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Higher Education,
a driver or a follower
of the 4th and the 5th Industrial
Revolutions?
Wits University
Paula Morais
Questions
What does the 4th and 5th
industrial revolutions
entail for higher
education?
What kind of role will
Higher Education
Institutions play? Drivers
of the transformations or
followers?
What kind of
accreditation systems will
be required?
What type of
organizational structures
to support the change?
Who will be the key
stakeholders? The whole
system?
How can adaptive change
be supported to engage
with the transformations
required?
January 2016: 4th Industrial Revolution
Augmented reality by Tom is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Neil Harbisson cyborgist.jpg
by Dan Wilton/The Red Bulletin is licensed under CC BY 2.0
January 2016: 4th Industrial Revolution
Up Town Spot by Boston Dynamics
January 2016: 4th Industrial Revolution
Klaus Schwab
Founder of the World Economic Forum
lines between the physical, digital, and biological spheres become indistinct, evolve at
exponential pace, disrupting all industries in every country, leading to systemic
transformations.
August 2016: 5th Industrial Revolution?
Sunshine Pollution by Daniel Lerps is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0
Misquote! Oh the Irony... by Hanoian is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
2.0
August 2016: 5th Industrial Revolution?
Voyage by Audionautix is licensed under CC BY 4.0
August 2016: 5th Industrial Revolution?
The Anthropocene
Working Group
voted to consider
Anthropocene
as the new geological
age.
The 5th industrial
revolution, with
cleantech and
renewable energies,
has just started Anthropocene-GreatAccelerationSocioEconomicTrends-1750-2010 by Bryanmackinnon is licensed
under CC BY-SA 4.0
Industrial Revolutions
end of 1700
1st Industrial Revolution
1900
2nd Industrial Revolution  begin
of 1900
1950
3rd Industrial Revolution  begin
of 1950
1980
4th Industrial Revolution  Midst
of 1980 (term is coined in 2016)
2016
5th Industrial Revolution 
Anthropocene
Higher Education, a driver or a follower of the 4th and the 5th Industrial Revolutions?
Higher Education, a driver or a follower of the 4th and the 5th Industrial Revolutions?
What does the
4th and 5th
industrial
revolutions
entail for
higher
education?
Knowledge, research, attitudes,
co-create - exponential and
disruptive/ different mindsets
What does the
4th and 5th
industrial
revolutions
entail for
higher
education?
Knowledge, research, attitudes,
co-create - exponential and
disruptive/ different mindsets
Ethics and philosophy 
artificial intelligence (AI),
biotech, robotics, cleantech
What does the
4th and 5th
industrial
revolutions
entail for
higher
education?
Knowledge, research, attitudes, co-
creators - exponential and disruptive/
different mindsets
Ethics and philosophy  artificial
intelligence (AI), biotech, robotics,
cleantech
Engagement and interaction  systems
/ key stakeholders/quadruple helix of
innovation
What does the
4th and 5th
industrial
revolutions
entail for
higher
education?
Knowledge, research, attitudes, co-creators -
exponential and disruptive/ different mindsets
Ethics and philosophy  artificial intelligence
(AI), biotech, robotics, cleantech
Engagement and interaction  systems / key
stakeholders/quadruple helix of innovation
Validation of knowledge, attitudes 
accreditation systems for peer learning,
certification industry led, AI, MOOCs, assessment
What does the
4th and 5th
industrial
revolutions
entail for
higher
education?
Knowledge, research, attitudes, co-creators -
exponential and disruptive/ different mindsets
Ethics and philosophy  artificial intelligence (AI),
biotech, robotics, cleantech
Engagement and interaction  systems / key
stakeholders/quadruple helix of innovation
Validation of knowledge, attitudes  accreditation
systems for peer learning, certification industry led, AI,
MOOCs, assessment
Formal and organizational structures  global, regional,
glocal, local; academic, research and administrative
and what else?; systems, processes, policies, strategies
How can adaptive change be supported to engage
with the transformations required?
Further discussion on slack witsuni.slack.com
Thank you!
 pmorais66@gmail.com
 Twitter: @namorais
 Blog: https://theoerworld.wordpress.com/

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  • 1. Higher Education, a driver or a follower of the 4th and the 5th Industrial Revolutions? Wits University Paula Morais
  • 2. Questions What does the 4th and 5th industrial revolutions entail for higher education? What kind of role will Higher Education Institutions play? Drivers of the transformations or followers? What kind of accreditation systems will be required? What type of organizational structures to support the change? Who will be the key stakeholders? The whole system? How can adaptive change be supported to engage with the transformations required?
  • 3. January 2016: 4th Industrial Revolution Augmented reality by Tom is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Neil Harbisson cyborgist.jpg by Dan Wilton/The Red Bulletin is licensed under CC BY 2.0
  • 4. January 2016: 4th Industrial Revolution Up Town Spot by Boston Dynamics
  • 5. January 2016: 4th Industrial Revolution Klaus Schwab Founder of the World Economic Forum lines between the physical, digital, and biological spheres become indistinct, evolve at exponential pace, disrupting all industries in every country, leading to systemic transformations.
  • 6. August 2016: 5th Industrial Revolution? Sunshine Pollution by Daniel Lerps is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0 Misquote! Oh the Irony... by Hanoian is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
  • 7. August 2016: 5th Industrial Revolution? Voyage by Audionautix is licensed under CC BY 4.0
  • 8. August 2016: 5th Industrial Revolution? The Anthropocene Working Group voted to consider Anthropocene as the new geological age. The 5th industrial revolution, with cleantech and renewable energies, has just started Anthropocene-GreatAccelerationSocioEconomicTrends-1750-2010 by Bryanmackinnon is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
  • 9. Industrial Revolutions end of 1700 1st Industrial Revolution 1900 2nd Industrial Revolution begin of 1900 1950 3rd Industrial Revolution begin of 1950 1980 4th Industrial Revolution Midst of 1980 (term is coined in 2016) 2016 5th Industrial Revolution Anthropocene
  • 12. What does the 4th and 5th industrial revolutions entail for higher education? Knowledge, research, attitudes, co-create - exponential and disruptive/ different mindsets
  • 13. What does the 4th and 5th industrial revolutions entail for higher education? Knowledge, research, attitudes, co-create - exponential and disruptive/ different mindsets Ethics and philosophy artificial intelligence (AI), biotech, robotics, cleantech
  • 14. What does the 4th and 5th industrial revolutions entail for higher education? Knowledge, research, attitudes, co- creators - exponential and disruptive/ different mindsets Ethics and philosophy artificial intelligence (AI), biotech, robotics, cleantech Engagement and interaction systems / key stakeholders/quadruple helix of innovation
  • 15. What does the 4th and 5th industrial revolutions entail for higher education? Knowledge, research, attitudes, co-creators - exponential and disruptive/ different mindsets Ethics and philosophy artificial intelligence (AI), biotech, robotics, cleantech Engagement and interaction systems / key stakeholders/quadruple helix of innovation Validation of knowledge, attitudes accreditation systems for peer learning, certification industry led, AI, MOOCs, assessment
  • 16. What does the 4th and 5th industrial revolutions entail for higher education? Knowledge, research, attitudes, co-creators - exponential and disruptive/ different mindsets Ethics and philosophy artificial intelligence (AI), biotech, robotics, cleantech Engagement and interaction systems / key stakeholders/quadruple helix of innovation Validation of knowledge, attitudes accreditation systems for peer learning, certification industry led, AI, MOOCs, assessment Formal and organizational structures global, regional, glocal, local; academic, research and administrative and what else?; systems, processes, policies, strategies
  • 17. How can adaptive change be supported to engage with the transformations required? Further discussion on slack witsuni.slack.com
  • 18. Thank you! pmorais66@gmail.com Twitter: @namorais Blog: https://theoerworld.wordpress.com/