The University and its survival depends on its openness to the new digital era and the new needs that have arisen with the integration of technology in the domestic and professional fields.
An urgent reinvention
The current dropout rates of technical careers or the decline of students who enter higher education are part of the challenges facing the University, along with the need to strengthen their digital identity and offer an education adapted to society .
The technology is largely responsible for the urgency of this process of reinvention but at the same time, it is the solution for almost all training deficiencies that must deal with the university education system.
For all these reasons, the beginning of the new educational paradigm supposes something more transcendental than the integration of technology as a tool, but that technology must be part of the vision and strategy from which the educational methodology is drawn up and, above all, from which offers the necessary skills to deal with the new socio economic scenario.
University as a social agent of change
Students, new digital generations and future professionals have the tools to access the information they need, but lack the necessary skills to deal effectively with this new reality and to use educational resources in a critical, reasoned and effective manner.
Given this new context, the University must recover and highlight its role as a social agent that facilitates and promotes change, either in its closest community, or for all types of users interested in evolving their training and professional preparation.
What allows technology to the University?
If the University is able to exploit the potential of the technologies and apply them to new forms of learning and its renewed social role, it can achieve many advantages, such as:
Flexibility and adaptability
Facilitate that students can cover their specific training needs and make their education more flexible, with access to resources, courses and careers that combine mixed learning and employ digital platforms that foster collaborative and personalized learning.
Create competitive profiles
The University can develop a more dynamic and adaptive educational organization , according to the needs of the labor market and the demands of professional profiles that arise in companies, for example, offering online monographic courses on innovations that are integrated into the professional world.
In summary, the University has at its disposal the opportunity to become the institution that leads the digital society , exploiting the management and technological conception.
