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Record Nr.

UNINA9910767509203321

Autore

Macken Claire

Titolo

Seven radical ideas for the future of higher education : an Australian perspective / / Claire Macken, Julie Hare, Kay Souter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

981-16-4428-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (123 pages)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Education

Disciplina

378.94

Soggetti

Education, Higher - Australia

Educational change - Australia

Educació superior

Reforma de l'educació

Llibres electrònics

Austràlia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Higher Education in the Time of Disruption -- 1.1 Introduction: Higher Education Requires Radical Change -- 1.2 The Educative Purpose of Higher Education -- 1.3 The Role of Higher Education is to Prepare Students for the Future of Work -- 1.4 The Role of Higher Education is to Develop Students' Lifelong Skills -- 1.5 Radical Ideas for the Future of Higher Education -- References -- 2 Higher Education Policy in Times of Disruption -- 2.1 Higher Education is Facing a Reckoning -- 2.2 Higher Education in the Post-COVID-19 World -- 2.3 Policy and the Fourth Industrial Revolution -- 2.4 Funding and Tuition Fees in the Time of COVID-19 -- 2.5 Governments, Universities and International Students -- 2.6 Lifelong Learning-Second, Third and Fourth Careers -- 2.7 Creating a Post-School Education Ecosystem -- 2.8 Independent Oversight of Policy and Funding -- References -- 3 Learning and Teaching in Higher Education -- 3.1 A Focus on Student Learning -- 3.2 Digital Skills are just as Important as Discipline Knowledge -- 3.3 Blended and Online Learning are Both Important in Higher Education -- 3.4



Students are not Customers -- 3.5 Assessment is the Way to Measure Student Learning -- 3.6 In Learning, Life Experience Should Have Value -- 3.7 The Five Big Questions of Learning and Teaching -- References -- 4 Learning Technologies in Higher Education -- 4.1 There Are Multiple Technologies Available for Learning -- 4.2 Augmented, Virtual Reality and Higher Education Learning -- 4.3 Wearables and Higher Education Learning -- 4.4 Artificial Intelligence, Adaptive Learning and Higher Education -- 4.5 Learning in Higher Education Can Be Enhanced by Technology -- 4.6 Universities and Academics Must Modernise and Develop Digital Skills to Effectively Teach Modern Students -- 4.7 Higher Education Can also Improve Through Technology.

References -- 5 Access and Affordability -- 5.1 Higher Education, Equity and the Emerging Paradox -- 5.2 Is Higher Education Worth the Price? Debt and Affordability -- 5.3 Digital Equity Matters -- 5.4 Can Technology Address the Equity Paradox? -- 5.5 Should Online Learning Be Cheaper Than On-Campus? -- 5.6 Entry into University is Fundamentally Unfair -- 5.7 Selection into High-Demand Courses -- 5.8 The Very High Cost of Dropping Out -- 5.9 One Size Does not Fit All: Diversity Matters -- 5.9.1 Women, Outcomes and Stubborn Inequality -- References -- 6 Globalisation and Internationalisation of Higher Education -- 6.1 Globalisation and Internationalisation -- 6.2 Higher Education in the Time of COVID-19 -- 6.3 Student Safety -- References -- 7 Higher Education Places and Spaces -- 7.1 How to Design a Campus: Pandemic Urgencies -- 7.2 Campuses, Places -- 7.3 Aesthetics -- 7.4 The Walled University -- 7.5 Community at the Bottom of a Garden -- 7.6 Virtual Spaces -- 7.7 Synchronous and Asynchronous -- 7.8 Asynchronous -- 7.9 Social Life: Paying for the Party -- References -- 8 Seven Suggestions for the Future of Higher Education -- 8.1 Predicting the Future of Higher Education -- 8.2 Seven Suggestions for the Future of Higher Education -- 8.2.1 The Role of Higher Education is Understood -- 8.3 Higher Education is not a Business -- 8.4 A New Approach to Change in Higher Education is Required -- References.