30TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CASE METHOD RESEARCH &

APPLICATIONM A R ITIM B ERL IN HO T EL

JU LY 7 - 11 , 201 3

Challenges and New ParadigmsProfessor John Walsh

University of Guelph-Humber, Toronto, Canada

The way we were

What happened?

From elite to mass demand

Disruptive technological change

From independence to public accountability

Elite to mass demand

Post Second World War

A New Economy

Credentials

Lifelong Learning

Disruptive technological change

Thank you Mr. Schumpeter.

We are not immune in Education

Think of the Automotive and Printing industries for example.

Independence to Public Accountability

Academic freedom; compromised or not?

Cost and benefits; as assessed by who?

Public Funding; accountability in the public sphere.

Our Future

From Teacher directed learning to Student directed learning.

From pedagogy to androgogy.

From isolated to integrated learning.

The Basic Dual Purpose of a University

The creation of knowledge, a research mission which can be applied or theoretical.

The dissemination of knowledge, a teaching mission which can be applied or theoretical.

But we can’t just teach

And we can’t just research

An Academic Focus Matrix

Teaching

Research

AppliedTheoretical

University of Guelph-Humber

Teaching

Research

AppliedTheoretical

Universities must ‘pick their spot’

Differentiation in post secondary education.

Case Research is Applied Scholarship

Building a body of knowledge and skills based on the examination of real situations or`cases´.

A new leadership

Gifted academics as leaders and current governance models may need to change.

THANK YOU30TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

ON CASE METHOD RESEARCH & APPLICATION

Challenges and New ParadigmsProfessor John Walsh, Vice-provost

University of Guelph-Humber, Toronto, Canada