{"493241":{"#nid":"493241","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Commission Surveys What\u2019s Next in Higher Ed","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EThe higher education landscape is changing quickly. Georgia Tech has been at the forefront of some of that change, including online learning and classroom methodology. Last fall, Rafael L. Bras, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, appointed a commission that will help keep Tech at the forefront of education innovation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EThe goals of the Commission on Creating the Next in Education include exploration of new ideas in content delivery and nurturing a culture of lifelong learning for undergraduate, graduate, and professional education learners.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u201cIf we are to continue to live up to our vision of defining the 21st century technological research university, then we must be nimble and lead in creating and adapting new pedagogy and technology,\u201d Bras said. \u201cThat will make Georgia Tech and our learners the very best and an example for all.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EThe 40-member education commission is co-chaired by Bonnie Ferri, associate chair for undergraduate affairs in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Rich DeMillo, executive director, Center for 21st Century Universities (C21U). Under their direction, the commission will meet over the next 18 months. Through discovery, ideation, and design phases, the members will take a look at the Institute\u2019s current methodologies and benchmark best practices in higher education, including issues of delivery and accessibility.\u0026nbsp;Ultimately, the commission will recommend pilots and projects that will move Georgia Tech towards the optimal educational enterprise for a leading technological research university of the 21st century.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u201cThis commission brings together a group of Georgia Tech individuals from across disciplines and educational perspectives,\u201d Ferri said. \u201cThat approach allows for innovative ideas that span interdisciplinary, co-curricular, and design perspectives that we know will bring new, innovative ideas about the educational landscape at Georgia Tech.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EThe commission discovery groups will explore future learning needs, demographics and populations, peer institutions, partners and competitors, societal and economic influences, and future pedagogy considerations. Throughout the 18-month period, activities and events for the campus community will include town halls, featured speakers, surveys, and focus groups.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u201cAs an institution, we find ourselves with an exciting opportunity as the traditions of higher education are quickly rewritten, both philosophically and pedagogically,\u201d said DeMillo. \u201cGeorgia Tech is well positioned to be a leader among our peers and define what innovation truly means to the educational experience.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EAlong with the co-chairs, Georgia Tech President Emeritus G. Wayne Clough and C21U visiting scholar Jeff Selingo will serve as advisors for the commission.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EThe commission was first suggested at an October 2015 town hall on Georgia Tech\u2019s Educational Innovation Ecosystem \u2014 an environment defined by the efforts of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/c21u.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EC21U\u003C\/a\u003E, the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cetl.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ECenter for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/pe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Professional Education\u003C\/a\u003E, and the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/oit.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EOffice of Information Technology\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EThe goals of the Commission on Creating the Next in Education include exploration of new ideas in content delivery and nurturing a culture of lifelong learning for undergraduate, graduate, and professional education learners.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The goals of the Commission on Creating the Next in Education include exploration of new ideas in content delivery and nurturing a culture of lifelong learning for undergraduate, graduate, and professional education learners."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2016-02-01 11:10:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:31","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-02-01T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2016-02-01T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"457331":{"id":"457331","type":"image","title":"Education Innovation","body":null,"created":"1449256347","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:12:27","changed":"1475895202","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:22","alt":"Education Innovation","file":{"fid":"203509","name":"educational_4-part_vector_image_small.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/educational_4-part_vector_image_small_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/educational_4-part_vector_image_small_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":510454,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/educational_4-part_vector_image_small_0.jpg?itok=zlTRhGmq"}}},"media_ids":["457331"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.provost.gatech.edu\/","title":"Office of the Provost"},{"url":"http:\/\/c21u.gatech.edu\/","title":"Center for 21st Century Universities"},{"url":"http:\/\/pe.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Professional Education"},{"url":"http:\/\/oit.gatech.edu\/","title":"Office of Information Technology"},{"url":"http:\/\/cetl.gatech.edu\/","title":"Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"13481","name":"C21U"},{"id":"14381","name":"center for 21st century universities"},{"id":"171615","name":"commission on creating the next in higher education"},{"id":"1432","name":"education"},{"id":"43801","name":"higher ed"},{"id":"341","name":"innovation"},{"id":"937","name":"provost"},{"id":"4152","name":"whistle"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:susie.ivy@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESusie Ivy\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}