Where I Am Going With This Chosen Topic?
If There Is a Fork In The Road, Can I Help The Hungry? The technology chosen by my team is H5P branching scenarios. At the heart of this technology, we see scenario-based learning (SBL). On her blog, Kokoulina (2019) defines SBL as, “… an immersive training environment where learners meet realistic work challenges and get realistic feedback as they progress since everything that happens reflects the learner’s choices”. I would venture to add, that the word ‘work’ could be replaced with other...
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I Don’t Need A Pantsuit Afterall After reflecting and contemplating the knowledge given to me regarding leadership and change theory in this latest course, I have decided maybe a hat rack instead of a pantsuit would be a more useful tool as a leader. While the notion of the pantsuit was just a silly stereotype from a patriarchal time that I hope is passing, the hat rack is a metaphor for all the roles a good leader must portray. Think about it; Conway et al. (2017) say innovators “…must...
Read MoreDigital Change ToolKit
Collaborative Digital Learning Platforms As part of a team of professionals in a Masters’s candidate program, we were tasked with putting together a toolkit for those who might find themselves leading a digital change in an organization. Our team of five created a website with a six-step/flow process that gives a simple tool at each step. Have a look: click image https://snorum4.wixsite.com/website
Read MoreLeading for Change
From Proper Beginnings to Clear Endings: Implementing Change I am currently in the middle of a digital change project. And while I am not the project manager, I am part of the team leading the change. My school district is switching to an online, fillable, auto-populated Individual Education Plan for special needs students. The change was planned to happen over five years. We are currently in year two. Covid has stalled movement for change this year. The old (what we now refer to as the...
Read MoreExternal Scan: Changemakers
When Change Happens For this assignment, I interviewed four colleagues, each in a different role within a K-12 public school district in British Columbia. While each of them described varying change events, common themes could be seen amongst their answers. Considering their four perspectives, research on change theory and models, and my own experiences and philosophy, the following brief synthesis is what culminated. For ease of explanation, I will use the change event of COVID-19 forcing...
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