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Philadelphia University Highlights 2012-2013

The Transformation Imperative PhilaU Maps the Future of Higher Education Philadelphia University launched “The Transformation Imperative,” a semester-long series of talks on the future of higher education, with a discussion by innovation and business expert Roger Martin, dean of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. Martin, a bestselling author and respected academic, spoke in PhilaU’s new DEC Center at the premiere event in January about the need to transform higher education in the 21st century. The series explored new technologies, innovative teaching practices and included lectures on massive open online courses (MOOCs), badges in higher ed, and a workshop with Stanford University’s Banny Banerjee, UnCollege founder Dale Stephens and Zipcar CEO Robin Chase. “You’re ahead of the game… I think what you are doing is as important as anything anyone is doing in higher education in the U.S.” - Roger Martin, bestselling author and dean of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto Highlights 2012-2013 • 9


Philadelphia University Highlights 2012-2013
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