Vol .1 Digital Transformation of Educational Organizations The widespread digitalization of all aspects of life, including the disruption caused by the Internet and the invasion by artificial intelligence, necessitates rethinking educational transformation processes. The broader purpose of the digital transformation of education is to develop an effective educational system that fits the needs of the digital economy and guarantees easy access to information for stakeholders in this sector. Vol. 2 Theory and Practice of Online Learning Today, online learning is the most accessible pathway to the new knowledge economy and related jobs for the majority of working people. To be effective for the next generation, online learning has to include mobile learning, e-gaming, online communities, and learning management systems that engage each user. This volume introduces connectivism, with its capacity to exploit the connections to knowledge and to people afforded by the now ubiquitous Internet and its applications. Vol. 3 Teaching in a Digital Age The book examines the underlying principles that guide effective teaching in an age when all of us, and in particular the students we are teaching, are using technology. A framework for making decisions about your teaching is provided, while understanding that every subject is different, and every instructor has something unique and special to bring to their teaching.
Steven Thornton, University of Sydney Business School is leading strategist of Digital Learning leads the work to provide professional development and collaborative support for teaching and learning activities, including the implementation of the university's blended learning approach and the use of data to enhance student learning. He is also a Professor of Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Business School's first Fellow of Multidisciplinary Innovation, collaborating with other faculties and multidisciplinary institutes to develop impactful, multidisciplinary research and teaching programs. In 2020, he spearheaded the development of a new, highly multidisciplinary (engaging six faculties/schools) Major in Innovation & Entrepreneurship for undergraduate students across the University of Sydney; and during 2019 - 2023 he led the inaugural Innovation Catalyst project at the University of Sydney Nano Institute, "Engaged Innovation Scholarship for Impact", in which social scientists are embedded into teams of engineers, natural scientists and biomedical researchers to study innovation 'in the making' while actively contributing to it. Prior to 2019, he worked for 20 years at McGill University (Canada). He publishes regularly in leading journals (e.g. Academy of Management Annals; Academy of Management Journal; Academy of Management Review; Journal of Management Studies; Organization Studies; Strategic Management Journal). His research focuses on technological innovation and institutional development driven by the emergence of digital technology. In addition to the University of Sydney, he also had success in multidisciplinary leadership roles at McGill University. In 2013 he was a founding member of McGill University's Innovation Steering Committee, and he served as its Co-Chair during 2015 - 2017. There, he initiated change projects aimed at instilling a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship at McGill, including: new Minors in Entrepreneurship for non-Management undergraduate students; revisions to McGill's intellectual property policy; formalized recognition of innovation and entrepreneurship as important and valid forms of impact when assessing promotion and tenure; and facilitation of access to laboratories for start-ups.
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