Teaching , Learning , and Technology
Karin A . Wurst
Abstract of Presentation
When we prepare graduate students for faculty roles , we need to be mindful that they will be facing a different educational landscape than their mentors did and thus they need a more comprehensive toolkit . The challenges to higher education in general will make a more sophisticated approach to graduate education as an integrated experience that focuses on educating the whole student imperative . While we certainly want to focus also on opening alternate career paths for our Ph . D . s , preparing students for faculty positions can also NOT be business as usual .
To prepare our Ph . D . s for this new reality , it will require a radically reformed department culture ; one that puts students first , vigorously pursues active and intentional learning , routinely employs high-impact strategies , and assures that the curriculum is well-articulated ( learning outcomes in each course build on other courses ). This requires a spirit of ongoing collaboration , collegiality , a high degree of professionalism , and accountability .
It will require the skilled human touch of professionals in a variety of possible careers that have not even been imagined to guide the public in continuous learning in the technology enhanced environment of business processes , entertainment options , civic and cultural life , and of course keeping current in work life . So even as we discuss teaching and learning in Higher Education , these other transferable implications and opportunities should be kept in mind . xi