World Academy Forum on the Future of Global Higher Education – Agenda

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World Academy Forum on Global Higher Education

2-3 October 2013 • UC Berkeley, CA, USA

Wednesday, October 2, 2013 – The Coming Revolution in Higher Education
	9:00 – 10:00	Session 1: Challenges & Opportunities in Higher Education Today Ivo Šlaus, President, World Academy of Art & Science* George W. Breslauer, Executive Vice Chancellor, UC Berkeley – Inaugural address Garry Jacobs, Chairman of the Board & CEO, World Academy of Art & Science*
	10:00 – 11:00	Session 2: Learning from the Pioneers Issue: Insights from the experiences of colleges, universities, MOOCs and companies regarding what works, what needs to be done better and what problems remain to be solved Moderator: Neal King, President, International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) Speakers: Jorge Klor de Alva, President, Nexus Research & Policy Center, former President, University of Phoenix Candace Thille, Stanford University, founding director of The Open Learning Initiative at Carnegie Mellon University Dale Stephens, President of uncollege.com
	11:00 – 11:15	Break
	11:15 – 12:15	Session 3: Deep Drivers Issue: What factors and forces are driving change in global higher education and where are they headed? Moderator: Roberto Peccei – former Vice Chancellor of Research, UCLA; Trustee of WAAS; Vice-President, Club of Rome* Speakers: Robert Fuller, former President, Oberlin College * John Mitchell, Vice Provost Stanford University Tony Bates, President, Tony Bates Associates Ltd.
	12:15 -12:45	Mo Qayoumi, President of San Jose State University – Keynote Address
	12:45 – 1:30	Lunch
	1:30 – 2:40	Session 4: Emerging Technologies for Higher Education Issue: What factors and forces are driving change in global higher education and where are they headed? Moderator: Heitor Gurgulino de Souza, President Emeritus, United Nations University* Speakers: Dan Clancy, Director of Education, Google John Halpin, VP Strategic Programs, Center for Digital Education Paul Corey, President Science, Business and Technology Division, Pearson Jeremy Johnson, Chief Strategy Officer, 2U.com
	2:40 – 4:00	Parallel Session 5A: Panel Discussion on New Ways of Learning Issue: What are the non-technological emerging trends in higher education? How can new methods improve the way we learn, the capacity to customize learning to individual needs and capacities, the role of student-faculty and student-student interactivity and networking, and related issues? Moderator: Heitor Gurgulino de Souza, President Emeritus, United Nations University* Mark Fink, Vice Provost, Online Education, UNLV Lynne O’Brien, Associate Vice Provost for Digital and Online Education Initiatives, Duke University Gary Matkin, Dean, Continuing Education, Distance Learning, and Summer Session, UC Irvine Candace Thille, Stanford University, founding director of The Open Learning Initiative at Carnegie Mellon University Yuko Okubo, Social Research Scientist, Fujitsu Laboratories of America
	2:40 – 4:00	Parallel Session 5B: Panel Discussion on Emerging Technology Issue: How will emerging technology impact on our capacity to improve accessibility, quality, interactivity, affordability and effectiveness of higher education? Moderator: Dan Clancy, Director of Education, Google Paul Corey, President Science, Business and Technology Division, Pearson Tony Bates, President, Tony Bates Associates Ltd . John Halpin, VP Strategic Programs, Center for Digital Education Larry Lagerstrom, Director of Online Learning, School of Engineering, Stanford University
	4:00 – 4:15	Break
	4:15 – 5:15	Session 6: Assessment, Course Evaluation & Accreditation Issue: How may emerging trends influence the means by which students and courses are evaluated and accredited? Moderator: Ralph Wolff, former President, Western Association of Schools & Colleges* Speakers: Ken Goldberg, Professor, UC Berkeley Alan Heppenstall, co-founders, Accredible Danny King, co-founders, Accredible
	5:15 – 5:30	Session 7: World Academy Forum Moderators: Garry Jacobs, Chairman of the Board & CEO, World Academy of Art & Science* An Krumberger, Co-founder & Director, Council One*

Thursday, October 3, 2013 – Mapping the Road Ahead
	9:00 – 10:30	Session 8: Panel On Global Needs Assessment Issue: What type of education does the world need in future? Moderator: Robert Berg, Former Senior Adviser,World Education Forum* Speakers: Gary Matkin, Dean, Continuing Education, Distance Learning, and Summer Session, UC Irvine Winston Nagan, Director, Institute for Human Rights, Peace and Development, University of Florida * Alberto Zucconi, President, IACP, Italy * Paul Corey, President, Science, Business and Technology Division, Pearson
	10:30 – 11:00	Break
	11:00 – 12:30	Session 9: Panel on Innovations in On-line Learning Issue: How can education be better attuned to meet human needs and develop human potential? Moderator: Mark Fink, Vice Provost, UNLV Speakers: Lynne O’Brien, Associate Vice Provost for Digital and Online Education Initiatives, Duke University Philip Stark, Professor and Chair, Department of Statistics, UC Berkeley Fabián Banga, Professor and Distance Education Coordinator, Berkeley City College Joanna Normoyle, Experiential & Digital Media Learning Coordinator, Agricultural Sustainability Institute at UC Davis Brian Fitzgerald, VP of Product, Knewton Yuko Okubo, Social Research Scientist, Fujitsu Laboratories of America
	12:30 – 1:30	Lunch
	1:30 – 3:00	Session 10: Panel on New Foundations for Higher Education Issue: What are the opportunities to expand the range and enhance the relevance of educational content? Moderator: Riane Eisler, President, Center for Partnership Studies, Monterey* Speakers: Emil Constantinescu, President, Academy of Cultural Diplomacy; former President of Romania and Rector University of Bucharest * Aftab Omer, President, Meridian University * Armando Fox, UC Berkeley Billy Meinke, Creative Commons Lloyd S. Etheredge, Director, Government Learning and International Scientific Networks Projects, Policy Sciences Center Inc., Maryland *
	3:00 – 3:30	Break
	3:30 – 4:30	Session 11: Discussion on World University Consortium Issues: Mission, Goals, Activities and Stakeholders Moderators: Heitor Gurgulino de Souza, President Emeritus, United Nations University* Alberto Zucconi, President, IACP, Italy*
	4:30 – 5:00	Session 12: Concluding Remarks Moderators: Ivo Šlaus, President, World Academy of Art & Science* Garry Jacobs, Chairman of the Board & CEO, World Academy of Art & Science*

* Denotes Fellows of World Academy of Art & Science (WAAS)