Goal

To provide high-quality academic programs that are affordable and accessible to a wide range of learners.

Challenge

Higher education is challenged with keeping the rising cost of a college education affordable and accessible. We are further confronted with maintaining our current set of academic technology applications while remaining nimble enough to address the varying needs of 21st century students.

We need to begin to think laterally and begin to look at alternative academic technology solutions that are low cost, low barrier with enough flexibility to meet the learning outcomes of our academic programs. As we examine possible approaches we should take the opportunity to think hard about

Approach

The next generation of web applications has grown from a collection of flat sites powered by search engines to become the center of a new digital lifestyle. Today's web is a shared network space that drives education, work, research, and social life. These familiar low cost and low barrier technologies factor into the educational equation by making accessible the tools that will help students engage in their own learning.....

Desired Outcomes

Low barrier

Flexible technology that can adapt to the needs of 21st century students