Higher Education in the Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
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Singapore :
Springer Singapore Pte. Limited,
2018.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Introduction
- The Fourth Industrial Revolution
- Higher Education
- Bibliography
- Part I: Higher Education Themes in the 4IR Context
- Chapter 2: Globalizing the Liberal Arts: Twenty-First-Century Education
- The Founding of Yale-NUS College
- Character
- Asia and the Liberal Arts
- Community
- Conversation
- Bibliography
- Chapter 3: Educational Mobility and Transnationalization
- Introduction
- Educational Changes in a Contemporary Asian Context: International Mobility and Transnational Higher Education
- International Student Mobility
- Transnational Higher Education
- Case 1: Indian Students on English-Medium MBBS Courses in China
- The Case: Indian Doctors Made in China
- Pragmatism, Compromise, and Mediocrity: Realities of International Educational Mobility
- Case 2: Singaporean Students in Private Transnational Degree Providers
- The Case of TNHE in Singapore's Private Institutes
- Transnational Higher Education: Democratized and Borderless?
- Discussion and Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Chapter 4: Academic Library Futures in a Diversified University System
- Universities (and Libraries) in Transition
- The Collections-Based View of the Library
- A Trend Toward Services and Engagement
- Reconfiguration of the Information Space by the Network/Digital Environment
- Reconfiguration of Research and Learning Work by the Network/Digital Environment
- Reconfiguration of Library Cooperation by the Network/Digital Environment
- Some General Library Trends
- Library
- Organization
- Expertise
- Systems
- Space
- Collections
- The Services-Based Library
- Institutional Typology: Capturing Diversification
- Academic Libraries in a Diversified Higher Education Sector.
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Part II: How Education Has Begun to Adapt: Case Study Assessment
- Chapter 5: Innovation Education in China: Preparing Attitudes, Approaches, and Intellectual Environments for Life in the Automation Economy
- Innovation Education in China
- Innovation: A Buzzword in China and Its Intersection with Education
- Observations on Two Curricular Trends in Support of Innovation
- Case Study: Teaching Design Thinking in a Chinese University
- Why Design Thinking?
- (Re) Learning the Localization Lesson
- Overcoming the 'Software' Obstacle: Pinning Down Our Teaching Philosophy
- An Adapted Course Structure
- Outcomes and Lessons Learned
- Outcomes
- Scaling
- Next Steps
- A Metaphor for the Future of Innovation in China
- Capital Investment Model and Scaling
- Isolated Efforts Do Not Equal Ecosystem Change
- Design Thinking Is Really About Thinking
- Challenge of Cultural Change
- Conclusion
- Appendix A: General Education Models
- Compulsory Courses for Freshmen
- Special Programs
- Appendix B: The Desert Island Challenge
- Appendix C: Examples of Students' Projects
- Eat Better
- Towel Wringing Gadget
- Dress and Appearance of University Students
- Food Waste Reduction in Restaurants
- Bibliography
- Chapter 6: Regenerative Development in Higher Education: Costa Rica's Perspective
- Introduction: How Did We Get to Where We Are?
- Reductionist Versus Holistic Approaches
- Systems Thinking
- Holistic Approaches
- Higher Education in Costa Rica: University for International Cooperation's (UCI) Experience
- Education into the Future
- Challenge 1: Disruption
- Challenge 2: Education for the Future, Beyond Sustainable Development
- Planetary Boundaries
- Loss of Biosphere Integrity
- Biogeochemical Flows
- Land System Change
- Climate Change.
- Why the Boundaries Have Been Exceeded: A Brief Analysis
- Regenerative Development
- Bibliography
- Chapter 7: Singapore's Higher Education Systems in the Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Preparing Lifelong Learners
- Introduction
- Impacts of 4IR on Global Society
- What 4IR Means for Higher Education
- Higher Education and 4IR Coalesce in Singapore
- Singapore's 4IR Preparation
- Three Education-Focused Initiatives to Prepare for 4IR in Singapore
- SkillsFuture
- Smart Nation Singapore
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Chapter 8: Adopt Fast, Adapt Quick: Adaptive Approaches in the South African Context
- The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR): New Data Resources
- The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR): Renewed Human Resource
- Minding the Truth and Fact Gap
- Upcoming Truth: Granular Computing Mereology
- Upsetting Fact: Gradual Commencing Ideology
- Minting an ADAPTIVE Solution
- Accessibility
- Accessible Environment
- Accessible Curriculum
- Digital-Savvy
- Digital Fluency
- Digital Literacy
- Acceleration
- Accelerated Learning
- Accelerated Profession Development
- Pan-regionalization
- Transformation
- Institutional Culture
- New Establishments
- Inclusiveness
- Visionary
- Internationalization
- Expanding the Academic Core
- Engagement
- Community Engagement
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Minuting: A Case Study in the Context of South Africa
- Mingling "ADAPTIVE" Solution with Smart Mining
- Accessibility
- Digital-Savvy
- Acceleration
- Pan-regionalization
- Transformation
- Inclusiveness
- Visionary
- Engagement
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Chapter 9: The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Higher Education
- Educational Responses to the First Two Industrial Revolutions
- Educational Responses to the Third Industrial Revolution
- Emerging Realities from the 4IR.
- Higher Education's Response to the 4IR
- 4IR Liberal Arts: An Ethical Imperative for Our New Human Condition
- Fourth Industrial Revolution Liberal Arts: New Elements to the Curriculum
- New Sequencing of Education to Renew Skills
- Conclusion
- Bibliography.