economic Forum’s Council
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and is a guest professor at the Institute of Higher of 100 Leaders and as COO of Search for Common Ground, a global conflict
Education at Peking University. resolution organization.
Phil Baty is the editor of Times Higher Education Rankings and editor at large Carol Lancaster is the dean of the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown
of Times Higher Education. Mr. Baty has been with the magazine since 1996, as University. She is a professor, scholar, and practitioner of international politics,
reporter, chief reporter, news editor, and deputy editor. He was named among the having served in government for thirteen years including as Deputy Assistant
top 15 “most influential in education” in 2012 by The Australian newspaper. Secretary of State for Africa and Deputy Administrator USAID. Dean Lancaster is
Mr. Baty is a regular speaker at international conferences and writes regularly vice chair of the Joint Advisory Board of the Georgetown School of Foreign Service
on global higher education for leading newspapers. campus in Qatar.
Dr. Roy Beasley is director of Howard Online, an initiative to develop a Dr. Jason E. Lane is director of educational studies and senior fellow at the
broad array of high-quality online and blended degree and certificate programs for Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, the public policy think tank of the
non-traditional students. He is also the principal investigator for the Howard Digital State University of New York (SUNY). He is also an assistant professor of
Learning Lab and has written extensively on the role of HBCUs and their need to educational administration and policy studies and a senior researcher with the
develop more online offerings. Institute for Global Education Policy Studies at the University at Albany, SUNY,
where he co-directs the Cross-Border Education Research Team (C-BERT).
Dr. Dina Dommett has moved across international borders throughout her
career and between business and academe. She is executive director, leadership (continued on next page)
programmes (EMBA Sloan) at the London Business School. She is formerly the
associate dean for programmes in the department of management at the London
School of Economics and Political Science.
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19. Bios EDUCATION INNOVATION INSIGHTS
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Dr. William Massy is owner and founder of the Jackson Hole Higher Council for International Education Exchange and the National Research University,
Education Group, Inc. He is an emeritus professor of higher education at Stanford Higher School of Economics, Russia.
University, where he founded the Stanford Institute for Higher Education Research.
From 1996 to 2002 Dr. Massy directed the National Center for Postsecondary
Dr. Jamil Salmi is a Moroccan education economist and author. He recently
retired as director of the World Bank tertiary education program. Dr. Salmi
Improvement’s project on educational quality and productivity. He is the author
has provided policy advice on tertiary education reform to the governments of
or co-author of several books, including Honoring the Trust: Quality and Cost
more than 60 countries around the world. He recently wrote The Challenge of
Containment in Higher Education (2003), and Remaking the American University:
Establishing World-Class Universities (published by the World Bank). Dr. Salmi is
Market-Smart and Mission-Centered (2005).
a member of the Governing Board of the International Institute for Educational
Ben Nelson is chairman and CEO at The Minerva Project and the former CEO Planning and the International Advisory Network of the UK Leadership Foundation
of Snapfish. He spent more than 10 years there, seeing the company through for Higher Education.
from an idea to the world’s largest personal publishing service. Prior to Snapfish,
Mr. Nelson was president and CEO of Community Ventures and, as a consultant,
Dr. Donna Scarboro is associate provost for international programs at
George Washington University. She has served in various administrative roles
helped launch several ventures within both large and emerging companies –
since 1996. She chairs GW’s International Strategic Planning Council with the
including the launches of Disney Regional Entertainment for The Walt Disney
charge of strategic enhancement of GW’s operations and academic offerings and
Company in Asia, mergers acquisition advisory work in the telecommunications
is president of the Association of International Education Administrators.
market, and the growth plan for CDNow in the first months after its founding.
Dr. Patti Peterson is presidential advisor for Global Initiatives at the Ben Wildavsky is a senior scholar in Research and Policy at the Kauffman
Foundation and a guest scholar at the Brookings Institution. He is the author most
American Council on Education. Recently she served as senior associate at the
recently of The Great Brain Race: How Global Universities Are Reshaping the
Institute for Higher Education Policy. She was executive director of the Council
World. He also co-edited Reinventing Higher Education: The Promise of Innovation.
for International Exchange of Scholars and vice president of the Institute of
Mr. Wildavsky spent 18 years specializing in education and public policy at U.S.
International Education from 1997-2007. She held presidencies at Wells College
News World Report, National Journal, and other publications.
and St. Lawrence University from 1980-1996. Her board memberships include the
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20. Huron Education EDUCATION INNOVATION INSIGHTS
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A framework for asking the right questions Institutional Strategy
n hat is our vision for online
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education and use of web-
Huron Education understands the opportunities, challenges, enhanced technologies?
and risks facing higher education today. We understand n ow can learning technology
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enhance our brand?
the need for new revenue streams and non-negotiable
commitment to quality and brand consonance. Implementation Design
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transformative change. There is no one size fits all prescription. Institutional resources and capabilities in place?
stakeholders need a framework to consider many questions, beginning with
questions with strategic, implementation, and operational implications. Operational Support
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Huron’s expertise is built upon our comprehensive understanding of higher educational innovation?
education institutions. We have hundreds of professionals who have experience n o we have the right data
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across all aspects of higher education. Our higher education practice has served to evaluate initiatives?
senior executives and board members at more than 95 of the nation’s top Before setting a course for the future, institutions need
100 research universities and 52 of the top 100 global universities, assisting to consider questions within a framework to establish
and ultimately achieve mission-consistent goals that
them with their most important issues. use innovative strategies – Massive Open Online
Courses (MOOCs), learning analytics, new partnerships,
and business models – as a means, not an end.
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21. Huron Education EDUCATION INNOVATION INSIGHTS
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Education Innovation Insights
To get more insights on how institutions are addressing disruptive innovation
and exploring new market opportunities, please contact our experts:
Edwin Eisendrath
eeisendrath@huronconsultinggroup.com
312-880-0414
Edwin Eisendrath leads Huron’s Global Education Advisory Services solution. He has led strategy
engagements for universities and foundations in the U.S., Middle East, UK, and Australia. Edwin has
more than 30 years of professional experience in public service and education. In the government
and the private sector, he has worked at the crossroads of innovation and implementation.
James DeVaney
jdevaney@huronconsultinggroup.com
202-585-6817
James DeVaney is a Director within Huron’s Global Education Advisory Services solution where
he has developed strategies and enhanced performance for more than 40 universities in the U.S.
Connect to the full and more than 15 countries across the Middle East, North Africa, and Australia. James focuses in
Podcast Series the areas of education innovation and global engagement and has led strategy and operational
improvement engagements for established research universities, start-up institutions, and
international branch campuses.
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