There are other forces at work here we need to consider.
First, there are shrinking budgets. These lead to a search for efficiencies, but can result in a decrease in quality. That's where educational technologists need to step in and make things work well.
Second, the pace of change is ever increasing. Building courses with static activities was OK 10 years ago, but today they just don't hold up. Experiences quickly become artificial and don't transfer to the real world.
Also, there is an increased dissatisfaction with the quality of the higher ed experience. This is coming from students and business and industry folks who hire college grads.
We have to build not educational experiences, but places where sound ed experiences can take place, where learning activities can bloom spontaneously and those involved can reflect upon them, add to the next round, and help continuously build the next set of activities - a Garden of Knowledge if you will.
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