Technology and Workplace Skills for the Twenty-First Century

<p>Introduction; Kamila Ghazali and Deane Neubauer<br/>PART I: THE PROBLEMATIC<br/>1. Twenty First Century Work Skills and Competencies; Deane Neubauer and John N. Hawkins<br/>2. Social Media, Social Intelligence, and Emerging Trends in Higher Education Communication; W. James Jacob<br/>3. How to Survive and Thrive: Educating the Technologically Adept for Success in the Twenty-first Century; Lindsay A. Gibson and William A. Sodeman<br/>4. Reshaping Higher Education for a Globalized Future; Deborah Halbert<br/>PART II: COUNTRY STUDIES <br/>5. Twentieth-first Century Engineering Education: KMUTT Imagineering Program; Bundit Thipakorn and Klangjai S. Tawornpichayachai<br/>6. Student Learning Through Active Learning: How Learning Commons Support Students ' ' Independent Learning; Reiko Yamada<br/>7. The Politicization of the PhD and the Employability of Doctoral Graduates: an Australian Case-Study in a Global Context; Denise Cuthbert and Tebeje Molla<br/>8. US Public Higher Education: The Challenge to Lower Costs and Increase Access and Quality; Linda Johnsrud<br/>9. Teacher Education Innovation in Northeast Normal University of China: University- Governments-School Cooperation Model; Guangping Li and Rao Congman<br/>10. Graduate Competencies: Issues and Solutions of Graduate Employability in Malaysia; Shukran Abd Rahman and Koo Yew Lie<br/>11. Vietnam Higher Education and The Role of Learners in the Twenty-First Century; Nguyen Thi My Ngoc<br/>12. Determining Quality and Relevance in US Universities: Who Should Decide? And How Should They Decide?; A. Lee Fritschler and Arthur M. Hauptman<br/>13. Emerging New Identities for Public Universities: Implications on the Postgraduate Programs in University of Malaya; Kamila Ghazali<br/>14. Internship Programs of Higher Education in Taiwan: Cases from Fu Jen Catholic University; Wei-Pen Tsai, Shang-Chi Gong, Mei-Tzu Chiang, and Chen-Fon Lin<br/>15. Where from Here?; Kamila Ghazali and Deane Neubauer</p>