Innovations in knowledge and learning: Postsecondary education reform to support employment and inclusive growth

The postsecondary education space is confronted with several simultaneous challenges such as (i) increase access and equity, (ii) improve quality and relevance, (iii) respond to an exponential increase in new knowledge, (iv) integrate new understandings of human learning into teaching and learning, and (v) consider options and innovations in new delivery modalities including technology-mediated modalities in education. These expectations are fuelled by a growing middle class as the majority of developing countries transition to middle-income status. To resolve these challenges within the existing linear, hierarchical structures, reliant on traditional rigid time frames, may not provide the necessary solutions; it requires disruptive thinking