scholarly journals Future of Rankings in Higher Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 8628-8635
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Scientific Progress ◽  
First Century ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Past ◽  
Rapid Spread ◽  
The Future

In the late 1990s, some institutions started discussing the idea of comparing universities and educational institutions according to certain criteria. Since then, the rankings of universities have become widespread. With the rapid spread, extended and developed scientific progress and technological development every day as we have not seen before, and with the increasing spread of the Internet, these sites have become dependent on the Internet to obtain the data they rely on in the ranking of these universities. Because the ranking of universities, educational institutions, higher education institutions, colleges, and institutes is one of the main elements that have been used in the past two centuries, and because the ranking of universities has become one of the most important ways and means to measure the development or decline of universities, it was important to clarify the mechanisms of the ranking of universities in This period of the twenty-first century and the expected perception for tanking of university for the future period. The aim of this research paper is to present a study on the methods and methodologies that can be used to measure the ranking of universities, taking into account the technological development that has taken place over the past period and to determine what is the possibility of relying on the ranking in the future as a tool to measure the progress and development of universities and the possibility of relying on the Internet as a reliable means of ranking. Observations regarding the educational institutions' perception of ranking are also discussed. Keywords: Ranking, University Rankings, Higher Education Institutions Ranking, Future Ranking, Top Universities, Standards, Indicators, Future

Gaining a Past, Losing a Future: Web 2.0 and Internet Historicity

2012 ◽  
Vol 143 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Allen
Keyword(s):  
Popular Culture ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
First Century ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Historical Interpretation ◽  
Web 3.0 ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
Or Practice ◽  
The Web

This article explore how, in the first decade of the twenty-first century, the internet became historicised, meaning that its public existence is now explicitly framed through a narrative that locates the current internet in relation to a past internet. Up until this time, in popular culture, the internet had been understood mainly as the future-in-the-present, as if it had no past. The internet might have had a history, but it had no historicity. That has changed because of Web 2.0, and the effects of Tim O'Reilly's creative marketing of that label. Web 2.0, in this sense not a technology or practice but the marker of a discourse of historical interpretation dependent on versions, created for us a second version of the web, different from (and yet connected to) that of the 1990s. This historicising moment aligned the past and future in ways suitable to those who might control or manage the present. And while Web 3.0, implied or real, suggests the ‘future’, it also marks out a loss of other times, or the possibility of alterity understood through temporality.

scholarly journals Development of a software product for forecasting the entrance of applicants to higher educational institutions

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 55-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viacheslav Osadchyi ◽  
Vladyslav Kruglyk ◽  
Dmitriy Bukreyev
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Neural Networks ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Software Tool ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Software Product ◽  
The Future ◽  
Higher Educational

The article highlights the problems of forecasting the entrance of university entrants into higher education institutions in connection with the constant fluctuations of the labor market and socio-demographic processes, which completely violate the results of the predictions of classical statistical methods, therefore the author studies the necessity of developing a software tool for forecasting the entrance of entrants to higher education institutions , which will operate on the basis of the neural network and will be able to adapt to the conditions of constant chaotic oscillations. The author emphasizes that neural networks are a modern and leading area of research and program development, and proves that the use of neural networks in the prediction of educational processes will allow obtaining results with a much higher level of accuracy and less time. The article contains analysis of theoretical information about neural networks and analysis of existing algorithms of neural networks operation. The author mentions the advantages and disadvantages of each algorithm, provides a comparative analysis and concludes that it is expedient to use each of the methods in a software tool for forecasting the entrance of entrants to higher education institutions. In the course of the work, the author carried out software modelling of the various methods of teaching neural networks, conducted testing, received and disclosed the results of each method, carried out an analysis of their actual effectiveness in predicting small and large volumes of information with different inputs and made the conclusion that the expediency of their use in the future software. The mathematical features of the construction of neural networks, their training and further use are revealed, the basic requirements for the future of the software product, namely the method of work, input data, the method of displaying the results and the layout of the future software, are revealed. The main blocks of the software for forecasting the entrance of entrants to higher education institutions are shown. It was concluded that it is expedient to use neural networks and work on a software tool for forecasting the entrance of entrants to higher educational institutions has been started, vectors of further researches and developments have been selected.

The New Challenges in the Training of the Engineer for the Industry 4.0

2021 ◽  
pp. 1711-1720
Author(s):  
Sergio Ricardo Mazini ◽  
Márcia Maria Teresa Baptistella
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
University Center ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
The Future ◽  
New Challenges

The growing changes brought about by new concepts and new technologies, such as Industry 4.0, have demanded that educational institutions seek new teaching and learning methodologies, as well as new resources that can contribute to the training of the future engineer. This chapter demonstrates some practices adopted in the process of training the future engineer in a university center in the interior of the state of São Paulo through the use of the CDIO initiative. The results presented confirm the importance and necessity of changes in the teaching and learning process in higher education institutions.

scholarly journals A Study Into The Effects Of eLearning On Higher Education

2005 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-27
Author(s):  
Gurmak Singh ◽  
◽  
John O'Donoghue ◽  
Harvey Worton ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Prospective Students ◽  
Global Impact ◽  
Course Materials ◽  
Business Market ◽  
The Way

The Internet is a technological development that has the potential to change not only the way society retains and accesses knowledge but also to transform and restructure traditional models of higher education, particularly the delivery and interaction in and with course materials and associated resources. Utilising the Internet to deliver eLearning initiatives has created expectations both in the business market and in higher education institutions. Indeed, eLearning has enabled universities to expand on their current geographical reach, to capitalise on new prospective students and to establish themselves as global educational providers. This paper examines the issues surrounding the implementation of eLearning into higher education, including the structure and delivery of higher education, the implications to both students and lecturers and the global impact on society.

The New Challenges in the Training of the Engineer for the Industry 4.0

2019 ◽  
pp. 326-335
Author(s):  
Sergio Ricardo Mazini ◽  
Márcia Maria Teresa Baptistella
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
University Center ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
The Future ◽  
New Challenges

The growing changes brought about by new concepts and new technologies, such as Industry 4.0, have demanded that educational institutions seek new teaching and learning methodologies, as well as new resources that can contribute to the training of the future engineer. This chapter demonstrates some practices adopted in the process of training the future engineer in a university center in the interior of the state of São Paulo through the use of the CDIO initiative. The results presented confirm the importance and necessity of changes in the teaching and learning process in higher education institutions.

scholarly journals Mission in Higher Education in Slovenia: Sustainability in Engineering versus Others Sector

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7947
Author(s):  
Kristijan Breznik ◽  
Kris M. Y. Law ◽  
Jasmina Zeme
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Social Sustainability ◽  
Mission Statements ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Development Education ◽  
The Past ◽  
Higher Educational

With the proper mission, higher educational institutions can search for their opportunities and eliminate their weaknesses in the market. In the paper, mission statements from engineering institutions are compared with other higher educational institutions in Slovenia. Results of the content analysis reveal that “development”, “education”, “research” and “knowledge” are words with the highest frequency, confirming similar studies in the past. Dimensions of sustainability are not equally distributed in mission statements of engineering and other institutions. The dimension of environmental sustainability is more exposed in engineering higher education institutions. On the other hand, the dimension of social sustainability is more exposed in non-engineering (others) higher education institutions.

Epilogue

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Dorn
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
First Century ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Corporate Values ◽  
For Profit ◽  
American Higher Education ◽  
Twenty First Century ◽  
Social Ethos

This epilogue argues that by the beginning of the twenty-first century, a social ethos of affluence dominated American higher education—a transformation that has hardly gone unnoticed. Most recently, the already-aggressive pursuit of wealth by both educational institutions and their students has intensified through what many observers have labeled the corporatization of higher education. Of course, corporate values have been influencing higher education for well over a hundred year. In recent decades, however, the change has been of a much greater magnitude in both style and substance, as affluence-oriented colleges and universities have shifted from being influenced by commercial values to becoming corporate entities, with some higher-education institutions being established as for-profit corporations.

Features of teaching the discipline "Didactics of higher education" in non-pedagogical specialties

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Stareva
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Informal Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Professional Programs ◽  
Process Formation ◽  
The Future ◽  
Student Training

The author reveals the necessity of introducing into the educational and professional programs of preparation of masters of non-pedagogical specialties of the discipline "Didactics of higher education". Formation of pedagogical competences of the teacher of the higher school will allow the future specialists professional activity in the institutions of higher education. The article reveals the essence of didactic competence and peculiarities of its formation in higher education students in the current conditions of organizing the initial process. The competency approach should permeate all aspects of student training. Therefore, a special (didactic) competence should be included in the list of the graduates' learning outcomes. The didactic competence is the ability to apply knowledge of psychology and pedagogy (didactics) in the educational process of higher education institutions. In the orientation of the educational and professional program of the master of non-pedagogical specialties it is necessary to enter competencies that allow him to engage in teaching activities. General competences add to the ability to carry out pedagogical activities using innovative educational technologies, and special competences add to the ability to organize the educational process and carry out scientific research in order to solve topical problems of the theory, methodology, organization and practice of higher education students. One of the most important compulsory (normative) disciplines that enable the future specialist to teach special and professional disciplines in higher education institutions should be "Didactic of Higher Education". This is the main feature of forming didactic competence in higher education institutions. But the competent approach in higher education does not come down to a separate discipline, but because the phenomenon of integral and dynamic develops in the process of formal, non-formal and informal education and is in constant development and self-development. All stages of preparation of the master of non-pedagogical specialties for teaching activity should be directed on achievement of the main purpose of the educational process — formation of pedagogical competences of applicants of higher education.

DISTANCE LEARNING AS AN ALTERNATIVE FORM OF CONTINUING EDUCATION: PROBLEMS AND TERMS OF REALISATION

2020 ◽  
pp. 87-92
Author(s):  
Сергей Александрович Грязнов
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Educational Technologies ◽  
Alternative Form ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Classical Training ◽  
Teaching In Higher Education

Технологии меняют образ жизни и деятельность человека. Глобальная сеть Интернет облегчает быстрый доступ к полезной информации. Социальная, культурная и образовательная конкурентоспособность находятся под влиянием образовательных технологий, которые положительно влияют на стиль, продолжительность и метод обучения в высших учебных заведениях. Дистанционное образование возможно применять и как полноценную самодостаточную форму, и как дополнение к классическому обучению в аудиториях. Автор рассматривает в статье дистанционную форму обучения как альтернативу традиционной форме преподавания в вузах на время периодов самоизоляции (пандемии, сезонные карантины), а также как дополнение к традиционным формам обучения. Анализируются проблемные и положительные аспекты применения данной формы. Указаны возможные форматы обучения в условиях дистанционного образования. Выделены сильные и слабые стороны использования некоторых технологий. Technologies alter the way of living and work of a person. The Internet world network makes it easier to quickly access useful information. Social, cultural and educational competitiveness are influenced by educational technologies that positively influence the style, duration and method of education in higher education institutions. Distance education can be used as a full-fledged self-sufficient form, or as a Supplement to classical training in classrooms. The author considers distance learning as an alternative to the traditional form of teaching in higher education institutions during periods of self-isolation (pandemics, seasonal quarantines), as well as as an addition to traditional forms of education. The problem and positive aspects of using this form are analyzed. Possible formats of training in the conditions of distance education are specified. The strengths and weaknesses of the use of certain technologies are highlighted.

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