"Higher Education: Reflections From the Field. Volume 1" ed. by Lee Waller, Sharon Waller, Katherine K.M. Stavropoulos

This book examines practice in the field as institutions struggled to face the worst global pandemic in the last century. This volume presents various perspectives from educators around the world to illustrate the struggles and triumphs of those facing new challenges and implementing new ideas to empower the educational process. The volume is organized into four sections on “The Perspectives of Higher Education”, “COVID as a Catalyst for Change”, “Embracing Online Learning as a Response to COVID”, and “Post Covid: The Way Forward”.

COVID wrought havoc on the world’s economic systems. Higher education did not escape the ravages brought on by the pandemic as institutions of higher education around the world faced major upheavals in their educational delivery systems. Some institutions were prepared for the required transition to online learning. Most were not. Whether prepared or not, educators rose to the challenge. The innovativeness of educators met the challenges as digital learning replaced the face-to-face environment. In fact, some of the distance models proved so engaging that many students no longer desire a return to the face-to-face model. As with all transitions, some things were lost while others were gained. This book examines practice in the field as institutions struggled to face the worst global pandemic in the last century.
These discussions shed light on the impact of the pandemic and the future of higher education post-COVID. Higher education has been forever changed, and higher education as it once was may never return. While many questions arise, the achievements in meeting and overcoming the pandemic illustrate the creativity and innovativeness of educators around the world who inspired future generations of learners to reach new heights of accomplishment even in the face of the pandemic.

Contents
1. Gender, Social Class and ‘A Sense of Belonging’ at University – A Historical Perspective
2. Will the Traditional Teacher Education Models Stand the Pandemics and Cyclones?
3. Resilience of Tertiary Education Students Living with Disabilities – Lessons to Learn from COVID-19 Era
4. Social Impact through the SDGs: Case Studies in Higher Education
5. COVID-19 as a Catalyst for the Acceleration of Change in the Assessment Culture of Caribbean Higher Education Institutions
6. Barriers and Enablers in the Education and Psychosocial Wellbeing of University Students amid the COVID-19: The Case of Eastern Ethiopia, Haramaya University in Focus
7. Analyses of Literature on the Lived-Experiences of International Post-Graduate Students during COVID-19
8. Addressing the Learning Management System Challenges during the COVID-19 Pandemic
9. Enhancing Innovation: The Idea, Validity and Higher Education Reflections from the Field amid COVID-19 Crisis
10. Higher Education Challenges
11. Reflection from the Field of Medical Education in the COVID-19 Pandemic – New Strategies and Practices in Achieving Needed Competencies for Students
12. Reconceptualizing Curriculum Design and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in an ODeL Institution: The Introduction of Technology-Enhanced Learning
13. Lessons Learned during the Transition to Online Learning in a University Nutrition and Exercise Department
14. Reshaping Blended Learning after the COVID-19 Period in Higher Education
15. Organizational Ecology – Evolving Realities in Higher Education from Cholera to Covid – A Michigan State University Planning and Design Case Study
16. Sustainable Pathways for SLP Provisioning amid a National Health Crisis: A Newspaper Review
17. The Experiences of International Students Studying in the UK during the COVID-19 Pandemic
18. Toward Sustainable Teaching: Staff Perceptions of the Delivery of a Rural Medical Program during the COVID-19 Pandemic
19. Exploring the Professional Development and Improvement Strategies of College Teachers’ Skills in the Twenty-First Century in the Era of Covid-19
20. The War as a Factor of Upheavals and Transformations in Higher Education – Experience of Ukraine
21. Reflections from the Field – The Struggles of a Senior Manager in Pursuit of Social Justice and Equity, the Case of Walter Sisulu University in South Africa


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