UT president promises ‘revolutionary’ changes to higher education - Toledo Blade

University of Toledo President Lloyd Jacobs told staff and faculty Thursday to anticipate “revolutionary” changes in higher education over the next five years. That vision includes applying ideas from the corporate world to increase efficiency and productivity. The university must also greatly expand the use of technology in teaching and create more opportunities for online learning, he said. There must also be an ever-greater focus on providing students with practical knowledge they can use in the real world, through direct work experience and the development of critical thinking and problem solving skills, the president emphasized. “Internships, service learning, travel, and work experience must be more fully embraced by the higher learning establishment,” Dr. Jacobs said.