Higher Education's Road to Relevance: Navigating Complexity

ISBN-13: 9781119568384 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 320 str.

Susan A. Ambrose; Laura Wankel

Spis treści

Acknowledgments viiAbout the Authors ixIntroduction 11 Exploring Challenges and Opportunities: Setting the Context for Change 5Introduction 6Growing Public Concern 8Radically Changing Employment Landscape 37Expanding Learner Base and Changing Learner Needs 53Conclusion 65References 662 Leveraging Complexity: Illuminating Compelling Outcomes 88Introduction 89Address the World's Political, Economic, and Social Challenges 93Reflect the Human Experience and Imagining the Future 98Respond to Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity (VUCA) 100Engage a Multigenerational and Multicultural Workforce 104Continue to Learn in a Workplace Environment 110Take Control of Their Own Career Development 113Learn to Work in Human-Robot Partnerships 116Navigate Access to Expanding Information 123Become Responsible Citizens of Their Country and the World 128Design Lives That Achieve Balance, Fulfillment, and Well-Being 131Conclusion 134References 1363 Discovering Possibilities: Designing for the Future 147Introduction 148Broaden Perspective 149Leverage What We Know about How People Learn 162Change Strategies and Seize Opportunities 168Align People, Processes, Structures, and Technology 222Conclusion 234References 2354 Charting a Path Forward: Getting Us from Here to There 251Introduction 251Embrace Disruption with an Innovative Mindset 253Employ Systems Thinking 256Engage Design Thinking 261Create Skunk Works: An Organizational Approach to Innovation 264Break the Cycle That Perpetuates Socioeconomic Gaps of Access and Success 266Reduce Administrative Redundancies 268Lessen Noise to Enhance Mobility 270Nurture Transformational Leadership 272Conclusion 276References 278Index 285

O autorze

Susan A. Ambrose, D.A., Professor of Education and History, is Senior Vice Chancellor for Educational Innovation at Northeastern University. She is an internationally recognized expert in college-level teaching and learning and has conducted workshops and seminars for faculty and administrators throughout the United States and around the world.Laura A. Wankel, EdD, is the Senior Advisor for Strategic Initiatives to the Senior Vice Chancellor for Educational Innovation at Northeastern University. She has been an active member in NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education at both the regional and national level in a number of leadership positions including Regional Vice President, Executive Committee and Chair of the NASPA Board.