Student Forum on the University of the 21st Century Student Community Center Tuesday, 31 March 2015 1:00 – 3:00 pm Graduate students would like more institutional support More interdisciplinary work between colleges/schools Students would like the traditional residential experience Tech knowledge and leadership skills will be important in the job market Increased technological advances Multiplicity of learning modules – learning is complex Increased use of social media – Instagram, facebook, twitter et.al. Students given more information and guidance about social media Limit of on-line classes Undercut the quality of education Computer access to presentations Tech tends to lower student interaction – need to manage tech resources Students may take longer to graduate Most of the faculty would not embrace on-line classes Faculty make the decisions about curriculum Faculty structure does not embrace change Faculty Summit was successful with the full participation of the chancellor and provost Discussed the 4 themes: Enabling transformational scholarship; Enhancing student success; human diversity and inclusion and leaders for long term visibility in the region, state, nation and world. Classrooms of the future On-line classes? Students come to UCD to learn from world renowned professors and their research Multi-media presentations Perhaps electronics will be outlawed in the classroom Increased number of students Address the diversity of students Address the growing student population Purpose of on-line education will be to support more students and to enrich their education On-lin education should also support the faculty and their teaching Will it change the price of the courses? Financial efficiency – change the delivery of lectures Students don’t come to UCD to get an on-line degree Technology will allow work to be done anywhere Availability of phones and computers New designs on the configuration of classroom space Removable walls and swiveling chairs Libraries are being digitized Students may not need to be in classrooms Discussion sessions will be important Video conferencing will be better and more interactive Gathering places could be classrooms outdoors Tests and labs on line Require higher degree of training by professors and TAs Buildings need to be planned for the future As main frame computer rooms have become obsolete, buildings need to be evaluated Libraries of the future will be quite different than the libraries of today New Recital Hall is a dual model sculpture with moveable walls Buildings need to last 10-20 years and be adaptable and not rigid structures Design for the future means planning the space more creatively Opposition to on-line education The value of soft skills that are learned from watching and interacting with professors and class mates The importance of interaction and discussion Soft skills that are important in a job Crazy ideas: Holograms, life like images of the Professor giving a lecture Museums use holograms so they can be viewed from many angles Students working across disciplines and collaborating on projects Create new spaces for labs and meetings for this collaboration Ability for students to have access to classrooms and labs for their work Evaluate degrees Top down organizational structure of degrees needs to be appraised Physical and cerebral breaks – pantries for food Evaluate the governance of UC campuses by OP and the Regents The value of the Regents and the governance and policy structure Regents not engaged with the campuses Shared governance – more grassroots Each UC campus is unique Ideal university would have shared governance Develop meaningful structure and ownership of the university Students are transient and only here for a short time Build a stronger relationship with the alumni – particularly young alumni University should have a life long relationship with their students Greater meaningful relationship with alumni Committee and Board members need to see decisions being implemented UC Graduates 250,000 State funding 10% Need new ways to engage and connect with alumni Mentorship Career pipeline Sharing professions and resources Make Linked in a method of keeping in touch Enhance extracurricular activities Provide lifelong learning – classes, lectures, and conferences