{"id":6912,"date":"2020-06-02T19:55:39","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T18:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/?p=6912"},"modified":"2020-06-03T07:40:51","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T06:40:51","slug":"the-learning-mall-a-pioneering-innovation-and-entrepreneurial-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/type\/featured-articles\/the-learning-mall-a-pioneering-innovation-and-entrepreneurial-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"The Learning Mall: a Pioneering Innovation and Entrepreneurial Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How can higher education institutes transform\nthe future?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Successful higher education learning hubs\nof the 21st century cannot exist as academic silos. Instead, they must be\nflexible to the needs of the 4th industrial revolution and the knowledge\neconomy, adapting to the needs of individuals embracing lifelong learning. The\ncommon solution for many universities is the creation of innovation hubs; Xi\u2019an\nJiaotong-Liverpool University\u2019s (XJTLU) answer is the XJTLU Learning Mall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But are learning hubs casually labeled\n\u201cinnovation\u201d accomplishing their goals?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation hubs are not new; they exist in higher education institutions around the globe. Disruptive innovation, however, is born from changes in the nature and purpose of transformational learning experiences. The higher education environment today suffers from a poverty of creativity and ingenuity, instead relying on traditional thinking and conventional mindsets. As President Youmin Xi of XJTLU <\/a>notes: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUniversities deserve their continued existence only if they maximise their value, not only for traditional university students but also for graduates and the wider community. Combining the best aspects of onsite education and technology is the way to do this.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But what is the Learning Mall?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nXJTLU Learning Mall acts as an innovation and entrepreneurial research and\ndevelopment hub as well as project and partner center. It will provide online\nand onsite space, or \u201cstorefronts,\u201d for premier global partners to share their learning\ncontent with its user audience. It will integrate onsite and online programmes\ndeveloped by the university, industry and external partners as educational\nproducts, offering them as learning resources to a wide net of different\neducation consumers to promote lifelong learning across China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The XJTLU Learning Mall officially launched on May 22nd<\/sup>, 2020, welcoming its first round of new partners: AliCloud, McGraw-Hill, AMT, Skillshare, Talespin, YouYong XinDao, CiWei, Hujiang, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The overarching goal of the XJTLU Learning Mall is to act as an engaging innovation community, allowing its collaborators freedom to develop their resources within its creative hub. The Director of the XJTLU Learning Mall, Dr. Bill Boland, explains:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs a collection of innovators,\ninventors, educators, researchers and pioneers, the XJTLU Learning Mall will\nblend research, academia and business in a unique, collaborative learning ecosystem,\noffering an onsite and online continuum of synergized, transformational\nlearning and engagement.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, why choose the XJTLU Learning Mall as a learning platform\ncompared to competitors? <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

XJTLU has several value-added benefits, placing it at the forefront of\ninnovative education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through Syntegrative Education, the university\nintegrates a research-led educational philosophy, merging research, academia and business and encouraging\ninternationalization through student-led, technology-integrated teaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, <\/strong>XJTLU is the leading joint higher education institute in China with an accomplished international faculty, unparalleled disciplinary programming and innovative centres of excellence geared toward the cultivation of 4th<\/sup> industrial revolution skillsets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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XJTLU also fosters a symbiotic ecosystem for pedagogical, research, innovation, entrepreneur and social development, disseminating advanced educational ideas and practices and building a critical bridge from onsite to online and campus to community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

XJTLU already engages an international network of learners and premier partners, and the university\u2019s robust online platform offers the perfect comprehensive engagement portal for global providers to connect with the Chinese learning community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, the XJTLU Learning Mall will cultivate authentic, individualized education, allowing learners to design and structure their learning through the guidance of expert mentors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is the XJTLU Learning Mall\u2019s end goal?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By fostering an inviting space and leveraging premier partners\u2019 strengths, the XJTLU Learning Mall will forge a 21st century alliance of like-minded entrepreneurs to serve the wider China community and XJTLU. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Learning Mall\u2019s mission statement is simple:\nInnovate and Inspire for Tomorrow.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please scan the QR code for more information: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Authors<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Bill Boland & Prof. Stuart Perrin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Xi\u2019an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), China<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

How can higher education institutes transform the future? Successful higher education learning hubs of the 21st century cannot exist as academic silos. Instead, they must be flexible to the needs of the 4th industrial revolution and the knowledge economy, adapting to the needs of individuals embracing lifelong learning. The common solution for many universities is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6918,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,275],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured-articles","category-higher-education"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/files\/2020\/06\/banner.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Dovile Dudenaite","author_link":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/author\/dovile-dudenaite\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6912"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6912\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6986,"href":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6912\/revisions\/6986"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}