The Global Challenge for Higher Education

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The Global Challenge for Higher Education

• Jean Goodnow
• William McGinnis
• Mary Spangler
• Paul Seidel

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The World Is Flat!
by Thomas Friedman
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Running with Gazelles, Eating with Lions

• Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It
  knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or
  it will be killed.
• Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must
  outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to
  death.
• It doesn't matter whether you are a lion or a
  gazelle. When the suns comes up, you better start
  running.

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Talent Trumps Geography

• 30 years ago a chances of a prosperous life with
  just average talent were far greater in U.S. than
  for the genius in India.
• Today people from just about any country can
  compete in the global job market.

Now I would rather be a genius born in China
than an average guy born in Poughkeepsie.
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The World vs. the USA

• The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
  Development recently found
• The US is 10th in the world in high school
  graduation
• The US is 13th in the world for entry rate into a
  4 year degree institution
• The US is 10th in the world for entry into a
  community college

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Major Challenges

• Increase the number of students in higher
  education.
• Improve the education of such students.
• Graduate more students.
• Graduate the students faster, and
• Provide the graduates with a global vision

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Graph of student performance
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Trustees Perspective

• Improve Student Learning Success.
• Infuse Global education into every program.
• Take advantage of Global opportunities exchange
  of students / faculty, etc.
• Understand the Global challenge to our college
  and community.
• Continuous education for Trustees to understand
  the future.

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The Lessons

• The following lessons from the corporate world
  involved in global competition are also
  appropriate for colleges and universities as we
  also compete globally.
• The University of Phoenix and DeVry Institute may
  soon be joined by The British Open University and
  other foreign universities delivering courses in
  the United States.

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Lesson 1

• When the world goes flat -- and you are feeling
  flattened reach for a shovel and dig inside
  yourself.
• Dont try to build walls.

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Lesson 2

• The small shall act bigOne way small
  institutions can flourish in the flat world is by
  learning to act really big. And the key to being
  small and acting big is being quick to take
  advantage of all the new tools for collaboration
  to reach farther, faster, wider, and deeper.

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Lesson 3

• The big shall act smallOne way that big
  institutions can learn to flourish in the flat
  world is by learning how to act really small by
  enabling their customers to act really big.

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Lesson 4

• The best organizations are the best
  collaborators. In the flat world, more business
  will be done through collaborations within and
  between companies, for a very simple reason The
  next layers of value creation whether in
  technology, marketing, biomedicine, or
  manufacturing are becoming so complex that no
  single firm or department is going to be able to
  master them alone.

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Lesson 5

• In a flat world, the best companies stay healthy
  by getting regular chest x-rays and then selling
  the results to their clients.

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Lesson 6

• The best companies outsource to win, not to
  shrink. They outsource to innovate faster and
  more cheaply in order to grow larger, gain market
  share, and hire more and different specialists
  not to save money by firing more people.

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Lesson 7

• Outsourcing isnt just for Benedict Arnolds.
• Its also for idealists.

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Wanted Knowledge Workers

• America will be able to compete as it starts to
  churn out knowledge workers who are able to
  produce idea based goods sold globally and able
  to fill the knowledge jobs that will expand as
  our economy goes more global.
• Can our colleges and universities produce the
  needed knowledge workers?

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Summary of Challenges

• Educational Issues
• More Students into Higher Education
• More Graduates Out of Higher Education
• In Less Time
• In Math Sciences
• and with a Global Vision

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Closing Thought.

• Once our country loses its ability to offer those
  at the bottom of the economic ladder the ability
  to climb up and achieve a higher standard of
  living, our progress will cease and our nation
  will begin to diminish as a world power!
• Contact Bill McGinnis
• mcginnisbi_at_butte.edu

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How Will Community Colleges Respond to the Flat
World?

• Mary Spangler
• Oakland Community College

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National Perspective

• AACC Strategic Action Area 5
• Global Education
• Define globally literate student
• Develop support from key constituencies for
  global perspective

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From a Chancellors Perspective

• Successful Programs in Globalization of
  Curriculum
• Strategic Plan Goal 5 Promote a Global
  Perspective
• To ensure students understand global dynamics
  by providing relevant educational experiences
  that address the relationships of people,
  cultures, and nations in an interconnected world.
• Strategic Objectives
• Expansion
• Infusion
• New approaches

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OCC Global Programs

• The Salzburg Seminar Experience
• The Oaxaca Exchange
• Task Force Proposals

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OCC Workforce and Economic Development

• Oakland County Emerging Sectors? Initiative
• Concept
• Objectives
• Outcomes
• OCCs Emerging Sectors? Educational Consortium
• Concept
• Objectives
• Components
• Outcomes to date

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WELCOME!
Paul SeidelDelta College
AACC Convention April 24, 2006
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Overview

• Delivery Model
• Corporate Services Background
• Financial Model
• Capabilities
• The World is Flat Global Reach

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Delta College Delivery Model
Credit
Academic Services
Academic Services
Lifelong Learning
Closed Enrollment
Open Enrollment
Workforce Development Center
Corporate Services
Non-Credit
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Corporate ServicesBackground

• Founded in 1984
• Self-supporting division of the college
• A global, multi-million dollar business
• Clients include Fortune 500 companies
• Rated Top 20 Training Outsourcing Company in
  2005

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Financial Model Supports The World is Flat

• No Tax Support
• Services can be provided outside the community
• We support our clients globally
• No General Fund Approvals Needed
• Quick response time to business demands
• Complete autonomy in the development of programs
  to meet unique learning solutions

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Integrated Capabilities
Organizational Effectiveness
Technology
Training Administration
Training Design and Development
Training Delivery
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Technology The World is Flat
Real World Simulations
Wireless Connection
Satellite/Telecast
Cell Phone
On-line Manuals
Web-based Training
Internet
Web Meetings
Computer-based Training
Blackberry
E-mail
Web-cast Training
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Clients
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Established Relationship w/European Training House
Established Israel Training Network for GM
Established Beijing Training Center for GM
Europe (16)
North America (3)
Middle East (8)
Caribbean (10)
Asia (7)
Central America (4)
Established Operated Puerto RicoTraining
Center for GM
Africa (11)
Established Dubai Training Center for GM
South America (6)
65 - Countries47 - States Served
- Dow Chemical
Delta College Global Reach
- GM Others
- Saturn Training Centers
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The World is Flat Results

• Ranked Top 20 Training Outsourcing Company for
  2005
• We are delighted to include Delta College to
  this years list of prestigious companies. We are
  amazed at what your organization has been able to
  accomplish in a very competitive marketplace.
• Delta College is the only community college
  recognized and one of only two educational
  institutions selected to the listDelta College
  has demonstrated that small, and even not for
  profit, organizations can make a huge impact on
  an international market.

Doug Harward Founder TrainingOutsourcing.com
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WELCOME!
Thank You!