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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255099903321

Autore

Bain Alan

Titolo

The Self-organizing University : Designing the Higher Education Organization for Quality Learning and Teaching / / by Alan Bain, Lucia Zundans-Fraser

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

9789811049170

9811049173

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIV, 192 p. 23 illus., 17 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

378

Soggetti

Education, Higher

School management and organization

Learning, Psychology of

Higher Education

Organization and Leadership

Instructional Psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: The Quality Illusion in Learning and Teaching -- Chapter 2: Commitments and Model Development -- Chapter 3: Designing for Learning and Teaching -- Chapter 4: Transforming Organizational Structures -- Chapter 5: Emergent Feedback -- Chapter 6: Edge Technologies and Learning and Teaching Analytics -- Chapter 7: Agency and Leadership -- Chapter 8: Implementation: A Whole-of-Organization Schema for Learning and Teaching -- Chapter 9: Meaningful Measurement of Productivity.

Sommario/riassunto

This book challenges the orthodoxy of learning and teaching in higher education with an original change approach entitled the Self-Organizing University (SOU). It assists universities build a comprehensive model of learning and teaching at whole-of-organization scale. The chapters demonstrate how a Self-Organizing University can create: • measurable learning and teaching standards; • student centered program development; • enhanced faculty professional growth and career trajectory; • more efficient and effective



organizational design; • better feedback; • powerful use of technologies; • a legitimate connection between quality and productivity. Each chapter includes case examples derived from practical experience that situate the key ideas and concepts in the real day-to-day work of universities. The role of leadership in creating and sustaining a self-organizing university is also a key focus. The chapters target leadership practices that improve learning and teaching quality and productivity and assist universities realize their goals and aspirations for maximizing student learning. .