Higher Education at a Crossroads: Expert Outlines 5 Shifts to Repair System and Secure Human Relevance Alongside AI
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The traditional higher education system faces crises - declining enrollment, COVID impacts, and AI's rise questioning the value of degrees
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The current university model dates back 900+ years and focuses on theory over practice
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David Goldberg outlines 5 shifts needed to repair higher ed emphasize practice skills, human traits over pure theory, language's creativity, uncertainty acceptance through experiments, and problem complexity
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These shifts develop what AI lacks - understanding, intentionality, embodiment
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Implementing these shifts makes students experts in practice and application, ensuring human competitiveness alongside AI's knowledge volume