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Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to discuss the concept of a pedagogical strategy called innovation pedagogy and examine how it has been and will be developed. The paper is an overview of the latest development of the innovation pedagogy approach. It provides a discussion of the changes in innovation pedagogy and, more generally, in higher education, including the changes in educational aims and involving a sustainable future as the priority in all education. Design/methodology/approach: The research methodology is based on action research, participatory observation and on the experiences of the authors of the development process, which has taken place in one Finnish university of applied sciences during the past decade. Findings: The implementation of innovation pedagogy requires time, participation of the whole educational community and management commitment. The study describes the results of the development work and states that the educational goals require consideration of values, processes and structures. Research limitations/implications: Because of the case study setting and a specific cultural context, there are limitations to the generalizability of the findings. Originality/value: Focusing on the development of the concept of innovation pedagogy helps to understand how education development takes place gradually and how it can simultaneously aim to respond to the demands of a sustainable future. This study extends approaches on research in education and innovation pedagogy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is as follows: this is a short excursion into the changing world of post-secondary education through a review of two books: Reinventing Higher Education: The Promise of Innovation, by Ben Wildavsky, Andrew P Kelly and Kevin Carey; and DIY U, by Aya Kamenetz. Design/methodology/approach - The paper presents reviews of two recently published books. Findings - The economics and functions of post secondary education at the baccalaureate and post-baccalaureate (research) levels are changing in a world where knowledge flows freely across geo-political boundaries. The Ivory Tower no longer commands from a fixed location or as the center of knowledge, both the historic and the new. Originality/value - Individuals as well as public and private sector entities have multiple sources for knowledge and new abilities of sharing and obtaining knowledge. "The Academy" as created in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries as an independent home for scholarly endeavors has changed as new demands are placed upon the institutions and the faculty. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]