Peter Hirst, the Associate Dean of Executive Education at MIT Sloan School of Management participates in Risk Roundup to discuss whether Educational Institutions are prepared for Digital Disruption.
Digital Disruption in Education
For nations: its government, industries, organizations, and academia (NGIOA), everything and everyone today can be characterized as digitally disruptive, or if it is not disruptive yet, it’s only a matter of time before it becomes so. This digital disruption vulnerability concern from across NGIOA –as to who will disrupt and who will be disrupted, where would the disruption come from and when, and in what format is today’s greatest dilemma for each individual and decision-maker across NGIOA–and education is no different.
Education faces digital disruption too, as computer code, connected computers, the internet, and digital connectivity creates new ways of doing things. It is this potential of a new way of doing things that have made the once unchallenged education institutions vulnerable to disruption and fundamental transformation.
There is a growing concern that the education system: its framework, model, institutions, processes, and structures are not able to keep up with the growing demands of digital services fit for a digital global age.
Now looking at the changes that are already underway, it seems that the imminent digital disruption and fundamental transformation of education are going to be a difficult journey for not only the educational institutions and the industry but also every nation. Time is now to talk about digital disruption in education.
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About the Guest
Peter Hirst Ph.D. is the Associate Dean of Executive Education at MIT Sloan School of Management.
Peter Hirst leads the team of professionals who partner with clients and faculty at the MIT Sloan School of Management to develop, design, and deliver innovative executive education programs for individuals and companies.
Formerly CEO of the commercialization, consulting, and executive education business of the London School of Economics, he has over twenty years of experience in international strategy, technology consulting, and organizational development.
Peter has also served as a director and board adviser to businesses and non-profit organizations on three continents. He is a past president of the British American Business Council of New England, for which he currently serves as a board director, and a founding member of its Energy and Environment and High Tech Committees.
Peter is a trustee and treasurer of the American Foundation of the University of St Andrews in Scotland and co-chair of the Education Working Group of the Internet of Things World Forum and a founding member of the Internet of Things Global Talent Consortium. He is also a board director and co-chair of the Digital Communications Subcommittee of UNICON, the global association of university-based executive education programs.
Peter earned a Ph.D. from the University of St Andrews, Scotland, for research in plasma physics and microwave engineering. After a period of academic entrepreneurship in a variety of related fields, including optoelectronics, neural network computing, and the interfaces between technology and terrorism, he was appointed Westminster Fellow in the UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, where he advised MPs and Peers of all parties on policy issues in the physical sciences, defense, and IT.
In 2012, Peter was named a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of his service to British and American business and academic interests.
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