Towards Third Generation Learning and Teaching

Murat Yülek is the Rector of Ostim Technical University. A former IMF economist, he is a well-published expert on economic development. He has development policy experience in more than 15 countries and is the author of How Nations Succeed: Manufacturing, Trade, Industrial Policy and Economic Development.J.G. (Hans) Wissema is professor emeritus at TU Delft in the Netherlands and professor of economics at Ostim Technical University. His book Towards the Third Generation University was published in English and six other languages.

“The editors, who have published major texts before, have now attacked one of the core issues that will affect humanity for the remainder of century: how we learn and how organizations learn, and subsequently the effects on this stage of human evolution as these trends converge. Core learning is pragmatic and through osmosis, not the rote methods taught during the industrial era which plagued much of our youth and continues to be the core method for young people globally. The connections and convergence argument have hitherto not been explored in such a coherent and logical manner, combined of course with the editors’ reliance on data and facts. When I read this book, it is as though I am learning anew given its wealth of facts and connections that are obvious after reading, however, had been lost on me prior to being exposed to the book. Who should read this? Educators and students globally, corporate executives, policy makers and scientists. This book is rich and melds the topics of all four constituencies in a hitherto unexplored manner.”—Mr. RehanChaudri, Executive Chairman, Altan Capital.

• Part I. Introduction: 1. Contours of the New Learning; 2. Learning in Perspective; 3. How Do We Learn, Now and Before?; 4. Public Education and the University; Part II. How Demand for Learning Changes: 5. What Do Today’s Students Expect from Education and Learning?; 6. What Do Employers Expect from Education?; 7. Social Learning; 8. The Changing Role of Diplomas; Part III. Driving Forces for Change: 9. New Insights from Pedagogical Research and Experience; 10. Phenomenon-Based Learning, 11. The Virtues of Self-Learning Learning and Distance Learning; 12. Learning by Gaming; 13. What to Expect from Artificial Intelligence; 14. New Insights from Brain Research; Part IV. Learning in Practice: 15. Learning by Writing a Business Plan; 16. Learning in the Industrial University; 17. Phenomenon-Based Learning; 18. Collaboration with Industry (Case); 19. Corporate Learning – The Case of Sberbank University; 20. Case Gaming; Part V. Conclusions: 21. Summing It Up.