Learning Intelligence: Innovative and Digital Transformative Learning Strategies

Dr. Kumaran Rajaram is a Senior Lecturer with the Leadership, Management and Organisation Division at the Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. He specializes in Global Leadership, International Management, Cross cultural Management and Cultural Intelligence. Dr. Rajaram lectures, leads a team of senior instructors and is responsible for the curriculum & learning design of management and leadership courses. His holds a concurrent leadership role as the Deputy Academic Director (Liaison) at Nanyang Technopreneruship Centre, NTU. Dr. Rajaram is REP Fellow and teaches in the Renaissance Engineering Programme, which is one of NTU's Premier Scholars Programme. He is also a Fellow with Centre for Research and Development in Learning (CRADLE), where he performs cutting-edge research in organizational & management science, people & culture, learning analytics, culture of learning & learning culture and internationalization of business higher education.

This book provides holistic guidance and proposes practical frameworks to navigate complex learning environments in the rapidly evolving climate, and an environment to facilitate effective learning and knowledge transfer, while advocating a shift in the learning culture, and culture of learning, in varying contexts. It serves well for varying and cross-disciplinary clusters of individuals, particularly for academics, senior management of higher education institutions, and senior leaders of corporate organizations. This book equips readers with a deeper understanding of the evolving and dynamic issues that need to be addressed in the higher education context; to handle multifaceted situations in the process of engaging University students to be nurtured as future global leaders and knowledge workers.

Part 1: Introduction.- Future of learning: Teaching and learning strategies.- Part 2: Cultural and social engineering of learning.- Cultural intelligence in teaching and learning.- Social-psychological intervention: Development of cognitive empathy.- Part 3: Innovation and transformation in learning.- Exploiting disruptive innovation in learning and teaching.- Blended learning.- Authentic learning: Digital transformation and innovations.- Part 4: Digital transformation and data analytics in learning.- Harnessing immersive technologies for innovation in teaching and learning.- Harnessing artificial intelligence for innovation in education.- Part 5: Assessment and feedback for learning.- Assessment, assessment rubrics and feedback.- Part 6: Conclusion.- Concluding thoughts.