Several years ago, someone said that, “The University of the Future will be a Network and not a place.” It is absolutely clear to me that this is almost certainly so. That is the best phrase I know of to express what I believe to be the most likely future of higher education everywhere in the world.
Predictor: Dator, Jim
Prediction, in context:In a speech for the Seminar for Presidents of Community and Junior Colleges from Japan and the U.S. (presented at the East-West Center, June 8, 1993) titled “The College Classroom of the Year 2010,” futurist Jim Dator says:”Over the past 20 years … I have researched, spoken and written about the future of education, including higher education … Several years ago, someone said that, ‘The University of the Future will be a Network and not a place.’ It is absolutely clear to me that this is almost certainly so. That is the best phrase I know of to express what I believe to be the most likely future of higher education everywhere in the world.”
Biography:Jim Dator was a futurist who is credited with founding the first Future Studies program in 1971. He has been director of the Hawaii Research Center for Futures Studies at the University of Hawaii. (Futurist/Consultant.)
Date of prediction: June 8, 1993
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: E-learning
Name of publication: Seminar for Presidents of Community and Junior Colleges from Japan and the U.S. at the East-West Center, June 8, 1993
Title, headline, chapter name: The College Classroom of the Year 2010
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.futures.hawaii.edu/dator/education/class2010.html
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Anderson, Janna Quitney