Abstract
Higher education is one of the great successes of the twenty-first century. Once the province of an elite few, a university degree is now commonplace as the industrial revolution transforms into the digital age. However, the process of teaching has not changed much since Aristotle taught at the Lyceum: students still meet their teachers to listen and ponder their words of wisdom. This process has become less desirable for some students who now learn entirely online, or those who cannot reconcile the cost of a degree with its overall employment benefits. Dystopian theories have criticized current online educational practice as leading to inadequate reading, poor recall and confused cognition. But technology is seen by others as a panacea for rising costs, massive class sizes and fully engaging digital native students. Universities and colleges need to make some mindful decisions to curtail decreasing interest, less funding and disruptive competition. Is technology a saviour or an impediment in this process?
Highlights
For the last four years, at many Australian universities, domestic enrolments in some undergraduate degrees have been steadily falling
American research on public concern over higher education has been reported for decades but few successive governments have seriously considered the ramifications of a population that eschews a university degree
This paper began by asking if technology can solve the pressing problem of the crisis of confidence in higher education
Summary
For the last four years, at many Australian universities, domestic enrolments in some undergraduate degrees have been steadily falling. The use of technology in higher education has been seen as one of the ways to simultaneously conserve spending, and provide flexible access to students who wish to study online, ether fully or part-time (Marcom, 2014). In Australia and other developed countries, technology in the form of websites and blended learning has been used to create savings for institutions because they can eradicate the costs of paper, filing cabinets, typists, printing and reprographics, stationery and photocopying, and paper-based assignments.
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