Transformations and Changing Perspectives in Higher Education India's Last Decade

Introduction 1

The Changing Perspectives in Global Higher Education 3

1 Global Higher Education: Redefining Boundaries 5

TEJ PRATAP SINGH

2 The Changing Trends in International Education in India: A review 19

LIJO THOMAS AND LEENA N. FUKEY

The Changing Perspectives in Indian Higher Education 35

3 Higher Education in India: Need for Paradigm Shift 37

JULIE P. LAZAR

4 Challenges and Solutions in Implementing NEP 2020 in Engineering Education 47

IVEN JOSE, JAMES SATHYA KUMAR AND SUSHANTH G.

5 National Education Policy 2020’s Structural or Fundamental Change the Way forward: A Study of Higher Education Institutions 65

ANSON L. ALBUQUERQUE AND JEFFREY L. VIEGAS

6 Digital Transformation in Indian Higher Education: A Way Forward for India 74

LOPAMUDRA BISWAL AND K. CHELLAMANI

7 Changing Landscape of Job Market and the Challenges Before HEIs 84

G. JOHN

8 Recent Trends in the Contribution of Student-Centric Support in Higher Educational Institutions in Tamil Nadu 92

G. KALVIKKARASI AND K. SRIDHAR

The Changing Perspectives in Curriculum Design and Delivery 101

9 The Role of Colleges in the Context of CBCS and Ranking Systems and the Expected Role of NEP 103

S. SRIDEVI

10 Impact of Outcome-Based Education Curriculum: Design and Delivery Approach 111

S. LAVANYA AND J. BALAVIJAYALAKSHMI

11 An Inclusive, Capacity-Oriented Curriculum Design and Delivery for Higher Education Institutions of India: A Proposed Framework 117

ROSELINE FLORENCE GOMES

12 Design and Evaluation of Course Outcomes in Outcome-Based Education Curriculum for Undergraduate Programmes of Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College Sivakasi 132

T. SUGUMARAN AND N. SENTHILKUMAR

13 Skill Enhancement is an Essential Aspect of the Emerging Curriculum to Resolve the Talent Crunch and Foster Entrepreneurship Among Young Graduates 140

SHASHIREKHA B. V., LIYA JOSEPH, TOMY K. KALLARAKAL AND KENNEDY ANDREW THOMAS

14 Transformation of Engineering Education System in Anna University 147

S. ANITA AND A. JOSEPHINE MARY

Emerging Ways of Enriching Student Learning and Experience 153

15 Vocal Sensitivity and Paralinguistic Behaviour: A Need Analysis of Self-Perception on Paralinguistics among Graduate Students and In-service

Teachers 155

JAYA JAISE AND SHIMNA SURESH

16 Gender Inclusivity as a Means to Enrich Student Learning: A Case Study 163

IVAN MATHEW JOHN

17 Augmented Reality, A Learning Experience for 21st-Century Learners 172

R. ANJUGAM AND K. CHELLAMANI

18 Enhancing Knowledge of Educational Cognitive Science Among B.Ed. Teacher Trainees 185

N. N. BINDHU, A. JAHITHA BEGUM AND A. SATHISHKUMAR

19 Imparting Life Skills Through Psychoeducation Among 1st-year University Students to Cope Better with Campus Culture 194

JOSEPH CHACKO CHENNATTUSERRY, MANJULA T AND VIDYA VIJAYKUMAR

Metaverse, The Emerging Learning Tool 205

20 Meta-Teaching on Leveraging the Metaverse for Definitive Efficiency in Learning in Higher Education 207

D. SWAINSON SUJANA, JOSEPH VARGHESE KUREETHARA, D. PETER AUGUSTINE AND LEEMA AUGUSTINE

21 Education Meets the Metaverse: A Whole New World 227

UMA VENKATRAMAN, P. BAVITHRA MATHARASI AND N. VIJAYALAKSHMI

22 Metaverse for Education in India 248

TANAY PRATAP, ANKITA TRIPATHI AND ANKITA PRAKASH

Post-Pandemic— Insights for Learning from Anywhere and Anytime 269

23 Measuring Effectiveness of Teaching–Learning Process in the Pre-and Post-COVID-19 Era: A Students’ Perspective 271

MOUSHUMI DATTA

24 Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Higher Education in Vellore District, Tamil Nadu, India 281

N. NIRMAL MAGADALENAL, S. P. V. KARAN SURYA VARMA AND D. THIRUMARAN

Biography

Kennedy Andrew Thomas is the Director of Centre for Education Beyond Curriculum (CEDBEC) and Professor at School of Education at Christ University, Bangalore, India.

Joseph Chacko Chennattuserry is the Vice Chancellor of Christ University, since May 2023.

Joseph Varghese Kureethara is Professor in the Department of Mathematics, Christ University, Bangalore.