| Conference Title | Plenary Session I System Redesign: The Changing Landscape of Higher Education in Canada |
| Moderator/Presenter | Presenter: David Marshall, President, Mount Royal College (Calgary, AB) Moderator: Michelle Lea, Director, Admissions, Brock University |
| Abstract | There was a time when higher education in Canada was relatively simple to understand. Degree-granting universities focused on teaching and research, and diploma-granting career, technical and community colleges focused on applied teaching. With the world-wide shift to a knowledge-based economy, Canada has responded by creating a spectrum of degree-granting institutions that are challenging the traditional university-college model of higher education. These newer models of higher education are perplexing for many Canadians and the new qualifications are not easily understood by the university, college or workplace communities. Dr. Marshall will engage listeners with a brief historical account of the changing face of post-secondary education in Canada. He will then share his thoughts on current circumstances in post-secondary education, emerging trends, as well as implications for baccalaureate/undergraduate education in Canada. |