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May 15, 2018 By AMK

This is what Georgia Tech thinks college will look like in 2040

The Georgia Institute of Technology has a fondness for bold experiments.

It created the nation’s largest online master’s program in computer science, which won praise for its quality and low cost. It is home to the Center for 21st Century Universities, a “living laboratory” for educational innovation. It introduced artificially intelligent tutors in the classrooms. And it is reimagining the campus library to focus less on books and more on teaching, research, and collaboration.

Three years ago, the university took this experimentation a step further when it established the Commission on Creating the Next in Education, asking it to imagine the public research university of 2040 and beyond. Which business and funding models will become outdated? How will Georgia Tech best serve the next generations of learners?

The commission’s report, recently released, contains a number of provocative ideas. Among them: new credentials that recognize continuous learning, a subscription fee model instead of tuition, “education stations” that bring services and experiences to students, and worldwide networks of advisers and coaches for life.

Keep reading this article at: https://www.chronicle.com/article/This-Is-What-Georgia-Tech/243400

Read the report prepared by Georgia Tech’s Commission on Creating the Next in Education at: http://www.provost.gatech.edu/cne-home

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