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of learning throughout the university.
Curriculum, by definition then, would evolve to imagine
and facilitate those kinds of opportunities. This would just become a part of what it means to have a curriculum.
Thinking about curriculum could become a significant focal point for thinking about “digital opportunity” and the learning ecosystem.
“get there.” In terms of specific technology, there’s really nothing in the way.
When I think about the challenges and the opportunities I’ve sketched out on a big scale, the temptation is to become overwhelmed. And sitting and thinking about
this in isolation, that can happen. But working in the classroom I can easily see that these kinds of questions
“Every time I think that it’s just too tall an order, or it will never happen, or that some vendor will eat our lunch ... I remember that whenever we are in an opportunity to help students engage in creative and fulfilling ways, amazing things can happen. Surprising things can happen.”
CT: Are we there yet, or close to being there? Is there hope?
Campbell: We are not there yet, and, as usual, part of
the reason this could take some time rests with political will. When I hear concerns like “we have to produce more graduates” I get a little worried. Yes, we want people to graduate. But that shouldn’t have to take away from “digital opportunity” like the curriculum issue we’re talking about here. Besides, the students graduate. We don’t graduate them — they’re not our products.
The old saying is, “You get what you measure.” So, be careful what you take as your primary measurement. Otherwise you might drive potentially dangerous consequences. But with enlightened leadership, we can
and this kind of engagement not only work, but can and do take the class to a completely new level.
So, every time I think that it’s just too tall an order, or it will never happen, or that some vendor will eat our lunch ... I remember that whenever we are in an opportunity to help students engage in creative and fulfilling ways, amazing things can happen. Surprising things can happen. And there is something really hopeful about that.
The moment when a group of people becomes aware of the nature and possibilities inherent in learning: That is a sacred moment for me. I don’t want to lose that.
As long as that’s there, I think it can be amplified in wonderful ways by our “digital opportunity.” I look to that opportunity with hope.
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