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Author:   Jos Boys (Northumbria University, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.362kg
ISBN:  

9780415859325

ISBN 10:   0415859328
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   02 December 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Figures List of Textboxes Introduction: the shifting boundaries of higher education Chapter 1: Re-shaping universities and colleges Theme 1.1: Alternative universities? Theme 1.2: Radical restructuring Theme 1.3 Enhancing the student offer Chapter 2: New patterns of public and private competition and collaboration Theme 2.1: Hybrid non-profit and for-profit entities Theme 2.2: Social enterprise and civic engagement Theme 2.3: Widening participation Theme 2.4: Improving student performance Chapter 3: Responding to internationalization Theme 3.1: International collaborations Theme 3.2: International networks Theme 3.3: Developing global citizens Chapter 4: Changing learning spaces Theme 4.1: Comprehensive campus re-design Theme 4.2: Re-designing processes Theme 4.3: Creating hybrid spaces Chapter 5: Beyond virtual learning environments Theme 5.1: The massification of eLearning Theme 5.2: Seamless virtual and physical integration Theme 5.3: Increasing digital literacy Theme 5.4: Using big data Theme 5.5: Open badging Chapter 6: The implications of new technologies for learning Theme 6.1: Changing learning and teaching methods? Theme 6.2: Open sourcing and sharing Theme 6.3: Embodied learning Conclusion: Learning in a post-university world?

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This book is an indispensable compendium of issues and information for confronting the challenges of higher education in the 21st century. Barbara Tversky, Professor of Psychology and Education, Columbia Teachers College, and Professor Emerita of Psychology, Stanford University, USA Building Better Universities addresses an uncertain and volatile global higher education environment, surveying the key educational, technological, and financial challenges confronting universities today. The author displays impressive critical thinking about the history and purpose of higher education, as well as knowledge of contemporary developments at campuses internationally as institutions pursue viable futures. Professor Peter Jamieson, Strategic Adviser Learning Environment Design, The University of Melbourne, Australia

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Jos Boys is a freelance consultant. She was previously Teaching Fellow in the Faculty of Art, Design and Social Sciences at Northumbria University, UK. Jos trained originally in architecture, followed by many years’ experience teaching design and contextual studies in a variety of higher educational institutions at different levels. She has also worked as an educational technologist and academic developer, developing ways to enhance learning through both technology-rich and pedagogically sound resources and delivery. She has been a consultant for the UK Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) and has written several books on higher education, including Towards Creative Learning Spaces: re-thinking the architecture of post-compulsory education (Routledge 2010) and, with Peter Ford, The e-Revolution and Post-Compulsory Education: Using business models to deliver quality education (Routledge 2007).

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