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Rising to the Challenge of Transforming Higher Education [electronic resource] : Designing Universities for Learning and Teaching / by Alan Bain, Lucia Zundans-Fraser.

By: Contributor(s): Series: SpringerBriefs in EducationPublisher: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2016Edition: 1st ed. 2016Description: VIII, 82 p. 14 illus. in color. online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9789811002618
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 378 23
LOC classification:
  • LB2300-2799.3
Online resources:
Contents:
Preface -- Chapter 1 The Self Organizing University (SOU) -- Chapter 2 The State of Program Design and Development -- Chapter 3 The SOU Model -- Chapter 4 Theory -- Chapter 5 Research -- Chapter 6 Design -- Chapter 7 Implementation -- Chapter 8 The Design in Practice -- Chapter 9 Efficacy Research Underpinning the SOU -- Chapter 10 Impacts and Benefits -- Chapter 11 Engaging with Transformational Change -- Chapter 12 Conclusion.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: Creating a successful and distinctive approach to learning and teaching at scale is a challenge facing all universities. This brief presents the Self-Organizing University (SOU), a transformational whole-of-organization solution for the design, delivery, and evaluation of learning and teaching in all its forms. It describes the elements of the SOU approach along with the implementation process and expected outcomes. It also explains the rationale and research base for each element of the model and how they are connected to create a university-wide model of learning and teaching. It includes guidance for anyone responsible for institutional improvement in the learning and teaching space.
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Preface -- Chapter 1 The Self Organizing University (SOU) -- Chapter 2 The State of Program Design and Development -- Chapter 3 The SOU Model -- Chapter 4 Theory -- Chapter 5 Research -- Chapter 6 Design -- Chapter 7 Implementation -- Chapter 8 The Design in Practice -- Chapter 9 Efficacy Research Underpinning the SOU -- Chapter 10 Impacts and Benefits -- Chapter 11 Engaging with Transformational Change -- Chapter 12 Conclusion.

Creating a successful and distinctive approach to learning and teaching at scale is a challenge facing all universities. This brief presents the Self-Organizing University (SOU), a transformational whole-of-organization solution for the design, delivery, and evaluation of learning and teaching in all its forms. It describes the elements of the SOU approach along with the implementation process and expected outcomes. It also explains the rationale and research base for each element of the model and how they are connected to create a university-wide model of learning and teaching. It includes guidance for anyone responsible for institutional improvement in the learning and teaching space.

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