Higher education at the crossroads of disruption : the university of the 21st century / by Andreas Kaplan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaplan, Andreas M., 1977- author.

Series:

Great debates in higher education.

Great debates in higher education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 155 pages).

Place of Publication:

Bingley, England : Emerald Publishing, [2021]

Summary:

Higher Education at the Crossroads of Disruption: The University of the 21st Centurylooks at the various areas of higher education that will likely undergo radical changes. This books examines how teaching formats will vary, and how curricula and course content will evolve.

Contents:

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HIGHER EDUCATION AT THE CROSSROADS OF DISRUPTION

Series Page

HIGHER EDUCATION AT THE CROSSROADS OF DISRUPTION: The University of the 21st Century

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CONTENTS

PREFACE

1. Why, When, What, Who, Where

1.1 Why: Transition and Turmoil

1.2 When: Corona and Crisis

1.3 What: Chapters and Cases

1.4 Who: Rector and Researcher

1.5 Where: Europe and Elsewhere

2. New Instructional Approaches

2.1 Distance Learning: Times, Types, Targets

Distance Learning: Old Wine in New Bottles?

Covid-19: Even Bad Coffee Is Better than No Coffee at All

MOOCs, SPOCs, SSOCs, SMOCs: Whiskey? or Whisky?

Online Only: Not Everybody's Cup of Tea

Top Teachers: Come Quick! I'm Drinking the Stars!

2.2 Artificial Intelligence: Absolutely Intriguing

AI and Education

Learning Analytics

Adaptive Learning

Countries and Customs and China

Humans versus Machines I

2.3 Agony of Choice: On-site versus Off-site

Why Come to Campus?

Flipped Classroom: Final Chance

Teachers as Coaches and Facilitators

Humans versus Machines II

Britney Spears as Prime Example?

2.4 Digital Innovation: From Courses to Curricula

100% Offline: Yes, but...

100% Online: Yes, but...

The Right Mix: Yes, Please...

200% of Innovation Potential

1,000% Simply Put: Online Must Make Sense!

2.5 High Tech: Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech's Pioneering Role in Online Education

Georgia Tech's OMSCS

Georgia Tech's Jill Watson

Georgia Tech's Second Life

Georgia Tech's Post-Covid-19 Future

3. From Knowledge Acquisition to (Societal) Skills Development

3.1 Autonomous and Adaptable

More Breadth, Less Depth

Change and Creativity

Multicountry and Multijob

Admissions and Alumni

3.2 Multiskilled and Multidisciplined

From Local to Global

From Trivial to Critical

From Analog to Digital.

From Solely to Jointly

3.3 Societal and Sustainable

Society and Education

Ethics and Curricula

Culture and Plagiarism

Professors and Impact

Inclusion and Diversity

3.4 Walking the Talk

Campus: Green and Greener

Crucial Case: Canteen

Rankings: Pros and Cons

Universities: Speak out Loudly

Presidents: Lead by Example

3.5 Towards a Better World: Aalto University

The Aalto Way: An Interdisciplinary, Sustainable University

Aalto's Cornerstone: Interdisciplinarity

Aalto's Thesis 2.0 Project: An Application

Aalto's Courses: Sustainability in Education

The Aalto Campus: Sustainability in Operation

4. Degrees Converting into Lifelong Learning

4.1 Lifelong Learning Partnerships

Prevalent Appreciation of Lifelong Learning

Perennial Partnering with Alumni

Permanent Cooperation with Companies

Possible Collaboration with Big Tech and EdTech

Plausible Depreciation of Early Life Degrees

4.2 Micro- and Nanodegrees

Describing Micro- and Nanodegrees

Detecting Requests and Requirements

Developing Multi- and Interdisciplinarity

Delivering Gratification and Qualification

Discussing Drawbacks and Limitations

4.3 Corporate In-house Universities

Architectures: Logic of Corporate Universities

Benefits: Advantages of Corporate Universities

Changes: Evolution of Corporate Universities

Drawbacks: Limitations of Corporate Universities

Example: Google, LLC

4.4 Jobs and Job Markets

Job Markets as Ultimate Accreditors

Big Data as Powerful Indicators

Udacity as Exemplary Disruptor

Career Service as Effective Facilitator

Relationships as Strong Protection

4.5 MBAs and the No-Pay MBA

Laurie Pickard's Self-made MBA Degree

The Traditional MBA Market

The No-Pay MBA

The Job Market and Coursolve

Laurie Pickard's Post-MBA Career.

5. Buildings, Bonds, and Babies: We Are Family

5.1 Students: Time of My Life

Service and Support

Sports and Student Societies

Souvenirs and Study Trips

Snacks and Satisfaction

Sympathy and Senior Management

5.2 Alumni: Memories and Moments

Alumni as Assets

Alumni as Boosters

Alumni as Clients

Alumni as Benefactors

Alumni and Associations

5.3 Stakeholders: One Big (Happy) Family

Professors

Professional Service Staff

Partners

Public

Parity

5.4 The Physical Plant: Let's Hang on

Buildings Build Strong Communities

Buildings Strengthen Vital Attachment

Buildings Enable Innovative Teaching

Buildings Foster Multidisciplinary Research

Buildings Market the Institution

5.5 ESCP: It All Starts Here

ESCP: The World's First Business School (Est. 1819)

A Cross-border, Cross-campus Student Community

A Worldwide Alumni Community

A Career Service Dedicated to Both Students and Employers

An Ambitious Real Estate Project Leading ESCP into the Future

6. Universities: Better Safe than Sorry

6.1 Universities Deliver High-class Pedagogy, Yet...

6.2 Universities Provide Official Degrees, Yet...

6.3 Universities Foster Strong Networks, Yet...

6.4 Universities Combine All of the above, Yet...

6.5 Universities, Be Aware of the "Yets": It's Time to Act!

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INTERVIEWS (SELECTED)

GRZEGORZ MAZUREK, RECTOR KOZMINSKI UNIVERSITY, POLAND

JEAN-LUC NEYRAUT, DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL IN CHARGE OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND TRAINING PARIS REGION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, FRANCE

WIM DE VILLIERS, RECTOR AND VICE-CHANCELLOR STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY, SOUTH AFRICA

REFERENCES

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

INDEX.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781800715011

1800715013

OCLC:

1244628586