Chapter 1: The Quality Illusion in Learning and Teaching -- Chapter 2: Commitments and Model Development -- Chapter 3: Designing for Learning and Teaching -- Chapter 4: Transforming Organizational Structures -- Chapter 5: Emergent Feedback -- Chapter 6: Edge Technologies and Learning and Teaching Analytics -- Chapter 7: Agency and Leadership -- Chapter 8: Implementation: A Whole-of-Organization Schema for Learning and Teaching -- Chapter 9: Meaningful Measurement of Productivity.

This book challenges the orthodoxy of learning and teaching in higher education with an original change approach entitled the Self-Organizing University (SOU). It assists universities build a comprehensive model of learning and teaching at whole-of-organization scale. The chapters demonstrate how a Self-Organizing University can create: • measurable learning and teaching standards; • student centered program development; • enhanced faculty professional growth and career trajectory; • more efficient and effective organizational design; • better feedback; • powerful use of technologies; • a legitimate connection between quality and productivity. Each chapter includes case examples derived from practical experience that situate the key ideas and concepts in the real day-to-day work of universities. The role of leadership in creating and sustaining a self-organizing university is also a key focus. The chapters target leadership practices that improve learning and teaching quality and productivity and assist universities realize their goals and aspirations for maximizing student learning. .

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