Academagogical Framework for Effective University Education - Promoting Millennial Centric Learning in Global Knowledge Society

Shekhar Murthy
2011 2011 IEEE International Conference on Technology for Education  
Tectonic shifts are rapidly occurring in the education-space. Two streams of thought are rapidly emerging:  Current academia produce fails to meet industry expectations, thus, impacting employability readiness of fresh entrants into the corporate;  Life-style changes in millennials, concomitant with technology advancements, rendering current academic approaches inadequate, and outdated This paper reflects on the current educational practices and suggests a framework that draws from the best
more » ... actices of learning methods, leveraging on technological and life-style changes, to make university education more relevant, and effective. The proposed framework hinges on the precept of heutagogy with a learner-centric focus that actively empowers participants in building effective learning content, and delivery methods, thus promoting jointownership to university programs and courses.
doi:10.1109/t4e.2011.59 dblp:conf/t4e/Murthy11 fatcat:egf6tgr3anhnlikzq57dqr7yfi