Spectrum Productivity

Productivity and funding issues

Definition of productivity: continued survival of informationDefinition of productivity: cost per hour of faculty production of publicationBT: Definition of productivity: cost per hour of instruction per studentBT: Definition of productivity: cost per unit of learning per studentDefinition of productivity: cost per unit of learning in community?Funding for research hoursBT: Funding for hours of instructionFunding for specific degree outcomes (that is, not necessarily number of course hours, but degree completed)BT/MH: Funding for learning outcomes that combine research and teachingFunding for learning environments and outcomes growing out of culture changeExternal constituency determines everything, but in a strictly hierarchical structureThere used to be church support, but it now exists in name only with little financial consequenceChurch constituencies support institutions financially and in name, but with no real stake in outcomesChurch constitutencies play a role in learning and definition of outcomes through contextualized practicuums and strategic planningLines between church and academic institution and congregation are deeply messy and structured along the lines of Web 2.0 formats, they are interpenetrating and inter-dependentAcademic guilds are irrelevant, except insofar as they offer occasions to highlight church teachingAcademic guilds are the primary source of content, structure of methodology, run competitively and along lines of producing expertiseAcademic guilds continue to structure degree and course frameworks, but they are experiencing some contestation of knowlede from other communitiesAcademic guilds are source of important networking and shared collaboration, but also only one of several producers of knowledgeAcademic guilds are only as relevant as their participation in learning cultures

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