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Leading change in a lethargic system
This week marks the ‘closing phase’ of my nine-week course on “Leading change in digital learning.” The last assignment is submitted, a proposed plan towards the creation of a policy on the use of educational technology. The hope for this plan is to advocate at the institution to initiate a change, that is necessary if […]
Getting a project to the closing phase
This week I will reflect on the process of moving our face-to-face program into an online format. Our program operates in a remote/rural area of BC. The numbers of inhabitants within our catchment area did not support the sustainability of our program anymore, especially not with the competition of more accessible programs in larger cities. […]
Leaders on Managing Change in Digital Learning Environments
Change management, in a culture of rapid transformations, was the topic during three separate interviews with leaders in digital learning environments (DLE). Two of the three leaders came from the same organization, similarities in all three responses to change management were obvious. The results of the interviews created a five-step process in change management: advocate, […]
The Antifragility of Resilient Change Management
This week, I was reading about methods and theories of change management. I want to share my thoughts on how change models and theories have developed, which align best with post-secondary education institutions and what role leadership plays within a context of change management. Additionally, I want to address how change management applies to a […]
Personal Leadership
Leadership opportunities occur in many formal and informal settings. Workplaces seek leaders to motivate employees in an official capacity, but often leadership can happen situationally, without intention, within casual working groups. Regardless of the leadership situation, characteristics of leadership are not only determined through external processes such as a person’s perceived knowledge and experience, they […]
A Continuation of Eclecticism
The article by Ertmer and Newby (2013) deeply resonated with my own experience as an instructor. In particular I agreed with the following statement “The practitioner cannot afford to ignore any theories that might provide practical implications” (p. 62). I came to the profession of instructing adult learners with a long background of experience in […]
The push and pull in teaching
I am an instructor and I have been aware of a disconnect between my teaching approaches and the online learning management system (LMS) I am provided with by my organization. Until I read Dron (2014), I did not realize the tension I experience has to do with “disruptive technologies” (p. 245), namely the linear and […]
Learner Experiences Through Design Thinking
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Early Criticisms Of Technology Use For Pre-school Age Children
CCO Creative Commons The introduction of technology into society brought many concerns about media use in early childhood classrooms. Wartella and Jennings (2000) propose concerns about the introduction of media in years past, mirror concerns resurfacing today. In their article the authors create an interesting connection between old and new media, children’s use of that […]
