Leveling the Learning Curve
Creating a More Inclusive and Connected University
Published on 12. September 2023
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-0-231-20384-5 (ISBN)
Description
Will the COVID-19 pandemic be remembered as a turning point in how universities deliver teaching and learning? How might the widespread use of digital tools change higher education?
This groundbreaking book explores the role of digital education at this crucial crossroads. Built on interviews with more than fifty leading practitioners from major universities and ed-tech firms, Leveling the Learning Curve is an indispensable guide to the inner workings of digital education. Written for university managers and leaders, it explores how new tools can allow universities to reach new audiences and address long-standing imbalances. The authors examine challenges to implementing digital education programs and provide insight into how universities have managed to balance the needs of faculty and on- and off-campus students. The book traces the history of digital education initiatives from Khan Academy, TED Talks, and MOOCs through the pandemic, examining both successes and failures. It offers compelling examples of what a "connected university" looks like in practice, sharing ways digital tools can bring in wider audiences, expand interdisciplinary teaching and learning, connect students to real-life issues, help meet equity goals, and open new revenue streams.
Designed as both a manual and an in-depth study, Leveling the Learning Curve is required reading for educational leaders looking to navigate the complex waters of postpandemic digital education.
This groundbreaking book explores the role of digital education at this crucial crossroads. Built on interviews with more than fifty leading practitioners from major universities and ed-tech firms, Leveling the Learning Curve is an indispensable guide to the inner workings of digital education. Written for university managers and leaders, it explores how new tools can allow universities to reach new audiences and address long-standing imbalances. The authors examine challenges to implementing digital education programs and provide insight into how universities have managed to balance the needs of faculty and on- and off-campus students. The book traces the history of digital education initiatives from Khan Academy, TED Talks, and MOOCs through the pandemic, examining both successes and failures. It offers compelling examples of what a "connected university" looks like in practice, sharing ways digital tools can bring in wider audiences, expand interdisciplinary teaching and learning, connect students to real-life issues, help meet equity goals, and open new revenue streams.
Designed as both a manual and an in-depth study, Leveling the Learning Curve is required reading for educational leaders looking to navigate the complex waters of postpandemic digital education.
Reviews / Votes
An impressive cross-sector review of the successes and failures from across the digital higher education landscape. A must-read for university presidents, provosts, and deans looking to chart their institutions' digital futures. -- Anant Agarwal, founding CEO of edX A crucial book at a crucial time. Education is key to development and our planet's long-term survival. This book asks whether top universities are willing to accept the challenge of playing a major role in this. -- Judith Rodin, former president of the Rockefeller Foundation and the University of Pennsylvania The pandemic let the EdTech genie of the bottle and it's not going back. It's clear that online tools and hybrid learning will play a key role in the future of higher education. This carefully researched book provides and important road map for what this future might look like. -- Vikas Pota, founder and CEO, T4 Education An important book for anyone who cares about the future of higher education in an interconnected world. Addresses both the key challenges and opportunities that post-COVID educational leaders face and the lessons that the pandemic period offers for the future. -- Jonathan Becker, vice chancellor, Open Society University Network Industry after industry has been transformed by digital tools. This smart and practical book argues that now is the time for universities to finally embrace their digital futures, and shows how. -- Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, former French Minister of National Education, Higher Education, and Research The connection between digital education and international development is crucial but often overlooked. This book explores key ways universities can make an impact beyond their gates. -- Jendayi Frazer, former U.S. assistant secretary of state for African affairs By focusing on connectivity and inclusivity, Leveling the Learning Curve shows us how universities can dramatically extend their contributions across what previously were considered barriers. -- Stephen Goldsmith, professor, Harvard University, former mayor of Indianapolis, and former deputy mayor, New York City A fantastic examination of real-world examples of how innovative universities are using digital tools. Explores the key role that digital can play in increasing learning equity. -- Joshua Kim, Dartmouth College, coauthor of <i>Learning Innovation and the Future of Higher Education</i> Leveling the Learning Curve offers a comprehensive assessment of how technology and innovative teaching techniques can reinvent the university classroom, providing better learning for more students in more places at a lower cost. -- David Osborne, author of <i>Reinventing Government</i> Specifically designed as both a DIY manual and an in-depth study of the subject, 'Leveling the Learning Curve: Creating a More Inclusive and Connected University' must be considered as required reading for educational leaders and institutional policy makers seeking to navigate the ever evolving complexities of a post-pandemic digital education in our contemporary colleges and universities. A seminal and groundbreaking study, [LtLC] is especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, and academic library Education Policy Planning and Application collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists. * Midwest Book Review *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Trade binding
Illustrations
104 figures
Dimensions
Height: 147 mm
Width: 225 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
572 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-231-20384-5 (9780231203845)
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Other editions
Additional editions
William B. Eimicke | Soulaymane Kachani | Adam Stepan
Leveling the Learning Curve
Creating a More Inclusive and Connected University
E-Book
10/2023
1st Edition
Columbia University Press
€38.99
Available for download
Persons
William B. Eimicke is professor of practice and founding director of the Picker Center for Executive Education at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and has led major online learning projects at Columbia and with partner institutions around the world. His books include Social Value Investing (with Howard W. Buffett, 2018) and Management Fundamentals (with Steven Cohen, 2020), both published by Columbia University Press.
Soulaymane Kachani is the senior vice provost of Columbia University. He oversees the university's teaching, learning, and innovation strategies and the expansion of its online and hybrid offerings. He also focuses on propelling Columbia's excellence as a global university, working to enhance existing international academic partnerships and develop new ones, and to make its campuses ever more welcoming to students and scholars from around the world.
Adam Stepan is the director of Columbia's Picker Center Digital Education Group. He is also an Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker and the author of more than thirty Columbia and Open Society University Network Case studies, and he serves as a digital education consultant to universities in the United States and abroad.
Soulaymane Kachani is the senior vice provost of Columbia University. He oversees the university's teaching, learning, and innovation strategies and the expansion of its online and hybrid offerings. He also focuses on propelling Columbia's excellence as a global university, working to enhance existing international academic partnerships and develop new ones, and to make its campuses ever more welcoming to students and scholars from around the world.
Adam Stepan is the director of Columbia's Picker Center Digital Education Group. He is also an Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker and the author of more than thirty Columbia and Open Society University Network Case studies, and he serves as a digital education consultant to universities in the United States and abroad.
Content
1. Leveling the Curve
2. The COVID Moment in Context
3. The New Connected University
4. Leading Digital Transformation
5. Digital Competencies
6. Designing and Creating Digital Classes and Programs
7. The Blended Learning Toolkit
8. Digital Case Studies
9. Networked Learning
10. The Future
11. Better Ways to Teach and Learn
Acknowledgments
Appendix: Interviews and Demos Conducted
Index
2. The COVID Moment in Context
3. The New Connected University
4. Leading Digital Transformation
5. Digital Competencies
6. Designing and Creating Digital Classes and Programs
7. The Blended Learning Toolkit
8. Digital Case Studies
9. Networked Learning
10. The Future
11. Better Ways to Teach and Learn
Acknowledgments
Appendix: Interviews and Demos Conducted
Index