Transformative Perspectives and Processes in Higher Education

✍ Scribed by Amber Dailey-Hebert, Kay S. Dennis (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 258
• Series: Advances in Business Education and Training 6
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book aims to provide insight into the complexities confronting higher education today and to highlight tangible opportunities that exist to address such issues. We are in a constant state of flux and higher education needs to respond in more proactive, intentional and innovative ways to remain a relevant cornerstone to society and culture. The editors begin by asking how our collective reality might change if the complexity and uncertainty surrounding us were embraced and leveraged to serve the learner and society as a whole. They invite the reader to explore collaborative approaches to individualized learning pathways, networked learning and a reimagined ecosystem of academia. The chapters are arranged to inform the reader seeking knowledge on how to 1) reshape and redefine the 21st century university, with its evolving role in these transformative times; 2) design and implement courses that address the changing needs of the university and the non-traditional student; and 3) utilize research on innovative strategies with processes that promote organizational learning. The chapters profile the fluid nature of learning as it evolves in higher education and the workplace, often with a blurred line separating the two environments. Exciting ideas related to heutagogy, problem-based learning, innovative constructivist strategies, authentic learning and self-regulated learning all converge in this volume.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Introduction: New Opportunities for Development?....Pages 1-12
Front Matter....Pages 13-14
The Impetus for Change: Why Entrepreneurial Universities Will Transform the Future (While Others Will Cease to Exist)....Pages 15-30
Challenging the Status Quo: The Influence of Proprietary Learning Institutions on the Shifting Landscape of Higher Education....Pages 31-48
From Envisioning to Managing Educational Development and Organizational Innovation....Pages 49-74
Heutagogy, Technology, and Lifelong Learning for Professional and Part-Time Learners....Pages 75-94
Front Matter....Pages 95-96
Making Students Responsible for Their Learning – Empowering Learners to Build Shared Mental Models....Pages 97-116
Bringing Learning to the Workplace: A Smartphone App for Reflection and Increased Authenticity of Learning....Pages 117-135
From Challenge to Advantage: Innovating the Curriculum Across Geographic Boundaries....Pages 137-153
The Potential of Communities of Learning for Dual Career PhD Programs – A Case Study....Pages 155-177
Recommendations from Instructors for Adopting Successful Online Learning....Pages 179-191
Front Matter....Pages 193-194
What Can Higher Education Learn from the Workplace?....Pages 195-209
Higher Education Shaping the Unscripted Future: The Imperative to Affirm Human Values in Transformative Times....Pages 211-231
Higher Education 3.0: Knowmads Create Their Own Value!....Pages 233-239
Transformative Perspectives and Processes in Higher Education: Concluding Thoughts....Pages 241-245
Back Matter....Pages 247-253

✦ Subjects

Higher Education; Educational Technology; Learning & Instruction; Professional & Vocational Education; Administration, Organization and Leadership