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Andrew H. Potter, Director, Office of University Experiential Learning Experiential Learning in an Artificially Intelligent Age Lessons Learned at the University of Georgia
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Andrew H. Potter, Director, Office of University Experiential Learning
Experiential Learning in an Artificially Intelligent AgeLessons Learned at the
University of Georgia
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Agenda
Context & Trajectory
Ready to Thrive
EL@UGA
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The Bottom Line…
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• Disruptive innovation led by technology will alter the 2020-2030 career landscape
• Evolve skill categories
• Redefine the way people work and live
• Question values and ethical systems
• Generate new products and services
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• 85% of the jobs in 2030
don’t exist today
• Nearly 50% of current
work activities can be
automated with
existing technology
• By 2030, around 375
million workers may
need to change their
occupation category
Institute for the Future and Dell Technologies. (2017). The Next Era of Human Machine Partnerships.
Chui, Manyika, and Miremadi. (2015). Four Fundamentals of Workplace Automation. McKinsey & Company.
James Manyika, et al. (2017). Jobs Lost, Jobs Gained: Workforce Transitions in a Time of Automation. McKinsey Global Institute.
Five Critical Emerging Sectors
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The Forecast at 2020
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• U.S. Economy will add 55M net new jobs; of these 24M will be new
• By 2020; 65% of all jobs will require some level of post-secondary education and training, up from 28% in 1973
• High-Wage, High-Demand, and High-Growth occupations demand 21st Century Skills
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Center for Education and the Workforce (2013). Recovery: Job Growth
and Education Requirements through 2020. Georgetown University.
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BLS Projected Growth by Sector & Volume To 2024
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#1 - Mobile Internet & Big Data
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• Applications• Intuitive Interfaces
• Internet of Things
• Implications• >$19 Trillion in economic impact
projected for 2025
• Wireless web usage surpassed wired in 2015
• Expansion into developing economies will add billions to the connected world
• Significant Big Data job growth
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#2 - Advanced Robotics & Artificial Intelligence
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• Applications• Human Augmentation
(Exoskeletons)• Autonomous Vehicles• Enhanced Sensory
Robotics
• Implications• >$6 Trillion in
economic impact projected for 2025
• Job migration due to automation
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#3 - Next Generation Genomics
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• Applications• Low-cost, fast, gene
sequencing
• Synthetic Biology
• Trans-genic Species
• Gene Drives
• Implications• >$1.5 Trillion in economic
impact projected for 2025
• Cancer and cardiovascular disease research
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#4 - Energy
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• Applications• Wind, Solar, Ocean
Wave Technology
• Energy Storage Systems
• Implications• >$1 Trillion in economic
impact projected for 2025
• Cost competitive electric vehicles
• 85% drop in cost per watt of solar since 2000
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#5 - Advanced Materials
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• Applications
• Nano-technology
• Self healing “Smart Materials”
• Memory Metals
• Implications
• > $500 Billion in economic impact projected for 2025
• New energy storage applications and solar cells
• Pharmaceutical applications in the treatment of cancer
• Aerospace
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Current US Talent Pipeline
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• Unclear Passion
• Unclear Purpose
• Unclear Direction
• Skills Gap
• Behaviors Gap
Confused Career Pathway
• Student Debt
• Underemployment
• Median Wage age now at 30
• 54% of BA/BS holders under 25 are underemployed
Delayed Career Launch • Wealth growth delayed
• 401k Delayed
• Retirement delayed past 65 and approaching 70
Delayed “Off-ramping”
The education and career institutions of the 20th Century are not aligned
to the realities of the 21st Century global knowledge economy.
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Skills / Competencies in Transition
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-Social & Emotional Skills
-Technological Skills
-High Cognitive Skills
-Physical/Manual Skills
-Basic Cognitive Skills
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Skills of Today
vs.
Skills of Tomorrow
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Jacques Bughin, et al. (2018) Skill Shift, Automation, and the Future of
the Workforce. McKinsey Global Institute.
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Automation & AI Accelerating Skill Shifts
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Jacques Bughin, et al. (2018) Skill Shift, Automation, and the Future of
the Workforce. McKinsey Global Institute.
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Ready to Thrive
Experiential Learning at the University of Georgia empowers every student to apply their learning in real-world
contexts, equipping them with the competencies and expanded
perspectives to thrive in the emerging, dynamic global society.
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NSEE Administrative Models
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Model 1:
Decentralized Management within Individual Academic
Departments
Model 2:
Centralized within Academic Affairs
Model 3:
Centralized within Student Development
Model 4:
Collaborative with Centralized
Coordination and Departmental Control
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EL@UGA 101
• The Experiential Learning
Requirement was approved
by the UCC in 2015 with the
intent to prepare students for
21st Century Success through
immersive experiences that
connect their academic
foundations with their
professional aspirations
• EL Graduation Requirement
began with the fall 2016
incoming class
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EL Supporting
Units
OEL
EL Council
UCC ELSC
ELCO
EL BOA
ELSC
UGA division that
orchestrates the Vision
and Strategy of
EL@UGA
Stakeholders that
administer and
adjudicate the EL
scholarship funds.
Stakeholders that
advise and support
OEL Leadership
College official that
oversees
implementation of ELR
for that college
Faculty that evaluate
and approve EL
programs
Directors of primary
EL Divisions that
collaborate to drive EL
innovation
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EL Program Architecture
• EL activities are
mapped into one
of six categories
• EL activities are
either Courses or
Non-Credit
Activities
• ~2,100 activities
currently exist
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Internships CreativeService
GlobalLeadershipResearch
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EL Program Design & Approval Process
• Current EL Outcomes
• Each approved activity will demonstrate substantive engagement of students, and significant mentorship during the activity.
• Each approved activity will also demonstrate measurable student learning outcomes in at least two of the following three arenas: challenge, ownership, and self or social awareness.
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EL Activity Proposed
UCC Activity Reviewed / Approved
College Adoption
Available to Student
EL Transcript (TBD)
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EL@UGA Today:
FY19 EL Activity
• 12,896 unique UGA undergraduates completed 23,135 approved EL activities in FY2019
• UGA students were able to select from a total of 1,736 approved EL activities including 1,541 courses/field studies and 195 non-credit activities
• Entering Fall 2019, 2,002 UGA students have graduated with their experiential learning requirement completed
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EL@UGA Today:
FY19 EL Activity
• Two-thirds of all EL Activities
completed in FY19 were
completed by upperclassmen
• Expanding EL opportunities and
access for underclassmen will be
a critical initiative moving forward
to support “Early & Often”
engagement with EL
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Assessment
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The EL Assessment Initiative at UGA will enable the collection, cleaning,
and reporting on Program Performance and Learner Outcome Data.
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Equity & Access
• 105 students (312 Eligible
Applicants) representing 59
majors and 12 colleges
received $230k in EL
Scholarship support in
FY19
• Diversification of the
awarded EL Category is a
critical initiative in FY20 for
OEL
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Global69%
Internship15%
Service6%
Research4%
Creative4%
Leadership1%
FY19 EL@UGA Recipients by EL Category
Global Internship Service Research Creative Leadership
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Information Technology
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Banner
(Credit Bearing EL Activities)
Give Pulse
(Non-Credit Activities)
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• Attribute
Construction
• Data Integrity &
Reporting
• Automation
• User Experience
• Data Integrity &
Dashboards
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Five Lessons
• Engage – Every student able to access a high impact, degree integrated learning experience
• Equip – Every student able to practice and hone competencies required to build their future and change their world.
• Empower – Every student able to articulate the outcomes of their experience to employers and/or community stakeholders
Proactive Planning
Data & Assessment
FacultyGovernance & Academic
Quality
MessagingEnd User
Sustainability
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Resources
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