International Perspectives on the Role of Technology in Humanizing Higher Education

Enakshi Sengupta serves as Associate Director of the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association, USA. Patrick Blessinger is Chief Research Scientist of the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association, USA. Mandla Makhanya is the Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of South Africa.

• Chapter 1. Socially Present? The Perception Of Humanness Online Through Video; Alex Rockey, Lorna Gonzalez, Megan Eberhardt-Alstot and Margaret MerrillChapter 2. The Role Of The Teacher And AI In Education; Cathrine V. FelixChapter 3. The Role Of The Teacher And AI In Education: The Possibilty Of An Optimistic Learning Approach In The Technologically Enabled University; David Edward RoseChapter 4. The Science And Technology Of Educational Interconnectedness; Jeff D. BordenChapter 5. Enhancing The Role Of The Hellenic Open University As A Lifelong Learning Organization: Crossing The Rubicon Into The E-Learning Era; Eugenia Panitsides And Afroditi KarapistolaChapter 6. Humanizing User Experience Design Strategies with New Technologies: AR, VR, MR, Zoom, Ally and AI to Support Student Engagement and Retention in Higher Education; Mercedes M. Fisher and Derek E. BairdChapter 7. Humanization Of English Language Teaching Through Computer-Assisted Language Learning In Turkish Tertiary Level English As A Foreign Language Classes; Serpil Meri-Yilan

'While providing perspectives from around the world, this highly useful text more specifically presents a holistic understanding of how technology facilitates the kind of human-centered learning teachers, administrators, and students need and deserve. Founded on classroom-based experiences, the authors take an in-depth view of emerging technological innovations such as artificial intelligence and various forms of virtual reality in addition to more commonly incorporated design practices such as video-based conferencing, make those technologies and corresponding practices understandable, and present ways of both critically engaging with and humanizing those technologies and practices. Though most directly related to higher education, the content presented is highly applicable in primary, secondary, and two-year college contexts as well, which is especially important in this time of remote learning now ushered in by pandemic realities.'