Preparing for the Revolution Information Technology and the Future of the Research University (2002) / Chapter Skim
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It is no great exaggeration to say that information technology is fundamentally changing the relationship between people and knowledge. Yet ironically, at the most knowledge-based entities of allour colleges ant!
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I Bill, which provicle`1 educational opportunities for millions of returning veterans; and the research partnership between the federal government and universities, which stimulated the evolution of the research university.
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And technological innovations are stimulating the growth of powerful markets for educational services and the emergence of new for-profit competitors, which could also help reshape the higher-eclucation enterprise (Goldstein, 2000; Shea, 2001~. Technological change also has the potential for transforming how the research university accomplishes its social mission.
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, to better understand! the implications of information technology for the research university.
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Although the rapid evolution of cligital technology will present numerous challenges and opportunities to the research university, there is a sense that many of the most significant issues are not well unclerstoocT by academic administrators, their faculty, and those who support or depend on the institution's activities. The stucly hack two objectives: · To identify those information technologies likely to evolve in the near term (a decade or less)
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was formed consisting of leaders from industry, higher education, and foundations with expertise in the areas of information technology, the research university, and public policy. Since first convening in February 2000, the Steering Committee has held a number of meetingsincluding site visits to major technology-clevelopment centers such as Lucent (Bell)
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Therefore much of the discussion clears with the broader academic context, of which the research uni~ versity is but one component. However, in seeking to gain a broad view of the issues facing the research university and information technology, the panel was unable (given the available time and resources)
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Anti academia might get some assistance in that regard. The digital revolution will undoubtedly create barriers and opportunities that permit new federal and state approaches to provide significant leverage in helping the research university anticipate and manage change.
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