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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Darrel W. StaatPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Dimensions: Width: 15.10cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.10cm Weight: 0.218kg ISBN: 9781475843620ISBN 10: 1475843623 Pages: 138 Publication Date: 05 June 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. 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 EditorReviewsThis 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 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 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 Author InformationDarrel W. Staat is past president of two technical colleges in Maine and one community college in Virginia before he assumed the presidency of the South Carolina Technical College System. Currently he serves as Professor and Coordinator of the Ed.D. Community College Executive Leadership Program at Wingate University (Ballantyne Campus) in Charlotte, North Carolina. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |