Higher Education in the Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

• Author: Gleason, Nancy W.
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited,, 2018.; ©2018.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (238 pages)

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.