Two presentations from 'Online and open access learning in Higher Education: MOOCs, new pedagogies and business models' (5 February 2013)

1. 'Education and IT: Game Changers'
Dr Diana Oblinger, President and CEO, EDUCAUSE, Washington [via video link].

Education and college completion are essential for social and economic vitality. If education is a game changer, what are the game changers for education? This presentation provides a critical exploration of the tools, processes, and technologies that can improve the quality, flexibility, and scalability of higher education.

2. 'Beginning to see the Light - context and a path forward'
Edwin Eisendrath, Managing Director Global Education & Advisory Services, Huron Consulting Group, Chicago

Can sense be made of a revolution while it unfolds? The context of change in American higher education is described by one of the architects of that change. Essential factors for institutional success are described.