Bob Graham Center for Public Service

The Office of the Provost and the Bob Graham Center for Public Service at the University of Florida jointly offered a two-day conference for faculty and administrators entitled Online Learning and the Future of Higher Education on Dec. 3-4.

Leaders from around the nation and faculty and administrators from UF gathered to engage in a substantive discussion about new technologies and ways they can be deployed to strengthen the learning experience of students. Issues surrounding online education from delivery platforms to student engagement to intellectual property were addressed.

December 3

Keynote Address:  Sanjay Sarma
Director of Digital Learning and Fred Fort Flowers and Daniel Fort Flowers Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Can the digital revolution in higher education enhance the residential experience of students?

December 4

Presentation:  Richard A. DeMillo, Distinguished Professor of Computing and Management, Director, Center for 21st Century Universities, Lumina Foundation Fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology

New Ecosystems for Higher Education:  The Road Ahead

Panel Discussion 
Mary Watt, Chair of Languages, Literatures & Cultures and Associate Professor of Italian and Andy McCollough, Associate Provost for Teaching and Technology and Professor of Finance11:45-12:45pm

Lunch Address:  Will Weatherford, Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives

Concluding Comments:  Provost Joe Glover

SURVEY
The Bureau of Economic and Business Research (BEBR) conducted a survey to determine faculty perspectives on the challenges and benefits the new technologies pose for higher education. The results of the BEBR survey were sent to all meeting participants prior to the event and were used as a springboard for discussion.

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