Dive Brief:
- A new report from consulting firm Ithaka S+R says public research universities could do a better job using technology to address budget challenges and how they teach their students.
- While university administrators want to use technology-enhanced education to improve how quickly their students earn degrees and their completion rates, they aren’t using disruptive innovations, Campus Technology reported.
- Chief financial officers have basically used up their options for streamlining and consolidating operations to increase efficiency, according to the report.
Dive Insight:
The report's authors interviewed 214 people from 10 institutions in the Public Flagships Network consortium, including academic administrators, online learning directors, CFOs, career services staff, and department chairs. The report’s recommendations include creating incentives for faculty to innovate, develop plans for implementing stand-alone and hybrid online learning, and provide resources to make the transition to online learning easy, including incentives for faculty members to collaborate across their institution.