Naslov
Higher education and cross-disciplinary solutions in a digitalized world: advantages and pitfalls

Autori
Botić, Katarina

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, pregledni

Knjiga
Disentangled vision on higher education. Preparing the Generation Next

Urednik/ci
Leandro, Francisco José ; Oberoi, Roopinder

Izdavač
Peter Lang Publishing Inc.

Grad
New York (NY)

Godina
2023

Raspon stranica
397-407

ISBN
978-1-4331-8594-6

Ključne riječi
higher education ; interdisciplinarity ; digitalized world ; COVID-19 ; UNESCO ; OECD ; European Union ; advantages and pitfalls

Sažetak
Need to change the way we learn and teach appeared before the current COVID-19 global crisis, with its global recognition in the form of UNESCO Education 2030 Incheon Declaration and other initiatives, such as OECD’s The Future of Education and Skills 2030 project. With the beginning of the pandemic and consequent global lockdowns, education was very quickly pushed to the virtual world. The immediate inequality observed was in the access to the good quality connectivity and international mobility of people, reduced public funding, permanent closures of programs / institutions resulting in loss of skills, etc. Increased investment in new and easily accessible technologies, which enhance international communication and education, creation of virtual campuses / exchange programs or boosting already existing ones (e.g. ERASMUS+ Virtual Exchange) are positive outcomes of the current global crisis. However, this approach may have hidden pitfalls such as problems regarding isolation, loss of sense of belonging to student community, inability to learn additional skills necessary to present and transmit knowledge etc. An interdisciplinary approach to education and science may be affected if it is performed exclusively in a virtual environment because it is based on practical (face-to-face) work and the application of acquired knowledge in everyday life. Education in the virtual form has taken a step forward which would be almost impossible to reverse, but it must be combined with live teaching, especially when it comes to acquiring new skills and knowledge for both students and teachers. Alternative programs, formally funded or informally organized at the level of universities or individual institutions, should become part of the overall education because these programs represent an aspect of interdisciplinary cooperation that will be otherwise lost thus resulting in the loss of valuable skills.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Interdisciplinarne humanističke znanosti

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