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Book SynopsisThis book will bring awareness to community college administrators and faculty to the recent technological developments, such as Artificial Intelligence, autonomous vehicles, personal robots, 3-D printing, the Internet of Things, nanotechnology, genome research, bitcoin, and quantum computing. These technologies will require radical change in the operation of community colleges. This book describes the new technologies, discusses the impact on the community college environment, and provides recommendations for modifying college operations.
Trade ReviewThis book touches many of the changes we are currently facing or will face in the near future. Change is coming at a rapid pace and we as Technical/Community College leaders must embrace these changes and lead the way. -- Ben P. Dillard, President, Florence Darlington Technical College, Florence, South Carolina
Facing an Exponential Future: Technology and the Community College,” captivates the reader’s mind and emotion with what seems an overwhelming plethora of change factors already shaping our world as we know it. Our individual challenge will be keeping up with the breadth and depth of such exponential change! -- Gary L. Rhodes, President, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, Richmond, Virginia
Our nation was built on a blue collar, technical workforce, and our ability to refocus the education system to integrate and train a workforce for emerging technologies is critical for future growth of the economy! This book chronicles many of the current challenges. -- Stan Shoun, President, Ranken Technical College, St. Louis, Missouri
It was an interesting read and certainly makes one step back and think how things have changed and the acceleration for the present and future. -- Dr. Keith Miller, President, Greenville Technical College, Greenville, South Carolina
This is a must-read for all community college administrators who want to continue to be a dominant force in workforce development in the 21st century. The book makes a compelling case that our current delivery models are antiquated and doomed and that exploding technologies cannot be ignored. Furthermore, it makes the case is a forthright, understandable, and yet, entertaining way. -- Theresa Gibson, Director of Graduate Education, Wingate University, Charlotte, North Carolina
Technology’s nature, and its influence on everyday lives, has been debated since John Henry’s hammer fell. This book underscores the need for community college leaders to be vigilant on this issue if their institutions are to remain relevant. -- Dr. Glenn DuBois, chancellor, Virginia Community College System
Facing an Exponential Future: Technology and the Community College punctuates the fact that leaders possessing innovation, creativity, and critical thinking skills are those best equipped to be successful in moving their institutions forward. The ability to embrace emerging technologies and apply them to better serve students and communities is a key requirement for today’s effective leadership. -- John Rainone, President, Dabney S. Lancaster Community College, Clifton Forge, Virginia
Facing an Exponential Future: Technology and the Community College effectively discusses ten selected emergent technologies that offer both challenges and opportunities for community colleges. Any book that starts with an analogy of falling into a rabbit hole and ends with a challenge to ‘experience exponential growth by thinking exponentially’ is destined to become a bookshelf staple. -- Annette D. Digby, EdD, dean, Thayer School of Education, Wingate University, Wingate, NC
Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Chapter 1: Artificial Intelligence Chapter 2: Personal Robots Chapter 3: 3-D Printing Chapter 4: Autonomous Vehicles and Drones Chapter 5: Internet of Things Chapter 6: Genome Development: Medical Chapter 7: Genome Development: Agricultural Chapter 8: Nanotechnology Chapter 9: Bitcoin/Blockchain Chapter 10: Quantum Computing Chapter 11: Exponential Leadership Appendix References Contributors About the Editor
