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This chapter explores the current context of higher education, identifying six patterns which impact decision-making and either enable, inhibit or require innovation. Technological developments likely to have an impact on higher education are reviewed, and a model of innovation is introduced. It is suggested that, while some developments are occurring which are of interest, there are “pockets of innovation” everywhere in higher education—these are, in the big picture, not disruptive and not leading to major change in how higher education is funded, organized, managed and deployed. In short, technology is not producing the “transformation” or “revolution” in higher education which some had envisaged, at least not yet.
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This is a “best guess” based on available information. Unfortunately, there are no systematic approaches to data collection across Canada which permits an accurate statement.
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Murgatroyd, S. (2017). Education, Technology and Simple Innovation. In: Khare, A., Stewart, B., Schatz, R. (eds) Phantom Ex Machina. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44468-0_13
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