Challenges and New Paradigms
Professor John Walsh
University of Guelph-Humber, Toronto, Canada
30TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
ON CASE METHOD RESEARCH &
APPLICATION
MARITIM BERLIN HOTEL
JULY 7-11, 2013
The way we were
What happened?
 From elite to
mass demand
 Disruptive
technological
change
 From
independence to
public
accountability
Elite to mass demand
 Post Second World War
 A New Economy
 Credentials
 Lifelong Learning
Disruptive technological change
 Thank you Mr. Schumpeter.
 We are not immune in
Education
 Think of the Automotive and
Printing industries for
example.
Independence to Public Accountability
 Academic freedom;
compromised or not?
 Cost and benefits; as
assessed by who?
 Public Funding;
accountability in the public
sphere.
Our Future
 From Teacher directed
learning to Student
directed learning.
 From pedagogy to
androgogy.
 From isolated to
integrated learning.
The Basic
Dual
Purpose of a
University
 The creation of knowledge,
a research mission which can be
applied or theoretical.
 The dissemination of
knowledge, a teaching mission
which can be applied or
theoretical.
But we can’t just teach
And we can’t just research
An Academic Focus Matrix
Teaching
Research
Theoretical
Applied
University of Guelph-Humber
Teaching
Research
Theoretical
Applied
Universities must ‘pick their spot’
 Differentiation in post secondary education.
Case
Research is
Applied
Scholarship
 Building a body of knowledge and
skills based on the examination of
real situations or`cases´.
A new leadership
 Gifted academics as leaders and
current governance models may
need to change.
Challenges and New Paradigms
Professor John Walsh, Vice-provost
University of Guelph-Humber, Toronto, Canada
THANK YOU
30TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
ON CASE METHOD RESEARCH & APPLICATION