Short description:

This book details the skills needed to face the Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous (VUCA) world of Industry 4.0. It covers the professional skills, cognitive learning, critical thinking skills among modern learners, motivation and student engagement.

Long description:

The Fourth Industrial Revolution, Industry 4.0, is changing the world, and digital transformation technology tools have impacted every walk of life. The nature of work and careers is changing fast ? and in the future, the right skills will be prized over academic qualifications. Students must develop various skills, especially technology skills, to become the workforce of the future; the onus of developing these skills falls on educational institutions. The development of innovation and ideation skills in students is a must for them to productively contribute to a future economy. They should have the capability to translate ideas into solutions, products, and systems that are scalable, practically feasible, and adaptable.

To prepare students for this digital world, Digital Skill Development for Industry 4.0 contains chapters on developing:

• Professional skills, cognitive learning


• Critical thinking skills among modern learners


• Motivation and student engagement


• Invoking interest of students


• Student engagement in e-learning


• Contextual learning


• Experimental learning


• Multidisciplinary learning

The book is written for the academic and administrative community of universities and colleges who intend to equip their modern learners with the skills of Industry 4.0. It is also useful as a reference for undergraduate and postgraduate courses, as well as doctoral programs. The book can also serve as a comprehensive reference guide for researchers in the development of tools incorporating new skills and technologies. Practitioners who are interested in introducing digital skill development for Industry 4.0 and its tools to solve real?world problems can also use this book.

Table of Contents:

1. Need of Professional Skills in the Present Scenario 2. Cognitive Learning 3. Professional Skills 4. Fostering Critical Thinking Skills in Modern Learners: A Peep into Higher Educational Institutions 5. Creating Interest in Students ? A Gaze 6. Role of Need Analysis in Invoking Interest of Students to Learn English 7. A Systematic Literature Review on Student Engagement in E-Learning: Challenges and Prospects in Higher Education 8. Contextual Learning 9. Experimental Learning: The Source of Development 10. Multi-Disciplinary Learning 11. Empowering Team Collaboration Using Digital Technologies: Innovative Teaching Styles in Higher Education 12. Digital Evaluation Tools 13. Student Assessment and Evaluation in the Disruptive Model of Teaching and Learning in Indian Higher Education: A Critical Analysis 14. Teacher Capacity Building in High-Performing Digital Education 15. Acceleration of Active Learning Iin Teaching Learning Transactions 16. Revitalizing Education: Building Educational Resilience in the Post-Pandemic Era 17. An Efficient Tool in the Teaching of Foreign Languages: A Special Reference to the French Language 18. Immediate Effect and Future Perspective of COVID-19 Pandemic on School Education 19. Multilingualism in Global Education and Language Learning 20. E-Learning: A Way for Bridging the Digital Divide in Andaman and Nicobar Islands-Opportunities and Challenges 21. Digital Financial Transaction Practices among Urban and Rural Women