Book Club Session 6 - Chat

11:11:43 From Tom Andriola (he, his, him) to Everyone:
Please throw comments in the chat
11:13:04 From Tawana Washington (she/her) to Everyone:
My central takeaway from Michael’s talk was his overall concern for the future of higher ed. What I mean by concern is the ability and willingness for academia to change.
11:13:40 From Tim Harris to Everyone:
I felt that there were some practical questions that would have been interesting to consider. For example, how would the model be funded?
11:16:59 From Tim Harris to Everyone:
This question was asked in other sessions, but I would like to hear your thoughts: How should areas be handled where physical presence is necessary? For example, I don't see how team sports and the physically of actually playing could be done virtually. Research labs cannot be created and utilized remotely with the current technology level.
11:17:28 From UCI Compass Community of Practice to Everyone:
Replying to "I felt that there we..."

Tim is always great about bringing up this incredibly important aspect!
11:23:08 From UCI Compass Community of Practice to Everyone:
Replying to "Considering the move..."

I encourage everyone to watch session 2 where Tony Hwang shared some of the VR programmatic research we are doing at UCI.

You to Everyone 11:24 AM
Here is the invite to DataGPS.

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Tim Harris  to Everyone 11:35 AM
I suggest that this is a turning point where the industry is changing. Just as the physical bookstores died when Amazon came along, what will happen to UCI if we risk becoming obsolete or irrelevant?

Tim Harris  to Everyone 11:38 AM
UCI is a premiere, leading edge university. We don't want to be another "Me too!"

You 11:40 AM
Absolutely!!

Tim Harris  to Everyone 11:40 AM
Something else Michael Dennin mentioned is the blending of being an educational university and a research university. Your thoughts?
the focus on getting employable skills risks losing the cultural aspects. Very few people are employed in the study of Shakespeare's writing but it is of great interest/value to many people. It would be tragic to lose the culture...

You  to Everyone 11:47 AM
And how do we get an organization-wide change in perspective around the power of POSITIVE disruption?

Tim Harris  to Everyone 11:53 AM
There is a book called, "Who Moved My Cheese" that speaks well toward overcoming resistance to change and why people resist.

You 11:54 AM
Thank you! I will look for it!

Tim Harris  to Everyone 11:56 AM
Thank you, Tom! Great conversation!

Angela Jeantet  to Everyone 11:56 AM
Thank you! Great session.

Songmei Han  to Everyone 11:56 AM
Thank you.

Tawana Washington (she/her)  to Everyone 11:56 AM
Thank you!

Jung-Hsien Lin 11:56 AM
Thank you!