Browsing by Author "Harder, James"

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    Advancing as a Global Land Grant University
    Harder, James (Virginia Tech, 2016-05-06)
    A land-grant university concentrates on the creation and dissemination of knowledge that enables people. At the Morrill Act’s inception, and remaining relevant today, land-grant universities are structured around “placing knowledge in the hands of people who can apply it in the world” (Provo, 2013). The land-grant vision considers access to higher-education as a public good and develops avenues that increase the dialogue between research and practice... As land-grant institutions grow into global land-grant institutions, they need to be inclusive, integrated, and dynamic. Virginia Tech is considering how global changes (i.e. climate change, globalization, resource constraints) and modernization (i.e. advances in technology and communication) shift the definition of what the land-grant university will be.
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    Getting Comfortable Working in the Open: A Panel Discussion for Authors, Teaching Faculty, and Students
    Walz, Anita R.; DeCarlo, Matt; Murphy-Judy, Kathryn; Nelson, Amy; Erickson, Susan; Kidd, Jennifer; Harder, James; Hamilton, Carrie; Aigner, Savannah (Virginia Tech. University Libraries, 2018-03-19)
    Open Educational practices support teaching, learning, and publication in an increasingly diverse faculty and student body. OEP encompass the creation, adaptation, and adoption of open educational resources, open course development, and even the design of renewable, real-world assignments where students are empowered as co-creators of knowledge. These practices leverage learning beyond socio-economic disparities and put engaged, active student (and faculty) learning at the center. These practices champion academic freedom, pedagogical innovation, applied approaches, and innovation. OEP represents learner-centered and learning-together approaches to education that radically enhance both agency and access.
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    Global Land Grant White Paper
    Harder, James (Virginia Tech, 2015-09)
    “Envisioning Virginia Tech – Beyond Boundaries” sets out to advance the university as a global land-grant and address the shifting landscape of higher education (Sands, 2015). This white paper sets out to explore the upper-echelon of higher-education programs operating in a global context and the ways that they have transitioned from international into global experiences. A secondary aim is to glean ideas about how Virginia Tech can globalize while maintaining its land-grant, public focus (e.g. access, engagement)... A central focus of the work conducted throughout the “Envisioning Virginia Tech – Beyond Boundaries” process will be an articulation of how Virginia Tech finds its own equilibrium between global and local missions as means to advance both in tandem...