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The Synchronous University in an Asynchronous World _计算机网络论文 The Synchronous University in an Asynchronous World _计算机网络论文 Abstract 　　The purpose of this presentation is to outline five trends emerging in U. S. universities with respect to technological change and present data regarding educational uses of technology in the university. Universities have long served as the repositories of knowledge and culture. Western universities were born from religious orders passing down oral and written rules and stories. As the needs of society began to dictate a broadened view of study, the universities through today serve to perpetuate their point of origin and enhance the society around them. Just as the availability of books allowed greater access to information by the public, and thus a changing role for the university, the rapidly emerging digital information systems will require adjustments of higher education towards more market driven institutions. Introduction 　　There are at least five trends (Papalewis, 1999) that need to be considered with respect to the role of the university: 　　The first trend is the rapid expansion and infusion of technology into all aspects of society. 　　The second trend is the technological transformation of higher education. 　　The third trend is the changing professorate. 　　The fourth trend is public private partnering. 　　The final trend is leadership in the global education arena. Trend One: The Rapid Expansion and Infusion of Technology Into All Aspects of Society 　　Just as with the Gutenburg press centuries ago, the wonder of technology has progressed with a multiplicity effect that is mind-boggling. Electricity was the 20th centurys foundation moving us from an agrarian society to the factories and homes of the city. Technology expansion will be the permanent undergirding of the future. 　　Some of the terms that now describe labor in the workplace: there is flextime, telecommuting, and the anytime/anyplace worker. These new ways of worki