This timely volume explores the current and future state of hybrid and remote work in higher education from national, regional, and global perspectives. This book investigates the rapid rise of remote and hybrid work during and after the global pandemic and what it means for the future of higher education in the United States and abroad.

Section I: Shift towards remote and/or hybrid learning and teaching in higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic.- 1. Effective strategies development for remote teaching and learning.- 2. Adaptation to emergency remote and/or hybrid teaching.- 3. Mental health and wellbeing of faculty and students.- 4. Challenge and opportunities of professional lives of faculty.- 5. Equity, diversity, inclusiveness, and community building in online classrooms.- Section II: Technology and digital communication in remote and/or hybrid work.- 6. Digital readiness and preparation of faculty, staff, and students in higher education setting.- 7. Development of innovative technology and digital communication for remote and/or hybrid teaching and learning.- 8. Assessment distance learning in higher education.- 9. Digital transformation of education.- 10. Development of digital literacy skills and/or competence.- Section III: Support for remote and/or hybrid working during the COVID-19 pandemic.- 11. Development of remote and flexible work policies.- 12. Remote adjust faculty and student success.- 13. Hybrid academic advisors and career coaches.- 14. Virtual student affairs practitioners and student development from a distance.- 15. Virtual senior international officers and study abroad practitioners in higher education.- Section VI: The future of remote and/or hybrid working.- 16. Deigning for the new normal after COVID-19 pandemic.- 17. Cyber university concept and higher education post COVID-19 pandemic.- 18. Rethinking the roles and modes of higher education.- 19. Recovering higher education during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.- 20. Strategies of copying with future healthy emergency. 

This timely volume explores the current and future state of hybrid and remote work in higher education from national, regional, and global perspectives. Today, colleges and universities worldwide must ensure that they have adequate information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure, equipment, and systems to adapt to the “new normal” post-COVID-19. Hybrid and remote work can be a source of boosting productivity and advancing institutional change in higher education. Common within the management and leadership literature, hybrid and remote work is an understudied phenomenon in higher education administration. This book investigates the rapid rise of remote and hybrid work during and after the global pandemic and what it means for the future of higher education in the United States and abroad. By developing a comprehensive, research-based knowledge and framework this book seeks to equip and empower teacher-scholars and practitioners to operate safely, securely, and efficiently in a remote or hybrid environment.Roy Y. Chan is Assistant Professor of Education and Director of the Doctor of Education (EdD) program in Leadership and Professional Practice in the Helen DeVos College of Education at Lee University, USA. His research agenda broadly focuses on graduate and professional education, online and distance education, and international higher education. Chan currently serves as Chair of the Study Abroad and International Students (SAIS) SIG at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES).Xi Lin is Assistant Professor of Adult Education in the Department of Interdisciplinary Professions at East Carolina University, USA. Her research focuses on international students and international faculty in US higher education, instructional strategies for distance learning, and learning motivation of adult learners. Lin currently serves as digital production editor for the Journal of International Students.Krishna Bista is Professor of Higher Education in the Department of Advanced Studies, Leadership and Policy at Morgan State University, USA. His research focuses on college student experiences related to classroom participation, perceptions of academic integrity, faculty-student relationships, role of advisors, and cross-cultural teaching and learning strategies in higher education. Previously, Bista served as the director of Global Education at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, where he was Chase Endowed Professor of Education in the School of Education. Bista is Founding Editor of the Journal of International Students and Executive Vice President for the STAR Scholars Network and Founding Chair of the Study Abroad and International Students (SAIS) SIG at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES).

“Higher education has gone through significant changes over the last decade and employees have experienced new autonomy and challenges with the rise of hybrid and remote work. Rethinking Hybrid and Remote Work in Higher Education: Global Perspectives, Policies, and Practices after COVID-19 is timely volume for practitioners and researchers alike as they grapple with how to best support leaders and employees in the evolving higher education workforce.” —Jon McNaughtan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Higher Education & Associate Department Chair, Texas Tech University, USA   “While the COVID-19 pandemic challenged the world to creatively adopt new pedagogies, the post-COVID world is acknowledging the unintended consequences of digital delivery of academic content, support services for students, and as this book highlights the hybrid and remote work conducted by faculty. This book, edited by Roy Y. Chan and his colleagues, provides important information on current and emerging hybrid and remote work practices in higher educational institutions around the world. Most importantly, the chapters in this volume provide excellent profiles of how educators can use technology to redefine their practices and create a sense of place and belonging.” —Rosalind Latiner Raby Ph.D., Senior Lecturer, California State University, Northridge, California, Director, California Community Colleges for International Education, USA   “This is an exceptionally important volume. It will shape a higher education discourse on the futures of academic labor and university workplace in the coming years. As we rethink the crises and our abilities to respond to disruptive developments in higher education, insights from this book will be helpful for our innovation in teaching, research, and service”.  —Anatoly V. Oleksiyenko, Ph.D., Professor of International Higher Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, China.   “This book is a must read for anyone who wants to understand remote and hybrid work in the context of higher education. It provides comprehensive, interdisciplinary, cross-cultural, and cross-national perspectives on a topic that is long overdue. As the volume attests, there are a range of profound ways in which remote and hybrid work continues to shape higher education post pandemic.” —Wen Fan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sociology & Director of Graduate Admissions, Boston College, USA   “The rise of hybrid and remote work has disrupted not only how we work but also how we learn. This groundbreaking book illuminates a path forward, providing invaluable insights to thrive in the future of education today. Blending research with real-world examples, it’s an essential guide to rethinking hybrid and remote work in higher education.” —Gustavo Razzetti, CEO & Founder of Fearless Culture, USA; Author of “Remote Not Distant: Design a Company Culture That Will Help You Thrive in a Hybrid Workplace (2022)”    

Focuses on analysis concerning recruitment, retention, and relocation of faculty and staff in global higher during Covid-19 Helps to inform institutional policy and strategy towards more culturally responsive teaching and learning Provides tools for further discussion and reflection in faculty and staff development programs

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