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By on Feb 27, 2022 in Uncategorised | 1 comment

Our organization uses a hyflex model that was initially adopted as a temporary measure but has proven popular with students and less so with instructors. A hybrid-flexible or hyFlex course is a student-centered model of class delivery that can integrate in-class instruction, online synchronous video sessions, or asynchronous content delivery. Due to its popularity with students, it is likely to become a permanent change. There are three main challenges I see that could be addressed to better manage this digital change: instructor burnout, instructor buy-in and lack of data analytics for larger classes and classes that have a longer duration.  First, now that the hyflex model is here to stay, instructor burnout should be a priority for our organization. By gathering data about the time instructors spend on preparing, creating, and marking could be the first step. Understanding how much...

External Scan Assignment 1

By on Feb 20, 2022 in LRNT 525 | 0 comments

  In today’s intricate and involved educational environments, higher education organizations operate in an ever-changing world. It is imperative that when considering change that we understand technology, student demographics and our connected world (Castelli 2016). Outdated traditional thinking will not help organizations progress. Complex change needs a leadership strategy that is flexible, supportive, and ethical (Khan 2017). Higher education organizations are presented with many opportunities and challenges because of the information revolution (Weller 2013).  For my LRNT 525 assignment one I was asked based on our readings and networking activities in Unit 2 to create a one-page visual that displays how change is addressed by leaders in digital learning environments using a tool of our choice including an explanatory text that helps frame our current thinking about how...

Activity 3 | Blog Post – Leadership Reflections

By on Feb 6, 2022 in LRNT 525 | 8 comments

Every day in our newsfeeds we see articles that herald headlines such as what good leaders are made of; the top five traits of successful leaders; or the three biggest mistakes leaders make. So, when I logged on to Moodle and began them, I was not sure what to expect. This was an area of study that was entirely new to me.  After 15 years working in a nonprofit organization, I have seen many managers, supervisors and two CEOs (Chief Executive Officer) come or go and can remember many managers or supervisors that were reflective leaders and some who had the title of leader but did not lead. As I began to go a little deeper into the readings, I thought to myself rather than just understand the readings, I would try to internalize them through reflection and create my own examples alongside examples provided by the authors so that I could collect some of the gems I discovered along the way...