emotional rescue of the university: 5 surprising keys to 9 more centuries of university greatness

Emotional Rescue of the University 5 Surprising Keys to Unlocking 9 More Centuries of University Greatness

Dave Goldberg Big Beacon [email protected]

© David E. Goldberg 2015


When you saw title of talk what did you hope to see or learn?


Stories


Surprising journey


Fall 1993


Journal of Engineering

Change in Engineering Education: One Myth, Two Scenarios, & Three Foci

Journal of Engineering Educa0onVolume 85, Issue 2, pages 107–116, April 1996


Bill Schowalter


Fall 1993


24 May 2006


Blogpost


“Philosophy of engineering not a contraction in terms”


31 December 2010

BIG BEACON

MANIFESTO

www.bigbeacon.org


Future of the university is being questioned.


Disruptive innovation

pioneer Clay Christensen

says universities

are being disrupted .

Growth of For-Profit Universities

2001 766,000

2010 2.4 million

13.5% annual growth

Source: h0p://www.propublica.org/ar6cle/the-‐for-‐profit-‐higher-‐educa6on-‐industry-‐by-‐the-‐numbers

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Growth of MOOCs

2001 766,000

2010 2.4 million

13.5% annual growth

Sources: h0ps://www.edsurge.com/n/2013-‐12-‐22-‐moocs-‐in-‐2013-‐breaking-‐down-‐the-‐numbers


Future of the university is being questioned.

Peter Thiel


"The university system in 2014, it’s like the Catholic Church circa 1514. There’s less diversity, so you have the Dominicans and Franciscans and all these different orders, whereas the diversity between say the Harvard and Stanford poli6cal science department is considerably less. But it is sort you have this priestly class of professors that doesn’t do very much work, people are buying indulgences in the form of amassing enormous debt for the sort of the secular salva6on that a diploma represents.” – Peter Thiel, 2014

Thiel, Peter. (2014-‐10-‐15) [1] Conversa6onswithbillkristol.org


Is it really that bad?


I want to make the case that..


It’s worse!


The very idea of the university is at risk.


Universities date back to 11th century.


Founded1088


9-10 century consensus


University as an assembly of experts


Expertise is being challenged in 2 ways


Challenge #1


MOOCs


Massive open online courses


Thursday, 12 July 2012


R Rob Rutenbar

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R Phyllis Wise


Tuesday, 17 July 2012


Returns to classroom expertise are diminishing.


Challenge #2


Research


Friday, 30 January 2013


Post WW2 professor was

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Pancreatic cancer


Mid 20th Century


168 times faster 26,000 times less expensive,

400 times more sensitive, 5 minutes to run


Kind of student we want, now.


What did he need from the professor?


Lab space


Any 14-year old with laptop an read papers

experts read


Returns to research expertise are diminishing.


The current revolution isn’t about teaching.


Idea of university is being challenged.


What is an expert?


“I know.”


What is a university?


“I know.” “No, I know.”

“No, I know.”

“No, I know.”

“No, I know.”

”No, I know.” “No, I know.”

“No, I know.” “No, I know.” “No, I know.”

“No, I know.”


How do we balance our portfolio?


“I know”

????


What is the opposite of expertise?


Investigate answer with 3 stories


Story 1: iFoundry & the Olin E!ect


Illinois Foundry for Innovation in Engineering Education www.ifoundry.illinois.edu


Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering


The “Olin E!ect”

iLaunch

iCheckpoint iExpo

iCommunity

ENG100++ Missing Basics

ENG100++ 2 Hands-‐on Projects

Illinois Engineering Freshman Experience

(iEFX)


1-hour course + zero-credit iCommunity


Great launch then…


bumps, confusion & complaining


“Weren’t sure you were serious about us doing what we wanted to do, but then realized you were, and it was very cool.”


Then, students started to take initiative without permission.


“Sure I made the right career choice.”


“Making me more confident in my decision to be an engineer.”


“I’m definitely more entrepreneurial.”


“Just an overall all-rounded engineer, not just a technician. A human, not just a problem solver.”


The Olin e!ect at Illinois!


But how?


How did such a small e!ort have such a big e!ect?


Story 2: Hwa Chong Institution


Singaporean Students Don’t Do X


How do you learn the courage to be present as a leader?


Courage


Story 3: Lessons from Georgetown


Rewind to September 2010


Georgetown University Leadership Coaching Certificate Program


Stuck


Love


Breakthrough


How do you learn the courage to be present as a leader?


You learn courage from those who 1.  Have courage to check their egos, 2.  Trust you before you trust yourself, 3.  Are open to your exploration & learning.


Unleashing reaction


All key change variables are

emotional.


How do we (at the university) balance our portfolio?


“I know”

????


The survival of the university depends


Content Curriculum Pedagogy

Not on


MOOCs

Not on


“I know”

“I trust”


“We trust” “We trust.”

“We trust”

“We trust.”

“We trust.”

“We trust.” “We trust.”

“We trust.” “We trust.” “We Trust.”

“We trust.”


Assembly of experts

Assembly of trusting/

trusted learners


Five Pillars 1.  Joy 2.  Trust 3.  Courage 4.  Openness 5.  Connection


Survival of the university depends on an emotional rescue.


How do we do this in practice?


4 Technologies of Trust 1.  Intrinsic

motivation & positive psych

2.  Executive coaching

3.  Org. culture 4.  Change

management


How do we get started?


How does transformative change fail?

4 Steps to Change Hell


I know

• Narrow field •  Success

Ego

•  Educa6on Transforma6on

•  Piece of cake

Shallow Reflec6on

•  4 cri6cal facets • Refusal to learn others

Poor execu6on

• Mistake startup

• w/ bureaucracy

Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It

It’s Broke, What is “It” & How Did “It” Get Broke

What’s Forcing Change? What is Engineering? What is Educa6on?

Shallow: Change happens Shallow: Math, facts, physics

Deep: Techno-‐economic forces Deep: Broadly human social prac6ce

Shallow: Mastery of fixed body of facts & knowledge

Deep:: Unleashing as learner & designer.

Get “It,” But How Do We “Fix It” (Change)?

Personal Change Organiza6onal Change

Shallow: Change teaching/pedagogy Shallow: Fund change center/project

Deep: Authen6c & emo6onal engagement Deep: Emo6onal, cultural change management process

Get “Change,” But How Do We Act?

Correc6on

Shallow: plan/execute at scale.

Deep: Effectuate on li0le bets.

Mo6va6on

Shallow: Specify & grade

Deep: Autonomy, mastery & purpose.

Org Forms

Shallow: Commi0ees

Deep: Incubator, dual op system.

Ar6facts

Shallow: ppts & emails

Deep: complex interlocking game.

Stories

Shallow: Stories unimportant.

Deep: S6cky language reframes.

Assess Result & Iterate

Phases of Educa6onal Transforma6on

0

1

2

3

4

Phase

Sharp Skills

Shallow: Expert enough.

Deep: NLQ + Story + Presence

Big Beacon Change Model


7 Key Practices for Transformation Success

•  Assessment of aspirations & readiness. •  Coalition of the willing (no boobirds). •  Powered by intrinsic motivation (no or limited

incentives). •  Dual operating system (no or limited committees). •  Sharp skills training for faculty & students (NLQ +

speech acts + story + teamwork + change management).

•  E!ectuate, pilots & small bets/wins (limited planning + action).

•  Generating & telling story (more than PR ontological).



If we do these things


Founded1088


Keep university strong for another 9 centuries.


Key takeaways?

Introduc6on: An Improbable Journey Chapter 1: Engineering Happiness – The Olin Experience Chapter 2: The Incubator – Helping a Big Old Dog Learn New Tricks Chapter 3: The Spirit of

Inven6on – Recapturing the Inspira6on of Engineering Educa6on Chapter 4: The Whole New Engineer – Engaging the 6 Minds Chapter 5: The Emo6onal Breakthrough – 5 Pillars of

Transforma6on Chapter 6: The Whole New Learner – From Carrots and S6cks to Intrinsic Mo6va6on Chapter 7: The Whole New Professor – From Expert to Coach Chapter 8: The Whole New Culture – From Classrooms and Curriculum to Culture Chapter 9: Changing the Way We Change – From Bureaucracy to Change Management Epilogue: An Invita6on to Collabora6ve Disrup6on -‐ See more at: h0p://threejoy.com/whole-‐new-‐engineer/#sthash.6YTCMQhz.dpuf

Get Involved

•  Read the book www.wholenewengineer.org)

•  Hold a book club. •  Read the manifesto

www.bigbeacon.org) •  Become an advocate

(Website Q2). •  Join EIWG: Educational

innovators working group (write [email protected]).

•  Students: •  Talk to Athena Lin

(Students for a Whole New Education)

•  Talk to Morgan Bakies (Junior Enterprise).

© 2015 David E. Goldberg

Emotional Rescue of the University 5 Surprising Keys to Unlocking 9 More Centuries of University Greatness

Dave Goldberg Big Beacon [email protected]


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