Creating Change in the University Teaching and Learning Environment

Abstract

Many people believe that, as a society, we are more than ever before running out of jobs for people to do. With the future of work changing, it is important for the nature of education to change at an even faster rate just to maintain its relevance. The rising costs of education also mean that universities and teachers are held to greater levels of accountability and are increasingly called upon to provide evidence of the learning gains made by students and its relevance to society and the workplace. To re-orient education from a process that provides knowledge to one that creates interest in knowledge, and in translation of knowledge to tangible and intangible benefits to society, many top-down and bottom-up initiatives need to be implemented on a system-wide scale. The articles in this issue exemplify institution-wide as well as classroom-level reforms that seek to renew the higher education landscape. (Abstract taken from first paragraph of document)