People, Place, and Purpose

2022 ◽  
pp. 55-70
Author(s):  
Sharon Kehl Califano
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Skills Gap ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Improve Efficiency ◽  
Learning Practices ◽  
Higher Ed ◽  
The Future ◽  
Major Reform ◽  
To Come

While higher ed institutions have been incorporating online learning into their curriculum and delivery of content, the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic acted as a catalyst for major reform and reconsideration of learning practices, especially online. This chapter focuses on the ramifications of the pandemic on people, place, and purpose in ways that will have long-lasting meaning for both higher education options and the future of work for years to come. From the form of delivery to the way in which content becomes measured, mastered, and linked to employment opportunities, the future of higher education and work will demand non-degree offerings (NDO) that align with skills gap needs to improve efficiency, speed to completion, and qualifications for jobs and/or promotion.

scholarly journals A Framework to The Inventory of Cuture-based Tourism Products

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cláudia Henriques ◽  
Manuela Guerreiro ◽  
Júlio Mendes
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rates ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Market Segment ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
The Future ◽  
World Tourism Organization ◽  
Tourism Destinations ◽  
To Come ◽  
Tourism Organization

Cultural Tourism is a promising market segment with higher growth rates than other niches. World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) data indicate that the proportion of international trips accounted for cultural motivations grew from 37% in 1995 to 40% in 2004. Additionally, UNWTO (2015) considers that this type of tourism could, in the future, increase competitiveness, create employment opportunities, generate income for investment in preservation, and simultaneously contribute to a sense of pride and self-esteem among host communities. In this article the authors propose a reflection on cultural tourism, based on the questioning of concepts such as tourism and culture, experiences and transformations. To this purpose, this paper aims to come up with a framework upon which tourism destinations can develop culture-based tourism products.

How automation and digital disruption are shaping the workforce of the future

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 242-245
Author(s):  
Debora Card ◽  
Craig Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Skills Gap ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Future Of Work ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Future ◽  
Digital Disruption ◽  
To Come ◽  
It Skills

Purpose With the US unemployment rate at 50-year lows and the increased use of automation expected to force organizations to replace or retrain over 25 per cent of their workforce, enterprises need new ways to re-skill employees to prepare for future needs. Design/methodology/approach The authors spoke with HR leaders of different enterprises to see how they will adapt to the future of work with the combination of automation in the workplace. After gaining insights from multiple sources, they were able to come to some conclusions on how the future of work is shaping up to be. Findings After gaining insights, they were able to find that companies that seek to combine the best of human ingenuity, empathy and change resilience with the prudent use of automation and re-skilling will be leading the workforce of the future. Originality/value This paper from ISG was created to give insights into Strategic HR Review from real customers and research conducted. This paper gives valuable insights on how enterprises are actually re-skilling employees to adapt to the rise of automation and IT skills gap.

scholarly journals Systemic Changes in Higher Education

in education ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
George Siemens ◽  
Kathleen Matheos
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Educational Change ◽  
Information Access ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
Power Shift ◽  
The Future

A power shift is occurring in higher education, driven by two trends: (a) the increased freedom of learners to access, create, and re-create content; and (b) the opportunity for learners to interact with each other outside of a mediating agent. Information access and dialogue, previously under control of the educator, can now be readily fulfilled by learners. When the essential mandate of universities is buffeted by global, social/political, technological, and educational change pressures, questions about the future of universities become prominent. The integrated university faces numerous challenges, including a decoupling of research and teaching functions. Do we still need physical classrooms? Are courses effective when information is fluid across disciplines and subject to continual changes? What value does a university provide society when educational resources and processes are open and transparent?Keywords: higher education; freedom of learners; open access; online learning

scholarly journals COVID-19 Pandemic and Possible Futures of Adult Online Learning in Higher Education : Six Trends That Could Shape the Future

2021 ◽  
pp. 72-85
Author(s):  
Nicolas Gagnon
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Adult Education ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Time Span ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
The Future ◽  
Adult Online Learning ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Insight Into

The COVID-19 pandemic has had and will have, profound effects on adult education (Boeren, Roumell & Roessger, 2020; Kapplinger & Lichte, 2020) and online learning practices. The impact was unprecedented and led to the largest and quickest transformation of pedagogic practice ever seen in contemporary universities (Brammer & Clark, 2020). Although it is too soon for a full assessment, the first step is to gain insight into an understanding of the macro trends taking shape inside and outside the walls of institutions and then explore how these trends may affect the future. Against this background, a question arises: How is the COVID-19 pandemic shaping the future of adult online learning in higher education? Drawing on adult education and higher education scholarly and practitioner literature published over the last year, the purpose of this paper is threefold: (i) in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, to identify and analyze emerging trends that could shape the future of adult online education in higher education, (ii) to analyze these trends over a longer time span in the literature, and (iii) to explore the possible futures of adult education and online learning in higher education.

The Future of Online Learning in Higher Education

2011 ◽  
pp. 279-290
Author(s):  
Marshall G. Jones ◽  
Stephen W. Harmon
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Technology In Teaching ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
Near Term ◽  
Future Technologies

This chapter addresses the future of online learning and online learning technologies in higher education. Our understanding of the use of future technologies can be aided by a better understanding of how we have addressed the use of technologies in our past and in our present. A brief history of the use of technology in teaching and learning serves as a catalyst for a discussion of the near term, mid-range and far term technologies and possible issues associated with them. The authors propose that keeping the focus on human learning instead of specific tools will help higher education take full advantage of online learning in the near and far term future.

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Higher Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Eren Bisen ◽  
Emin Alp Arslan ◽  
Kamil Yildirim ◽  
Yetkin Yildirim
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Machine Learning ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Curriculum Planning ◽  
Virtual Classrooms ◽  
The Future

Artificial intelligence and machine learning have the potential to address many of the problems that have emerged in higher education due the rapid and haphazard transition to online learning brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. These problems include students' struggle to self-regulate their learning, the increase in curriculum planning and administrative workload for teachers, and the loss of personalized interaction between students and teachers. This chapter explores how artificial intelligence can be used to help students and teachers to adapt to the new realities of online learning, and how these technologies could further transform higher education in the future. By providing more personalized, flexible, inclusive, and engaging learning experiences, artificial intelligence has the potential to re-invigorate students and teachers both and to make virtual classrooms more meaningful and productive.

scholarly journals Artificial Intelligence and the Academy's Loss of Purpose

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Picciano
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Adaptive Learning ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Online Technology ◽  
The Future ◽  
To Come ◽  
Traditional Roles

This article speculates on the future of higher education as online technology, specifically adaptive learning and analytics as infused by artificial intelligence software, develops and matures. Online and adaptive learning have already advanced within the academy, but the most significant changes are yet to come. These evolving technologies have the potential to change the traditional roles in our colleges and universities to the point that many educators will reconsider their purposes as teachers, researchers and administrators.

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