30TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CASE METHOD RESEARCH &
APPLICATIONM A R ITIM B ERL IN HO T EL
JU LY 7 - 11 , 201 3
Challenges and New ParadigmsProfessor John Walsh
University of Guelph-Humber, Toronto, Canada
The way we were
What happened?
From elite to mass demand
Disruptive technological change
From independence to public accountability
Elite to mass demand
Post Second World War
A New Economy
Credentials
Lifelong Learning
Disruptive technological change
Thank you Mr. Schumpeter.
We are not immune in Education
Think of the Automotive and Printing industries for example.
Independence to Public Accountability
Academic freedom; compromised or not?
Cost and benefits; as assessed by who?
Public Funding; accountability in the public sphere.
Our Future
From Teacher directed learning to Student directed learning.
From pedagogy to androgogy.
From isolated to integrated learning.
The Basic Dual Purpose of a University
The creation of knowledge, a research mission which can be applied or theoretical.
The dissemination of knowledge, a teaching mission which can be applied or theoretical.
But we can’t just teach
And we can’t just research
An Academic Focus Matrix
Teaching
Research
AppliedTheoretical
University of Guelph-Humber
Teaching
Research
AppliedTheoretical
Universities must ‘pick their spot’
Differentiation in post secondary education.
Case Research is Applied Scholarship
Building a body of knowledge and skills based on the examination of real situations or`cases´.
A new leadership
Gifted academics as leaders and current governance models may need to change.
THANK YOU30TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
ON CASE METHOD RESEARCH & APPLICATION
Challenges and New ParadigmsProfessor John Walsh, Vice-provost
University of Guelph-Humber, Toronto, Canada
