Reimagining Digital Learning for Sustainable Development: How Upskilling, Data Analytics, and Educational Technologies Close the Skills Gap

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Reimagining Digital Learning for Sustainable Development is a comprehensive playbook for education leaders, policy makers, and other key stakeholders leading the modernization of learning and development in their institutions as they build a high value knowledge economy and prepare learners for jobs that don't yet exist. Currently, nearly every aspect of human activity, including the ways we absorb and apply learning, is influenced by disruptive digital technologies. The jobs available today are no longer predicators of future employment, and current and future workforce members will need to augment their competencies through a lifetime of continuous upskilling and reskilling to meet the demands of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. This book features curated insights and real-world cases from thought leaders throughout the world and identifies major shifts in content formats, pedagogic approaches, technology frameworks, user and design experiences, and learner roles and expectations that will reshape our institutions, including those in emerging economies. The agile, lean, and cost-effective strategies proposed here will function in scalable and flexible bandwidth environments, enabling education leaders and practitioners to transform brick-and-mortar learning organizations into digital and blended ecosystems and to achieve the United Nation’s ambitious Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Contents Foreword 1 Foreword 2 About the Editor Acknowledgments Acronyms Preface Theme 1 Learning in the 21st-Century 1 Scale of the Challenge - Massive Reskilling and Upskilling Needed - The Crucial Role of Capacity Development 2 The Digital Learning Opportunity 3 Lifelong Learning for Careers That Don't Yet Exist 4 Decision Pathways Leading to the Successful Digital Transformation of Learning Theme 2 Innovative Pedagogies to Advance Reach, Relevance and Quality Learning Outcomes 5 Reimagining Pedagogy for a Digital Age - Conversation With Tony Bates 6 Pedagogical Choreographies for Practitioner Skills Development 7 Quality for New Digital Learning Cultures 8 The Manifesto for Teaching Online and the Complexities of Digital Education Theme 3 New Models for Deeper Learning 9 How MOOCs Are Changing the World and What Lies Ahead 10 Game Mechanics for Digital Learning 11 The Future of Learning Is Immersive: Games, Simulations and Virtual Reality Theme 4 Digital and Blended Learning in Action: Good Practices and Cases 12 Linking Learning to Jobs and Service Delivery in the Public Sector - the Tec de Monterrey Experience 13 Building National-Level Partnerships for E-learning: The Malaysian Experience 14 Improving Performance and Employability Through E-learning: The IDB Experience 15 Lessons From Two Transformational EdTech Initiatives in China 16 Skilling the Youth Bulge in India: NSDC Experiences Theme 5 Future of Content Development: Leveraging Open Resources 17 Open Educational Resources for Sustainable Development: Guidelines for Policy and Capacity Building Theme 6 The Power of the Platform: Smart Technologies and Tools 18 The Power of Open Educational Technology 19 AI, Blockchain and 5G: Implications for Education, Upskilling and Lifelong Learning 20 Reimagining Educational Experiences via Artificial Intelligence and New Technologies 21 A Metaknowledge Framework for the Training of Trainers Using Smart Mobile Learning Applications Theme 7 Modernizing Learning Measurement, Evaluation and Credentialing Through Data Analytics for Insights and Decision Making 22 Evaluating and Improving the Impact of Digital Learning 23 Using Learning Analytics to Accelerate Change 24 Advancing Sustainable Educational Ecosystems With Open Digital Credentials and Badges Theme 8 Mobilizing Partnerships to Support Pathways to Work 25 Partnership Engagements for Sustainable Development: Lessons Learned From Educational Technology Partnerships 26 From Concepts to Action: How to Accelerate Digital Learning to Achieve SDGs - Influencer Viewpoints Conclusion 27 The Future of Learning Is Here - Are You Ready? About the Contributors Index