The End of Business As Usual - ICT-Driven Learning Seen As the Answer to Our Education Problems

 As the UK sees record numbers of applicants applying for university places, and the prospect of as many as 50,000 being turned away, it is perhaps unsurprising that the latest UNESCO World Conference in Higher Education discussed the challenge of demand as well as equity, affordability and relevance. So how important is the incorporation of ICT-driven learning to the future of higher education?

The latest UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) conference was held in Paris with around 1,000 participants and included speakers from around the world. Assistant Director General for Communication and Information, Abdul Waheed Khan, posed four clear questions at the outset: 'Will present day universities become the dinosaurs of tomorrow? Will there be profound changes in learning content? What is the role of students and staff and how will we ensure quality and sustainability on the Internet?' 

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The conference also had a special focus on higher education in Africa, where demand is also said to be increasing rapidly. In order to accommodate more students, there were calls to incentivize the development of courses in subjects such as agriculture, environment and natural resources with the aid of private finance. Consequently, countries such as Brazil and China offered their help, whilst the importance of establishing regional higher education and research areas was also identified.

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