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Positioning the University for the
Future
Milt Hakel
August 31, 2007
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Clark Kerr
66 institutions have existed continuously since 1530
Roman Catholic Church and Lutheran Church
Parliaments of Iceland and of the Isle of Man
62 universities
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Alfonso X, The Learned
• Lived in Challenging Times
• Wrote on law and history
• Wrote poetry• Deposed by Dukes
and his son
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“Had I been present at the creation,I would have given some useful hints for the better ordering of the universe.”
Alfonso X, the Learned,
King of Spain, 1252-1284
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“Insight is the sudden cessation of stupidity.” Edwin Land
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Learning goes beyond knowing
to being able to do what one knows
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Strategic Positioning Group Members
Don BellBryan BennerSteve CadyLinda DobbMilt HakelJodi HaneyBill Knight Monica LongmoreGene PoorJim Smith
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Strategic Positioning Group Charge
• Explore Alternative Futures and Do Visioning for the University– University-wide perspective
• Five Tasks:– Identify key issues and trends– Determine dimensions and metrics– Determine how to relate differently, creatively
and effectively – Reconceptualize major issues and purposes – What will we "look like" in 10 years?
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Our Students in 2020
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Imagine BGSU in 2020
• Possibility-Based Learning in Action Communities– Meeting the Problem– Inquiry and Investigation– Building Solutions– Taking Action
• Action Communities and Action Teams
• Tangible Artifacts
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The Case for Change
• Demonstrate Accountability
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Who Is This Woman, and Why Is She Famous?
Clara PellerMargaretSpellings
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The Case for Change
• Demonstrate Accountability
• Promote Student Success
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http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/studentsuccess
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The Case for Change
• Demonstrate Accountability
• Promote Student Success
• State Master Plan for Higher Ed
• Assert Our Distinctive Identity
• Teach More Efficiently and Effectively
• Implement Advanced Practices in Learning and Teaching
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Focus on Learning
Clemson University
Evergreen College
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How Plan and Change?
• Preliminary Step: Focus Groups
• Action Community Prototyping– 5 Action Communities launched in 2008– 3-year projects launched in 2009
• Conceptual Modeling
• Iterative Consultation– Collaboration and teamwork needed
• First Systemic Change– We need a clear goal and a deadline
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Among Our Current Assets:
• Students graduate at a rate 12% higher than forecast from their academic credentials
• Six year graduation rate is 61%, comparing well with the 43% rate at peer institutions
• Values initiative is firmly established• Student learning outcomes have been
defined for the University and all majors• Electronic portfolios are gaining ground
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ePortfolios at BGSUePortfolios at BGSU
250 140010057
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'2004 '2005 '2006 '2007
Accounts
As of 6/24/2006 as of 8/28/2007
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http://mhakel.bgsu.epsilen.com
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Epsilen Environment
Certified Files / FolderCoursesShare ItReview ItRubricsEmailTake NotesSearchTime TrackerNew York Times Content
Personal Home PageMy ePortfolioShowcaseLearning Matrix ResumeFiles GroupsVisitorsFeedbackLifetime Accounts My Networks
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On the Folly of Rewarding “A” While
Hoping for “B”
Stephen Kerr
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Shaping Change
• Increase Urgency
• Build the Guiding Team
• Get the Vision Right
• Communicate for Buy-In
• Empower Action
• Create Short-Term Wins
• Don’t Let Up
• Make Change Stick
From Kotter and Cohen, The Heart of Change, 2002
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Jack Matson
• Always Prefer Intelligent Fast Failure
• To Slow Stupid Failure
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Positioning the University for the
Future
Milt Hakel
August 31, 2007