Full Description
The integration of technology into the higher education sector advanced slowly through the first two decades of the 21st century. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, faculty around the world were forced to rapidly adopt a wide assortment of technologies to virtually connect with their students. Almost immediately, many faculty began to experiment with online learning tools and practices to improve the efficacy of their teaching. These experiments produced many lessons. Unfortunately, channels for sharing these lessons remain quite limited, making it difficult for a broad population of faculty to learn from the experiences of their peers.
The Future of Digital Higher Education shares key insights of academic pioneers who found great success with the integration of technology into their higher education teaching during the pandemic. It also explores areas of opportunity for improvement; topics for future research; and provides valuable insights for future capital investment by both institutions of higher learning and the developers of digital education technology.
Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction; Michael Barger
Section 1. Historical and Current Challenges
Chapter 2. Obstacles to Greater Adoption of Learning Technologies in Higher Education; Michael Barger
Chapter 3. In Higher Education, Technology Is Neither the Question nor the Answer; Doug Lynch and Mark DeGennaro
Chapter 4. Internationalization, DEI, and US Digital Higher Education; Chris Larsen
Section 2. Applications and Innovations
Chapter 5. A Whole-Institution Approach to Digital Education in Higher Education; J. David Yancey
Chapter 6. Evaluation of a Virtual Campus in the Complexity of the Covid-19 Pandemic; Leonardo David Glasserman-Morales, Carlos Enrique George-Reyes, Jessica Alejandra Ruiz-Reyes, and Francisco Javier Rocha-Estrada
Chapter 7. Exploring the Efficacy of MO711: A Purposefully Translated Digital MBA Course; Michael Barger and Anne Craig
Chapter 8. Lessons from Delivering Cantonese Opera Online in Hong Kong during the COVID-19 Pandemic; Martin Kwok-ying Lau
Section 3. Equipping Educators and Institutions
Chapter 9. Professional Development Programs: Practical Lessons in Virtual Teaching; Kelly Garrett
Chapter 10. The Future of Health Professions Education: Finding Balance in a Digital Learning Approach; Jennifer Katlen, Andrea Mucci, Alexander Hoffman, Cecile M. Foshee, and Wendy Green
Chapter 11. Achieving High Quality Online Programming in a Shifting Higher Education Landscape: Trends and Implications; Robert A. Filback, Chad Williamson, and Makoto Nagasawa
Chapter 12. Lessons Learned from the Pandemic: Instructor Perspectives on the Pandemic-Induced Remote Teaching Shock in China and the US; Anjli Narwani, Kevin F. Miller, and Xuemin Zhang
Chapter 13. Uncovering the Institutional Perspective on Upscaling Online Programs; Ammar Dalal
