DGREEDGREEhttp://www.dgree.org/dgree/2012-07-02T06:00:36ZSquarespaceVideo: Panel Discussion on Social Media in Educationhttp://www.dgree.org/dgree/video-panel-discussion-on-social-media-in-education.htmlDGREE2010-05-16T19:53:50Z2010-05-16T19:53:50ZSocial media panelists ask whether a new educational ecosystems should be substitute or supplement. Blog expert Michael Sippey of Six Apart provides ways to engage further and more deeply with course content. Shmoop co-founder Ana McCullough serves up liberal arts in a way that’s relevant today. Matt Wilsey of Howcast operates on the philosophy that anyone can teach, and anyone can learn.]]>Video: Don Levy, Elizabeth Coppinger and Tara Lemmey on Entertainmenthttp://www.dgree.org/dgree/video-don-levy-elizabeth-coppinger-and-tara-lemmey-on-entert.htmlDGREE2010-05-16T19:51:21Z2010-05-16T19:51:21ZDon Levy of Sony and Elizabeth Coppinger of RealNetworks answer the question, “Should education be entertainment?” Like the best-told tales, learning inspires curiosity and instills passion, so in that sense, storytelling is at the heart of both education and entertainment. And both are developing across media, across geographies, with community, and with relevance to the individual.]]>Video: Carol Coletta, Cameron Sinclair and Tara Lemmey on Student-Driven Modelshttp://www.dgree.org/dgree/video-carol-coletta-cameron-sinclair-and-tara-lemmey-on-stud.htmlDGREE2010-05-16T19:47:38Z2010-05-16T19:47:38ZCarol Coletta and Cameron Sinclair take on questions about cities and humanitarianism in architecture. One is, what’s the role of the educational institution in world where professional scarcity is no longer controllable? That is, where content is freely and abundantly available, more good is done outside the curriculum, and the sheer volume of need exceeds capacity?]]>Video: Reid Hoffman, Donna Wells and Tara Lemmey on Evolving Online Applicationshttp://www.dgree.org/dgree/video-reid-hoffman-donna-wells-and-tara-lemmey-on-evolving-o.htmlDGREE2010-05-16T19:37:05Z2010-05-16T19:37:05ZReid Hoffman and Donna Wells advocate a bottoms-up approach and a practice of putting your service out there so that customers can help evolve it. So too, in higher ed, change is increasingly driven by the demand side, not the supply side. This type of organic growth supports the notion that education is about knowledge production rather than school.]]>Video: Donna Wells on Making a Minthttp://www.dgree.org/dgree/video-donna-wells-on-making-a-mint.htmlLorraine2010-05-03T06:16:56Z2010-05-03T06:16:56ZDonna Wells illustrates how Mint.com delivers institutionally-independent financial services on a platform of tools, education, and empowerment. Envision applying the fresh approach Mint has developed for finance to higher education. Given that 18-22 year olds have demonstrated great responsibility managing money via Mint, there’s no reason we couldn’t do the same with education.]]>Video: Joe Kalkman on Best Buy Workforce Transformationhttp://www.dgree.org/dgree/video-joe-kalkman-on-best-buy-workforce-transformation.htmlLorraine2010-05-03T06:13:39Z2010-05-03T06:13:39ZJoe Kalkman reveals the secret behind big changes at Best Buy. New technologies enable tapping into globally-distributed talent, the knowledge of 150,000 workers, and the energy of social, employee-driven networks. This is paired with new business processes such as creating a results-only work environment. Education and big business alike are ripe for transformation.]]>Video: Liz Coleman, Gina Glantz and Tara Lemmey on The Great Dividehttp://www.dgree.org/dgree/video-liz-coleman-gina-glantz-and-tara-lemmey-on-the-great-d.htmlLorraine2010-05-03T06:04:08Z2010-05-03T06:04:08ZLiz Coleman and Gina Glantz lead a group discussion deploring the separation of professional training from liberal arts education — skills from academics. How do we unite doing and thinking? Further, the divide shown to be the primary predictor of success in college is not your coursework, it’s whether you start with means. Closing these gaps in higher education is essential.]]>Video: Quintus Jett on Making a Differencehttp://www.dgree.org/dgree/video-quintus-jett-on-making-a-difference.htmlLorraine2010-05-03T04:42:05Z2010-05-03T04:42:05ZQuintus Jett of Rutgers University replaced his organizational theorist hat with a hard hat for the Gentilly Project in New Orleans. The project gathered Hurricane Katrina damage data by going house-to-house, and was an example of engaging students and participants across departments, from a number of universities — successfully working outside the curriculum.]]>Video: Reid Hoffman on A Curriculum for Modern Workhttp://www.dgree.org/dgree/video-reid-hoffman-on-a-curriculum-for-modern-work.htmlDGREE2010-04-09T14:06:08Z2010-04-09T14:06:08ZReid Hoffman, founder of LinkedIn, explores how we’d design higher education for the modern career. Reid hasn’t seen a curriculum yet that prepares people for the economic side of current life. He urges us not to perpetuate skills-driven individual assessment, but to develop methods for harnessing social, self-organizing networks that equip students for collaborative, modern work.]]>Video: Sean Foote on Thinking Like a Startuphttp://www.dgree.org/dgree/video-sean-foote-on-thinking-like-a-startup.htmlDGREE2010-04-09T13:51:18Z2010-04-09T13:51:18ZSean Foote of Labrador Ventures, presents the venture capitalist perspective. The problem with raising capital is that it’s expensive and must generate return. No risk? Go to a bank. No return? It’s charity. The challenge for higher education is to not think linear improvement, think like a startup — don’t be encumbered by incumbency.]]>
Social media panelists ask whether a new educational ecosystems should be substitute or supplement. Blog expert Michael Sippey of Six Apart provides ways to engage further and more deeply with course content. Shmoop co-founder Ana McCullough serves up liberal arts in a way that’s relevant today. Matt Wilsey of Howcast operates on the philosophy that anyone can teach, and anyone can learn.]]>
Don Levy of Sony and Elizabeth Coppinger of RealNetworks answer the question, “Should education be entertainment?” Like the best-told tales, learning inspires curiosity and instills passion, so in that sense, storytelling is at the heart of both education and entertainment. And both are developing across media, across geographies, with community, and with relevance to the individual.]]>
Carol Coletta and Cameron Sinclair take on questions about cities and humanitarianism in architecture. One is, what’s the role of the educational institution in world where professional scarcity is no longer controllable? That is, where content is freely and abundantly available, more good is done outside the curriculum, and the sheer volume of need exceeds capacity?]]>
Reid Hoffman and Donna Wells advocate a bottoms-up approach and a practice of putting your service out there so that customers can help evolve it. So too, in higher ed, change is increasingly driven by the demand side, not the supply side. This type of organic growth supports the notion that education is about knowledge production rather than school.]]>
Donna Wells illustrates how Mint.com delivers institutionally-independent financial services on a platform of tools, education, and empowerment. Envision applying the fresh approach Mint has developed for finance to higher education. Given that 18-22 year olds have demonstrated great responsibility managing money via Mint, there’s no reason we couldn’t do the same with education.]]>
Joe Kalkman reveals the secret behind big changes at Best Buy. New technologies enable tapping into globally-distributed talent, the knowledge of 150,000 workers, and the energy of social, employee-driven networks. This is paired with new business processes such as creating a results-only work environment. Education and big business alike are ripe for transformation.]]>
Liz Coleman and Gina Glantz lead a group discussion deploring the separation of professional training from liberal arts education — skills from academics. How do we unite doing and thinking? Further, the divide shown to be the primary predictor of success in college is not your coursework, it’s whether you start with means. Closing these gaps in higher education is essential.]]>
Quintus Jett of Rutgers University replaced his organizational theorist hat with a hard hat for the Gentilly Project in New Orleans. The project gathered Hurricane Katrina damage data by going house-to-house, and was an example of engaging students and participants across departments, from a number of universities — successfully working outside the curriculum.]]>
Reid Hoffman, founder of LinkedIn, explores how we’d design higher education for the modern career. Reid hasn’t seen a curriculum yet that prepares people for the economic side of current life. He urges us not to perpetuate skills-driven individual assessment, but to develop methods for harnessing social, self-organizing networks that equip students for collaborative, modern work.]]>
Sean Foote of Labrador Ventures, presents the venture capitalist perspective. The problem with raising capital is that it’s expensive and must generate return. No risk? Go to a bank. No return? It’s charity. The challenge for higher education is to not think linear improvement, think like a startup — don’t be encumbered by incumbency.]]>