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6 This issue 9Rapport • BOOK fortheAnnual Meeting •APPLY fora Forum Award •MOVE to support K-12 Corporate-Higher Education Forum Newsletter wnter 1993 learning FORUM ANNUAL MEETING MAY 17,18 TORONTO This winterissueofRapportlooksaheadto spring,whenForummembersandguests DRAFFAGENDA FORTORONTO will gatheratthe Inter-Continental Hotel in SHAPINGANEW VISION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Toronto to launchaseconddecadeof reflection and actiononuniversity-business issues. Monday May 17 The 1993 Annual Meeting hasanewformat: 1.30to5.00pm OptionalAfternoonProgram An OpeningOption VisittoSkillDynamics CanadaatIBM’sEducation A specialvisittoIBM’sremarkableSkill Centre in Markham see how technologycanadvance DynamicsCanadafacilityinMarkhamis learning. Inforrnatw—nanached. arrangedforMonday afternoon. Numbers arelimited. Pleasebookbyreturning the 6.00 pm Opening Reception, attachedattendanceform. Registration attheInter-Continental Hotel A ShorterTimeframe 7.30pm. GalaBirthday Dinner Themeetingbegins withagaladinner Entertainment, Surprises! Mondayevening andconcludes oversupper Tuesday amoreconcentratedformatto — attractfull attendance. Tuesday May 18 MoreDiscussion Workshops will facilitateparticipationbyall Inter-Continental Hotel all day memberspreparingfordecisionsatplenary 7.30am Breakfast sessions. Reportsand presentations will be abbreviated. 8.00am AnnualGeneral Meeting AFocus on Outcomes 9.00am Plenary session Working sessions will concentrateon Reportfrom theSteeringCommitteeonthe Beehives definingprioritiesforaction inhigher 10.00am Two workshop sessions onhighereducationissues education,builton thefindings ofseventeen Forumbeehivesessionsthis winter. to 12.30pm with abreak between Social Space 1.00pm Lunch with Speakertobeannounced Breaksandmeal timesarebeingextendedto 2.30to Plenary sessionwithonebreak allow the informal interactionwhich isa 5.00pm reportsfrom workshops featureofForummeetings. Spouses are welcomeatall events. defining an action planforhighereducation A Celebration! 6.00pm ReceptionandDinner Mondayeveningisthe Forum’s 10th detailstobeannounced birthdayparty! Honorarymembers willjoin inrecallingourpastandvisioningourfuture. Therewill besurprises. Rapport 2 people wherethey are. BEEHIVES GENERATE prerequisiteto specifictraining (in college), it’s avery expensiveway to • The public equates agooduniversity IDEASFOR CHANGE go. with the quality ofits graduates. AsRAPPORTgoes topress, there’s abuzz • Inamere 7 years, $1 will buy asmuch • Ifourproductis learning,havewe across Canada. Forum beehives are computing poweras $100today. We really appliedquality criteriato it? need peopleeducated to deal with a drawing members andguestsfrombusi • Highereducationmustshow itselfa world changingatthatrate. ness, education, thepressandgovernment worthy andnecessaryinvestment. toanimateddiscussion offuturedirections • There’sa lotofroomforus toimprove forhighereducationas itconfronts standards incollegesanduniversities to • Wepay dearlyforothercountries’ reducedfinances and increaseddemands. internationallevels. Maybe ifwe were advances ineducationandtraining! WalterLight calls thebeehives“an todo it, wecould pull the K-12 sector • Highereducationcoulddomorewith outstanding idea”,andthey areproving so. along too. less, notuselackofmoney as an Thelevel ofinterestandquality of • Anyone in theoil and gas businessin excusefor inaction. participationinthese sessionsisexception the past2or3 yearshas earnedaPhD • Theharsheconomymaypushusto ally high, whetherthemeeting convenes inrestructuring. Educationinstitutions modify highereduëation but 16 (Regina)or6(oneofthreeToronto shouldpartnermoreamong themselves, effectiveleadershipwill b—evital! sessions). About 180persons will have eliminateredundancy. Each sessionisrecorded, andeach joined thediscussionwhenthecurrent • How canuniversities become change participantreceivesthesummaryreports cycle isdone, including nearly 60% of agents withagingfaculty, sclerotic fromall beehives. A wealthofinformation corporateand 100% ofacademicmembers. structuresanddemotivated students and informed opinionisbeing collectedas a Every effortis made tobalancethetables robotizedby technology? foundationfortheForum’sfurtherworkin amongstseniorexecutivesfrombusiness, this area. educatorsfromuniversities andcolleges, • Formula financing and collective and occasional representatives from agreementscan hobbleinstitutional The Beehiveschedulefollows. Should ministries orrelevantassociations. Com change. you wishtojoinanyremainingsessions, mentranges widely, butalways includes pleasecontacttheForumofficeby tel theurgentneedforchangetoequip • Thehighereducation system is going to ephone: (514) 876-1356. And warmthanks collegesanduniversitiesforthefuture. have to increase its productivity. To tomembers whohavegenerouslyhosted savemoney, you don’thave toreplicate these sessions, and toparticipants whohave Somekeyremarks culledfrom Beehive universities; you can takeideas outto made themasuccess. reportsfollow. Attendance • Universities andcollegesareunder pressuretolivedownto student Winnipeg ArthurMauro December8 7 expectations universal access, low — Montreal GillesCloutier January 14 11 costandimmediatejobbenefits. Halifax HowardClark January 20 13 • Kidsfeel betrayedbecauseeducation nolongerguaranteesajob. Calgary NormanWagner January 28 14 • As studentspay moreofthecostsof Edmonton Paul Davenport January 29 12 theireducation, they havemoreto say Montreal ClaudeCorbo January 29 9 aboutits delivery. Thatwill changethe systemmorethan anything else. Toronto Allan Taylor February 3 6 • Iftraining is going tobearequirement Toronto RobPrichard February4 11 foremployment, toomany young Vancouver Bill Saywell February8 13 people todayhavenoway toaccess it. Saskatoon GeorgeIvany February 9 8 • How do wecloistertheessenceofthe universityinall ofthis? Whoisgoing Regina DonWells February 10 16 tofund supportforthe lifelong learning Waterloo Bob Astley February 11 11 ofShakespearean sonnets? Quebec ClaudeHamel February 17 • Graduates shouldbetaughttocreate ratherthan takejobs. Entrepreneurship Toronto PeterAllen February 18 shouldbethekey wordinpost- Ottawa RobinFarquhar February 19 secondaryeducation. London Earl Orser February 24 • Ifthe liberal artsdegreehasbecome the Windsor Ron lanni February 25 Rapport 3 In March, the Steering Committeeco FORUM MEMBERS TAKE chairedby Earl Orserand RobinFarquhar ACTION will decide whichcritical issuesraisedin thebeehives shouldcomebeforethefull membershipatthe Annual Meeting. FORUM News ofthreeinitiativesby Forum Discussion on May 18 inToronto will members to supportlearning havecometo determine appropriateactionby the Forum BELLAND XEROX ourattention. toaddressthosekey issues. The Beehives AWARDS TransCanada PipeLinesis contribut areraising expectations; Forummembers mustpreparetodeliveronthem! DEADLINE LOOMS ing $250,000 overfiveyearstotheWriters DevelopmentTrusttobring aspecial FORUM WELCOMES “writeofway”programtomore students. YoumayrememberWIER Writers In TWO NEWMEMBERS — ElectronicResidence from thelastissue — Joining theForumrecently arePeter MARCH 1 ofRapportwhich includedastudent’s poemcreatedthrough this network. Begun Croden, Presidentand General Managerof that’s thedeadlineforreceiptofnomina withhelpfrom SimonFraserUniversity TheUpjohnCompanyofCanada,andPaul -- tions forthe 1993 Awardsforuniversity- in 1988,WIERisnowhostedby York Tellier,Presidentand CEOofCanadian industry collaborativeresearch sponsoredby University. Itlinks studentsfromgrade 1 National Railways. Bell Canada(researchers)and Xerox Canada throughuniversity withprofessional Peter Crodenis theForum’sfirst (facilitators). authors across Canadato stimulatewriting memberfrom the pharmaceutical industry. skills. His interestineducation includesactive promotionofpartnerships withsecondary BY NOW AngusBruneau listened whenaparent representing the Newfoundlandand schools andboardsinToronto toencour you will have strategically postedorpassed Labrador Homeand School Federation agethestudy ofmath, scienceandtechnol ogy inparticular. Hedeliveredthe on the 5 Awardpromotion brochuresyou spokeatthe Forum’s SymposiumonK-12 received inlate 1992. You willhaveplaced learning last year. HisFortisEducation keynoteaddress atthe 1992 annual thedraftarticleaboutthe Awardprogramin Foundation, launchedJanuary 19,an meetingoftheCanadianHome and School yourhousepublication. and Parent-TeacherFederationin Mon nouncedthat itsfirstfunding would promotetheH&SFederation through treal. A graduateoftheUniversityof preparationofabrochure, distributionof Calgary, PeterCrodenhas heldmanage NOW H&S information inNewfoundlandPower mentresponsibilities inEuropeandthe United Statesas well as Canada. He is yourlastchance to nominate! Please mailings andfundingfor threeregional joined thebeehivediscussionhostedby ensurethatyour applicationreaches the workshops. LindaInkpen(Cabot College) Allan Taylor inToronto. Forum officebythe March 1 deadline. chairs theBoardofTrustees whichplansto recognizeandrewardperformanceby Paul Tellier acceptedBill Stinson’s students, school leaders andcommunity invitation tojointheForumshortly after THEN members. his appointmenttoCanadianNational Railways wasannounced. A graduate in prepare tocelebratethewinners, perhaps Imperial Oilhasdonated$600,000for arts, law and publicadministrationofthe from youruniversityorcorporation, atthe thefirstphaseofa$1.1 milliondaycare universities ofOttawaandOxford, he Forum’sgaladinnerMay 17 inToronto. centreattheUniversity ofCalgary. followedadistinguishedcareerinpublic Planned toaccommodate80children,the administration which includedclerk to the centre willfeature a strongresearch Privy Council and secretarytotheCabinet, component. Universityfaculty and the mostseniorpublic service appointment students willbe abletoobservechildren, inCanada. Bob BandeenandRonLawless with theconsentofparents, aspartoftheir werepreviousForummembers from CN. teachingand learningexperience. NEWAWARDS FORTEACHING EXCELLENCE ThePrimeMinister’sAwardsforTeachingExcellencein Science,Technologyand Mathematicsjustannounced respondtocallsformore focus onthesesubjects inelementary and secondary schoolsfrom many, including theForum. Nominations foroutstandingteachers may comefrom anyonewithdirectknowledgeofthe educator’scontribution, including parents, students,colleaguesorthenominee. Upto 375 financialawards will bemadelocally, provincially and nationally. Deadlineforapplicationis April 1, 1993. Furfurtherinformation,call 1-800-465-7766. ,! i4port Canadian Societyfor Improve movefromacademic to corporatelife INTEREST IN K-U ments toour SystemofEducation “being therisk-takerIadviseothersto— LEARNING GOALS (Israel Halperin) become”, he quips. Conference Board’s National FORUM CONCERN FOR 1,500copiesoftheForum’sLearning BusinessandEducationCentre GoalsforK-12 Educationarebeingread TECHNOLOGY (FlorenceCampbell) by thosemostclosely affectedby and TRANSFER involved ineducational change: school MetroTorontoLearning Partner trustees, teachers, ministryofficials, ship (Charlie Pielsticker) Inthe years sincetheForumreleased parents,educationfacultymembersat London Investmentin Education Spending Smarter(1985), there has been universities andexecutivesofeducation- Council (DonSimpson) much talkaboutthe importanceofincreas relatedassociations. Ifthat’s the good ing Canada’s R&D performance,andsome news, thedisappointmentisthatsofew B.C. Teachers Associationfor action tomakeithappen. TheBell and copiesarecirculating inthebusiness ExcellenceinEducation(Helen Xerox Forum Awardsrepresentourown community. Raham) modest attempt tostimulateinterestinthe Your action PatriciaRomanwas invited toaddress benefits ofcollaborativeuniversity-industry requested Canada’s firstnational conferenceon researchandencourageitsfurtherdevelop Outcome-BasedEducationinEdmonton ment. USE GOALSTO MOVE (unfortunately, thedateconflictswith the Onamajorscale, thefifteenprojects Forum’s annual meeting). Shewill speakat YOUREDUCATION whichform theNetworkofCentres of aCanadianTeachers’ Federationconfer Excellencearenow intheirthirdyearofa AGENDA! enceon DifferentVisionsoftheFutureof four-yearmandate, upforreview. The Education inOttawa May 3. leaderofone ofthosecentres, therespira TheForum’sproposalsfor setting common tory healthnetworkor Inspiraplex, startled goals andactivating themin school MAKING THE MATCH theCanadianClub inMontreal onJanuary programsare striking anumberofrespon 11 withanaddress subsequentlygiven wide RESEARCH REPORT sivechords: mediacoverage. Dr. PeterMacklem COMPLETE deploredthereluctanceofCanadian • theCanadianSchool Boards Associa business toparticipatefullyin thefederal tion wants toconsolidate theirgoals Watchforyourcopy ofthefinal technical government’s“shotgunmarriage”and statementwith ours, ifpossible. reportfromJim Rush and FredEvers to exploitthefindings oftheresearchcentres, • theCanadianTeachers’ Federationina arrivelaterthismonth. Thetwoprofessors using hisown as anexample. He said: 3-page lettercommendsour“thought havebeen examining competency skills ful and insightful analysis”, calling which students developinuniversityand “WhyisCanadianindustry so Goals“avaluable step towards carry into theworkplace sincetheirinitial pussy-footed? Why areourindusth equipping theteachers ofCanadawith studyforGeorge Connell’s Forumtask alists so afraid to takearisk? Why arealisticmandatethathasas its force,reported inMaking theMatch: can’tnetwork scientists findindus primaryresponsibility theachievement Canada’s University Graduatesand trialreceptors fortheirintellectual oflearning goals”. TheFederation CorporateEmployers (1986). property? Don’t you wantto participate activelyinthisexciting executivedisagree,however, withour Making theMatch PhaseTworesults challenge? Don’tyou wanttomove supportforthe School Achievement havebeenreported to each subsequent awayfrom aneconomy basedupon Indicators Project, and continue tocall annual meeting byJim Rushand/orFred ourlimitednatural resourcestoone for increasedfunding. Evers. Many Forum corporateanduniver basedupontheunlimitedresources • various organizationsworkingfor sity membersparticipate as sitesforthis ofourbrains?” reforminK-12educationare inregular majorlongitudinal study. Interestin its contactanduseGoalsin theiractivi findingshasgrown as public attention Dr. Macklemexposes the Achilles’heel ties. Among themare: focuses on how one can teach thecombina ofCanada’s“new economy”! His complete tion ofknowledge, skills and attitudes textis availablefromtheForum onrequest. QualityEducationNetwork necessaryforsuccessin arapidlychanging Corporate-Higher Education Forum (BarbaraSmith) world. 1155 René-Lévsque Blvd. West OrganizationforQuality Educa Professors Rush and Evers alsoplan to Suite2501 tion (MalkinDare,DavidHogg, publish theirresearchfindings inabook, Montreal,Quebec Dennis Raphael) TheBasesofCompetence. Dr. Eversis H3B 2K4 Outcome-BasedEducation developing afurtherproject in thisarea, (PhyllisGeddart) whileDr. Rush is abouttomake acareer Tel: (514) 876-1356 Fax: (514) 876-1498