Citizenship Education for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1278-1293
Author(s):  
Nur Atiqah Tang Abdullah Et.al
Keyword(s):  
Citizenship Education ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Nation Building ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
National Unity ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
Process Learning ◽  
Unity In Diversity ◽  
Present Effort

This chapter explores Citizenship Education in Malaysia in the context of its current experiences as we approach the era of Fourth Industrial Revolution. As a cultural discourse, the problematic conception of citizenship is a product of social fragmentation in Malaysia. Citizenship can carry two meanings - legal and sociological. The legal simply refers to a subject’s right and duties to be recognized as a legally permanent inhabitant of a state. Secondly, the development of citizenship, understood in sociological terms, would involve a transformative process in which individuals come to see themselves as part of a wider citizen body, to which they owe obligations involving duties as well as having rights. As such, ‘citizenship’ in this chapter refers to an educational process: learning and teaching to improve or achieve the aims inherent to the legal meaning. The objective of this chapter is to pull together citizenship and education as central themes, - not legal but the sociological aspects, with the ‘nations-of-intent’ as a conceptual framework. Nevertheless, the present effort of citizenship education in Malaysia is based on a particular form of ‘nation-of-intent’ (Bangsa Malaysia). As nation-building in Malaysia is a state without a nation (and it has many nations-of-intent), the present effort does not include ideas to the nation when promoting citizenship education- the notion of ‘equality in diversity’ and not only ‘unity in diversity’. The concept of citizenship and citizenship education in Malaysia is prompting only one form of ‘nation-of intent’ available in the country, whereas, there are other nations as well, apparently. An implication of it is that the concept of citizenship and thus, nation-building in Malaysia is still fraught with confusion. The presence of plurality of ‘nations-of-intent’ in contemporary Malaysia demonstrates the fact that dissenting voices are present and heard, within and without government. To some degree, it is necessary, for the underlying reason that the identification and sense of belonging of individuals and communities themselves are fragmented, not necessarily conducive to the knowledge of national unity. Hence, in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, there is a need to clarify and explore the meaning of citizenship in diverse and democratic Malaysian as a nation-state, the multiple views of citizenship and the dimensions of citizenship education.

scholarly journals Emerging response-abilities: a reflection on the 2019 SOTL in the South conference

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 69
Author(s):  
Shashi Cullinan Cook
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Learning Context ◽  
The South ◽  
Scholarship Of Teaching ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
University Of Technology

The second biennial ‘SOTL in the South’ conference was held at the Central University of Technology (CUT) in Bloemfontein, South Africa, in October 2019. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) is gaining increasing traction in South African universities, and this conference was a collaboration between the Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching at CUT, and SOTL in the South. The theme of this conference was ‘Creating space for Southern narratives on Teaching and Learning’ and the keynote speakers were Boaventura de Sousa Santos, Joanne Vorster, Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni and Catherine Manathunga. In this piece I reflect on the conference and identify some of the narratives that emerged from it. I share some of the discussions by keynote speakers and presenters which help to expand discourses on the interconnectedness of decolonisation, and economic, social and environmental justice, and I explain why I look to ‘Southern SOTL’ for guidance in negotiating contradictions in my teaching and learning context. In this piece I consider the response-abilities of higher educators to contribute to these urgent matters.Key words: SOTL in the South, research in teaching and learning, global South, north-south, decolonisation, 4IR, fourth industrial revolution, response-abilityHow to cite this article:Cullinan Cook, S. 2020. Emerging response-abilities: a reflection on the 2019 SOTL in the South conference. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the South. v. 4, n. 1, p. 69-85. April 2020. Available at: https://sotl-south-journal.net/?journal=sotls&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=135This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

scholarly journals Exploring Emerging Learning Models in the Advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baxolile Mabinya ◽  
Themba Mgozi ◽  
Soane Mohapi
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Learning Theories ◽  
Learning Models ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Way

The purpose of this paper is to explore emerging Fourth Industrial Revolution themes that have the potential to dramatically alter learning models for the better. The interpretation of learning models includes the relationship between learning theories, learning styles, and the various modes of learning and teaching. Technologies such as artificial intelligence and blockchain empower us to understand our prior ignorance regarding the environment of learning and teaching. A series of documents and reports on the Fourth Industrial Revolution and learning models were analysed in conjunction with the review of recent literature to identify emerging themes that could fundamentally change the way teaching and learning are implemented. Mass personalisation, embedded learning experience, and education as an extension of self are all themes emerging from the possibilities of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the application of its technologies. Although these themes are at a nascent stage of development, their potential should be understood and nurtured because they can be the source of effective and sustainable developments in the education sector. It is clear from this paper that the impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution is well beyond the tools and technologies to make what already exists better, and that it rather has an impact on the structure and nature of education itself. The emergence of these themes makes it possible to dramatically change the way we learn and teach. We must be collectively conscious and identify the key aspects of the Fourth Industrial Revolution whose momentum we should use to redress socio-economic challenges in the education environment.

scholarly journals skillsChain: A Decentralized Application That Uses Educational Robotics and Blockchain to Disrupt the Educational Process

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (18) ◽  
pp. 6227
Author(s):  
Panayiotis Christodoulou ◽  
Andreas S. Andreou ◽  
Zinon Zinonos
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Third Parties ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Robotics ◽  
Academic World ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
Distributed Ledger ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Development Of Students

Our epoch is continuously disrupted by the rapid technological advances in various scientific domains that aim to drive forward the Fourth Industrial Revolution. This disruption resulted in the introduction of fields that present advanced ways to train students as well as ways to secure the exchange of data and guarantee the integrity of those data. In this paper, a decentralized application (dApp), namely skillsChain, is introduced that utilizes Blockchain in educational robotics to securely track the development of students’ skills so as to be transferable beyond the confines of the academic world. This work outlines a state-of-the-art architecture in which educational robotics can directly execute transactions on a public ledger when certain requirements are met without the need of educators. In addition, it allows students to safely exchange their skills’ records with third parties. The proposed application was designed and deployed on a public distributed ledger and the final results present its efficacy.

scholarly journals FEATURES OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS IN THE MODERN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

2021 ◽  
pp. 39-44
Author(s):  
Владимир Викторович Макеев
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Academic Excellence ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
Russian Economy ◽  
Qualified Personnel ◽  
Technical University ◽  
Educational Paradigm ◽  
Regional Agenda

Введение. Актуальность исследования обусловлена потребностью в изучении особенностей организации образовательного процесса в современном техническом вузе в рамках «третьей миссии» университетов, четвертой промышленной революции, задач цифровизации экономики России, подготовки инженерной элиты будущего. Представлены особенности организации образовательного процесса в современном техническом вузе. Рассмотрены внешние факторы глобального, общероссийского, регионального и локального (на уровне образовательных учреждений) характера. Цель – выявить ключевые особенности организации образовательного процесса в современном техническом университете. Задачи исследования: 1) выявить ведущие направления и тенденции развития современных университетов; 2) систематизировать современные представления об особенностях организации образовательного процесса в современном техническом вузе; 3) обосновать требования, предъявляемые к абитуриентам современных технических вузов. Материал и методы. Теоретические – абстрагирование, анализ, конкретизация, обобщение; эмпирические – изучение и обобщение педагогического опыта, изучение продуктов деятельности, контент-анализ. Результаты и обсуждение. Представлены наиболее существенные особенности организации образовательного процесса в современном техническом университете. Заключение. Обоснованы специфические особенности современного образовательного процесса в техническом нестоличном вузе, наиболее существенно влияющие на него, в условиях повышенных ожиданий по подготовке квалифицированных кадров для развития экономики России, а также дефицитов и вызовов как глобальной, так и отечественной, в том числе региональной, повестки. Теоретическая значимость работы связана с выявлением и описанием ведущих тенденций развития отечественных университетов в фокусе четвертой промышленной революции, цифровизации экономики России, изменения образовательной парадигмы и глобальной конкуренции в сфере экспорта образования и академического превосходства. Introduction. The relevance of the study is due to the need to study the features of the organization of the educational process in a modern technical university within the framework of the «third mission» of universities, the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the tasks of digitalizing the Russian economy, training the engineering elite of the future, it is impossible without researching the features of the organization of the educational process in a modern technical university. The article presents the features of the organization of the educational process in a modern technical university. The external factors of a global, all-Russian, regional and local (at the level of educational institutions) character are considered. The aim of the work is to identifying the key features of the organization of the educational process in a modern technical university, which have a significant impact in modern conditions. Research objectives: 1) identify the leading directions and development trends of modern universities; 2) systematize modern ideas about the peculiarities of the organization of the educational process in a modern technical university; 3) substantiate the requirements for applicants to modern technical universities. Material and methods. Theoretical – abstraction, analysis, specification, generalization; empirical – study and generalization of pedagogical experience, study of the products of activity, content analysis. Conclusion. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the substantiation of the specific features of the modern educational process in a technical non-capital university, which most significantly affect it, in the context of increased expectations for the training of qualified personnel for the development of the Russian economy, as well as deficits and challenges, both global and domestic, including regional, agenda. The theoretical significance of the work is associated with identifying and describing the leading trends in the development of domestic universities in the focus of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, digitalization of the Russian economy, changes in the educational paradigm and global competition in the export of education and academic excellence.

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