Kybernetes: Volume 48 Issue 7

Guest editorial

Alfonso Reyes

Cybersystemic education: enabling society for a better future

Markus Schwaninger

This study aims to explore an exemplar of the design and application of a systemic framework for higher education. The field of application is in the social sciences and the…

The experimenting university

Camilo Olaya

What has been called “the McDonaldization of universities” (another name for top-down and strong corporate managerialism) has gained momentum as a model for governing and managing…

Learning the “systems language”: the current challenge for engineering education

Hernán López Garay, Alfonso Reyes

Present-day engineering education is in dire need to expose would-be engineers to a systemic view of the world. Society’s problems are getting increasingly complex “wicked”…

Students as active citizens: A systems perspective on a Jean Monnet module, experiential learning and participative approaches

Igor Perko, Zoraida Mendiwelso-Bendek

Students develop knowledge through an ongoing process of learning embodied in their daily experiences. As citizens, they develop an identity in their communities as they build…

From digital citizen to digital professional

Olga Marino, Jaime Andres Gutierrez, Sandra Aguirre

This paper aims to propose and evaluate a pedagogically sound and innovative strategy to teach a higher education course that prepares future professionals to intelligently use…

Reengineering engineering education at the University of los Andes: The REDINGE2 pilot project

Álvaro Hernán Galvis, Angélica Avalo, Alexandra Ramírez, Diana Carolina Cortés, Helmman Cantor

The REDINGE2 – Reengineering Engineering Teaching, version 2 – project seeks to transform engineering education practices at the University of los Andes (UNIANDES) by using…

Factors affecting students’ engagement with online content in blended learning

Alka Dwivedi, Prasoom Dwivedi, Samo Bobek, Simona Sternad Zabukovšek

Increasing use of information and communication technology (ICT) in education has, along with other consequences, shifted the context from teacher-centric to student-centric…

A cyber-systemic learning action approach towards selected students’ competencies development

Tjaša Štrukelj, Dejana Zlatanović, Jelena Nikolić, Simona Sternad Zabukovšek

The purpose of this paper is to prove that it is possible and necessary that higher education institutions develop appropriate competencies of students during the learning process…

Pedagogical mentoring and transformation of teaching practices in university

Carola Hernandez, Irma Alicia Flores

The purpose of this paper is to identify how pedagogical mentoring contributed to the transformation of teachers’ pedagogical practices and to the consolidation of a team of…

Embodying engineering leadership: Learning from the implementation of the engineering leadership program

Wilson Antonio Florez

Accrediting boards and employers agree that there is a growing need for engineering leadership training. The aforementioned recognized, soft skills training is still an incipient…