Digital technologies are influencing the way we learn, live, work, and exist in different contexts of society in the digital age. There are a variety of learning systems that support innovative digital approaches, and universities and organizations around the world are investing in building their own e-learning platforms. Digital technologies are enabling wider access to education and new markets for student recruitment, resulting in increased income prospects for global higher education institutions. Technology enables numerous data and information sources, which give greater access to information and data. It also enables highly virtual environments, which impact teaching and the classroom. The widespread use and application of digital technologies in the teaching and learning process provoke pedagogical inquiry and mediation. It is in this context that Technologies for Sustainable Global Higher Education focuses on analyzing the application of digital technologies in the teaching-learning process.
The chapters in this edited collection seek to answer questions relevant to the context of higher education, such as:
- What is the concept of digital technologies?
- How is digital technology used to mediate the learning process?
- What technologies are used to qualify education in higher education?
This book provides answers to these questions by focusing on issues central to improving education through digital technologies, digital learning, and pedagogical practices in digital education. It also provides case studies of higher education institutions.
Maria José Sousa is a University Professor at ISCTE, a research fellow at Business Research Unit, and a collaborator of IPPS-ISCTE. She is also an expert in digital learning and digital skills, as she has assumed a Post-Doc position from 2016-2018, researching that field, with several publications in journals with high impact factor (Journal of Business Research, Journal of Grid Computing, Future Generation Computer Systems, and others). She is collaborating as an expert in digital skills with Delloite (Brussels) for a request of the European Commission in the creation of a new category regarding digital skills to be integrated with the European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS).
Andreia de Bem Machado holds a doctorate of philosophy degree in Engineering and Knowledge Management from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, Brazil, and a master's degree in Scientific and Technological Education from UFSC. She is a specialist in graduate studies in pedagogy at Santa Catarina State University, Florianópolis, and in management processes. She currently participates in the Athena Project and is in postdoctoral studies at the UFSC.
Gertrudes Aparecida Dandolini is a professor at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, Brazil. Previously, she was a professor at the Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil, between 2003 and 2007, where she was a course coordinator. She is currently the leader of the Research Group on Intelligence, Management and Technology for Innovation (IGTI) and member of ENGIN-Engenharia da Integration and Knowledge Governance.
