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College of Education and Professional Studies
Spring 2011—April 15, 2011
“Future Thinking—Future Planning—Embracing Global Innovation”
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Agenda11:30‐1:45 Introductions
I am here today to…..What has happened since January 2011 COEPS Retreat (3 months)
11:45‐12:30 Scenario Planning—Creating the Future
12:30‐1:00 Report Out and Next Steps
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COEPS Strategic Priorities
G. Create a re‐designed elementary/secondary curriculum that meets contemporary needs.
Measure of Success: New curriculum will be less complicated, more students will go into shortage areas, positive alumni and employer feedback, and less faculty “rework” due to misunderstandings and convoluted requirements.
FOCUS FOR TODAY—Create Scenarios and Process to Report in Fall 2011
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Thinking in Future Tense
Author Jennifer James in “Thinking in Future Tense”
“The key is the ability to think in the future tense. You need to understand how the currents of technological change will affect your life and your work, how economic changes will affect your business and its place in the global market, how demographic and cultural changes will alter your self‐perception, your perception of others, and of human society as a whole. In short, you need to know what the future will look like.” (p. 24)
Thinking in future tense is critical for leaders . . .
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Thinking in Future Tense
Author Jennifer James in “Thinking in Future Tense”
These are the skills you will need:Perspective—Seeing with New EyesPattern Recognition—Recognizing the FutureCultural Knowledge—Noticing the Global ChangesFlexibility—Speeding Up Your Response TimeVision—Understanding the Past to Know the FutureEnergy—Creating EnergyIntelligence—Mastering New Forms of IntelligenceGlobal Values—Embracing Diversity
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90 Days Ago…At the Retreat
Examined where we were in relationship to COEPS strategic priorities
Started discussion regarding awareness and process for curricula redesign
Examined information related to need for curricula redesign (there are limitations)
Obtained input from faculty/staff
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90 Days Ago…At the Retreat
Discussed and recorded: What does this mean to me?What does this mean to my department?What does this mean to the students we admit in the future?What process should the College use to redesign curriculum?
Discussed the wisdom of crowds…
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For 90 days…Wiki
Talked to chairs
Have several departments interested in summer work
Had one‐on‐one conversationsThemes: this will impact me? This will impact what I teach? This is change? Why do we have to do this? How can we do this and our jobs? Time? Complex? Haven’t looked at redesign for 10 years or more! Have modified courses.Many ideas!
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COEPS Strategic Priorities
G. Create a re‐designed elementary/secondary curriculum that meets contemporary needs.
Measure of Success: New curriculum will be less complicated, more students will go into shortage areas, positive alumni and employer feedback, and less faculty “rework” due to misunderstandings and convoluted requirements.
FOCUS FOR TODAY—The Future
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The re‐design discussion is college‐wide . . .
All of the strategic priorities are connected and far reaching . . .We can’t be silos and we can’t go solo . . .
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Promotion And Tenure Process
Curricula RedesignInformationLiteracy
CollegeIdentity/Name
ImprovedLiving/Working
Conditions
CommunicationSciences
CounselingEducational Foundations
Curriculum andInstruction
Military ScienceOccupationalHealth and Safety
Special Education
Health, Physical Education,Recreation and Coaching
Curriculum Re‐DesignWhat is … the current curriculum (map)
What does it need to be …
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Now
Process
Future
COEPS Strategic Priorities
G. Create a re‐designed elementary/secondary curriculum that meets contemporary needs.
Measure of Success: New curriculum will be less complicated, more students will go into shortage areas, positive alumni and employer feedback, and less faculty “rework” due to misunderstandings and convoluted requirements.
FOCUS FOR TODAY—Begin to discuss
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ScenariosThree Scenarios
ModeratorScribeReporterTimekeeper
12:30‐‐Report Out/Next Steps
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Report Out and Next Steps
Report Out
Who is interested in summer work? Who needs to be part of this process (stakeholders)? Summer time frame?
Report to entire College next week
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Next StepsReport to entire College
Continued involvement and create summer work schedule to develop draft of outcome for College’s curriculum
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