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Leveling the Learning Curve

Creating a More Inclusive and Connected University
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Leveling the Learning Curve examines the pivotal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on digital education in universities. Drawing on interviews with over fifty leading figures from academia and ed-tech, the book explores how digital tools can expand access, promote equity, and open new opportunities for interdisciplinary teaching and learning. It traces the development of digital initiatives like Khan Academy and MOOCs, assesses postpandemic challenges, and presents practical examples of 'connected universities' leveraging technology to engage a broader student audience.
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This book is ideal for university managers, educational leaders, and policymakers seeking to understand and navigate the complexities of digital education in the postpandemic era.

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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.

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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 programmes 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 post-pandemic digital education.

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Acclaimed by experts: Anant Agarwal describes it as an 'impressive cross-sector review' essential for university leaders. Judith Rodin highlights its significance for global development and education’s future role. Vikas Pota calls it a 'carefully researched road map' for digital education’s evolution, while Jonathan Becker praises its insights into both challenges and opportunities for higher education in an interconnected world.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780231203845

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 12 September 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Columbia University Press

Illustration: 104 figures

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 320

About the Author

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.

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