Disruptive Innovation in Christian Higher Education for the Majority World

WALKER TZENG AND ANDREW SEARS
Dr. Walker Tzeng:
Executive Director World Evangelical Theological Institute Association
Dr. Andrew Sears:
President, City Vision University: Co-Founder, Christian Higher Education Innovation Alliance
Seminar title: Disruptive Innovation in Christian Higher Education for the Majority World
Globally, demand for higher education is growing by 163% in a 25 year period, with 137 million new students in the developing world. To meet this growth in demand theological schools will need to consider adopting some of the “new wineskin” methods of disruptive innovation in education to radically increase access and decrease costs. This workshop will explore disruptive influences on the future of Christian higher education including micro-degrees, massive open online courses, financial models, delivery modalities, and technologies. At the conclusion of the workshop, participants will be able to follow-up in two different ways: A free massive open online course for theological educators and WETIA’s education technology platform (LMS + SIS) EdBrite.