"Higher Education: Reflections From the Field. Volume 1-4" ed. by Lee Waller, Sharon Waller, Katherine K.M. Stavropoulos

This book examines practice in the field as institutions struggled to face the worst global pandemic in the last century. The presents various perspectives from educators around the world to illustrate the struggles and triumphs of those facing new challenges and implementing new ideas to empower the educational process.

COVID wrought havoc on the world’s economic systems. Higher education did not escape the ravages brought on by the pandemic as institutions of higher education around the world faced major upheavals in their educational delivery systems. Some institutions were prepared for the required transition to online learning. Most were not. Whether prepared or not, educators rose to the challenge. The innovativeness of educators met the challenges as digital learning replaced the face-to-face environment. In fact, some of the distance models proved so engaging that many students no longer desire a return to the face-to-face model. As with all transitions, some things were lost while others were gained.
These discussions shed light on the impact of the pandemic and the future of higher education post-COVID. Higher education has been forever changed, and higher education as it once was may never return. While many questions arise, the achievements in meeting and overcoming the pandemic illustrate the creativity and innovativeness of educators around the world who inspired future generations of learners to reach new heights of accomplishment even in the face of the pandemic.

The books organized into sections: “The Perspectives of Higher Education”, “COVID as a Catalyst for Change”, “Embracing Online Learning as a Response to COVID”, and “Post Covid: The Way Forward”; “Perils and Promises”, “The State of Online Education”, “Goals and Challenges of Online Learning” and “Innovations in the Age of COVID”; “Changing Education”, “Education in the Pandemic”, “Sustaining University Education”, and “Embracing the Future in a Global World”; “Embracing Quality Assurance”, “Educational Standards and Quality Assurance”, “Evaluating Educational Access” and “Why Assessment?”.

Contents
vol.1
1. Gender, Social Class and ‘A Sense of Belonging’ at University – A Historical Perspective
2. Will the Traditional Teacher Education Models Stand the Pandemics and Cyclones?
3. Resilience of Tertiary Education Students Living with Disabilities – Lessons to Learn from COVID-19 Era
4. Social Impact through the SDGs: Case Studies in Higher Education
5. COVID-19 as a Catalyst for the Acceleration of Change in the Assessment Culture of Caribbean Higher Education Institutions
6. Barriers and Enablers in the Education and Psychosocial Wellbeing of University Students amid the COVID-19: The Case of Eastern Ethiopia, Haramaya University in Focus
7. Analyses of Literature on the Lived-Experiences of International Post-Graduate Students during COVID-19
8. Addressing the Learning Management System Challenges during the COVID-19 Pandemic
9. Enhancing Innovation: The Idea, Validity and Higher Education Reflections from the Field amid COVID-19 Crisis
10. Higher Education Challenges
11. Reflection from the Field of Medical Education in the COVID-19 Pandemic – New Strategies and Practices in Achieving Needed Competencies for Students
12. Reconceptualizing Curriculum Design and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in an ODeL Institution: The Introduction of Technology-Enhanced Learning
13. Lessons Learned during the Transition to Online Learning in a University Nutrition and Exercise Department
14. Reshaping Blended Learning after the COVID-19 Period in Higher Education
15. Organizational Ecology – Evolving Realities in Higher Education from Cholera to Covid – A Michigan State University Planning and Design Case Study
16. Sustainable Pathways for SLP Provisioning amid a National Health Crisis: A Newspaper Review
17. The Experiences of International Students Studying in the UK during the COVID-19 Pandemic
18. Toward Sustainable Teaching: Staff Perceptions of the Delivery of a Rural Medical Program during the COVID-19 Pandemic
19. Exploring the Professional Development and Improvement Strategies of College Teachers’ Skills in the Twenty-First Century in the Era of Covid-19
20. The War as a Factor of Upheavals and Transformations in Higher Education – Experience of Ukraine
21. Reflections from the Field – The Struggles of a Senior Manager in Pursuit of Social Justice and Equity, the Case of Walter Sisulu University in South Africa
vol.2
1. The Barriers in Inclusive Set-Up for Students with Visual Impairment at Higher Education Level – Pakistan Scenario
2. University Entrants’ Moral Ethics at Crossroads – Students’ Behavioral Management Perspective amid Globalization
3. The Role NSFAS has Played to Facilitate Poor Students in South Africa
4. The Transmission of National Languages and the Conservation of Intangible Heritage
5. Higher Education Problems in Angola
6. Neoliberalism, Quasi-Marketization, and the Cultural Changes in the Philippine State Universities and Colleges
7. The Perils and Promises of Private Higher Education in Zimbabwe: The Case of Developing an Online University in Zimbabwe
8. Lessons from Implementing a Higher Education Program in Lesotho
9. Education Technology (EdTech) and the Online Course Revolution
10. Creative Writing in Higher Education: A Literature Review of the Marketplace Relationship
11. Fostering Students’ Learning Experiences in Higher Education – Reflections from Student-Centered Pedagogy and Course Transformation
12. Factors Influencing Information Literacy of University Students
13. Exploring Teachers and Students Perceptions of Online Teaching in Montenegro: What Have We Learned?
14. The Learning Management System of 2028 and How We Start Planning for This Now
15. Gamification – Pros and Cons
16. Complementarities of Teaching and Research on Higher Education
17. Utilizing Design Thinking as a Compass to Develop a Personalized Flipped Learning Curriculum
18. A Review of Digital Learning and ESL Online Classroom Experience in Higher Education
19. Education Innovations during COVID-19 Pandemic: “A Case of Zimbabwe and South Africa Universities”
20. Work Engagement of the Academic Community in Developing an Inclusive Campus
21. Social Media in Higher Education Research and Practical Insights
22. Educational Programs of Business Producers and System Creators for Future Strategy Design Based on Action Project Group Activities through Industry and University Cooperation
23. Visible or Invisible? Arab Students in the Israeli Academic World
24. The Case of Trinity University – An Examination of Vulnerable Students’ Academic Performance in Gateway Courses and Possible Solutions
vol.3
1. Changing the Educational Metaphors
2. A Study on the Writing Educational Needs by Learner Type: Based on the Basic Class of H University
3. Developing a Semiotic Awareness of Argumentation in Academic Writing for Studies in Higher Education
4. The Metaverse for Education
5. Communication as an Essential Strategy in the Success of the Teaching-Learning Process
6. Institutional Policies and Initiatives for the Internationalization of HE: A Case of Southeast Asia and Pakistan
7. Pandemic Pivot: A Faculty Development Program for Enhanced Remote Teaching
8. Synchronous Learning in Institutions of Higher Learning during COVID-19: Lessons from Developing Countries
9. Higher Education: What does the Neurocognitive Evidence Say for Decision-Making and Complex Problem Solving?
10. Experience-Based Reflections on the Blended Learning Pedagogical Approach in Higher Education
11. Flipped Classroom Approach of Teaching Chemistry in Higher Education
12. The Use of Metacognitive Strategies in EFL Academic Writing
13. Teaching Professional Ethical Knowledge and Teaching Digital Skills in Higher Education
14. A Phenomenological Study of an International Class Program at an Indonesian University
15. African Higher Education Centers of Excellence – A Critical Reflection
16. Sustaining University Education for and National Development in Nigeria
17. Artifact Remains in Indonesia as an Object of Field Study of Learning Media for the History of Indonesian Fine Arts Course
18. Academia as a Culture – The ‘Academy’ for Women Academics
19. Alumni Engagement in Higher Education Institutions – Perspectives from India
20. Teacher Education in a Multicultural Globalizing World – Field-Based Reflections
21. Reflections on the Future of Higher Education in the United Kingdom
22. A Systematic Study for Model Management Education toward Problem Based Learning in West Africa
23. Toxic Leadership in Higher Education – What We Know, How It Is Handled
vol.4
1. Performance-Based Assessment through Inquiry-Based Learning
2. Impact of Assertive Social Skills on Problem Solving of University Students
3. Approaches to Quality Assurance and Technological Innovation in Higher Education Institutions
4. A Transpraxis Approach to Higher Education: A Case Study on Methodological Orientations
5. Integration of Science and Islamic Teachings by the PPI-Unas to Fight Environmental Degradation
6. Prospective of Sectoral Competences for the Design of Dictionaries of Professional Competences and Research
7. Principles of Higher Education
8. Peer Observation of Teaching in Phygital Communities of Inquiry
9. Paradigm Shift on Student Assessment Due to COVID-19 Pandemic at Malaysian Medical Schools
10. Higher Education in Arab Minority in Israel – Challenges and Struggles
11. Preparation for Transformative Work Environment – Faculty Member’s Responsibilities for Promoting Life Skills among Learners at the High Education Institutions
12. Ensuring Meaningful Access to Powerful Knowledge to Enable Success of Students from Rural Areas in the Field of Science in Higher Education: A Decolonial Perspective
13. Evaluation of E-Learning Challenging Discourse – Prospects and Problems of Implementation
14. The Implementation of Best Practices of International Projects as the Way of Enhancement of Higher and Business Education in Belarus
15. Students’ Interaction in Breakout Rooms
16. Do Computer Science Students Always Talk about Computer and Technology in English Class?: Exploring the Reflection of Mind from the Field of Study
17. Principalship Educational Policy Challenges in the Management of a Turbulent School Environment
18. What is the Point of Assessments?
19. Competency Modeling and Training Needs Assessment for Staff Development in Higher Education
20. Writing Retreat – A Trajectory towards Academic Language Enhancement
21. The Extracurricular 1000-Point Project: A Descriptive Study of a Creative Activities Model for SQU Students in Oma


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