Digital Leadership

Digital LeadershipHIED 5364

Dave Klocko Module 8 3/27/16

“Pervasive Leadership and Intrapreneurship causes leaders to view everything as a resource”.

“Technology as Brush, Paint and Artist”

Love and Estanek (2004) in Rethinking Student Affairs Practice highlight the influence of technology in student affairs and higher education. They advise the technology should not just be left to the “techies” anymore. Leaders need to embrace a technology mindset. To “engage, perceive, adapt, assess and apply technology to student affairs.”(p.153)

“ But technology and I don’t get along very well…” D. Klocko, circa 2001.

Technology as Brush“Technology is a tool to help us with our work.”

“With out a technology mindset, leaders disenfranchise from one of the very most important tools to move an organization into the future.”

“Complexity and chaos in leadership can’t be controlled, but it can be influenced. It is critical that leaders engage with technology experts, learn about the technology and discuss with students the potential benefits.” Quotes from Love and Estanek (2004)

Technology as Paint“A medium shaped by professionals to complete work.”Discussions are constant among many professionals that technology can help, but also hinder the process of doing work. Love and Estanek in their book refer to the dualisms that exist in leadership…..technology is not an “either-or” but a “both-and” situation......next slide please

Technology as PaintA “both-and” dualism is explained by technology both helping and hurting at the same time. For example, email can help communication tremendously, because it is instantaneous. But it can be misinterpreted if not written carefully.Reflection: “Technology can be painful sometimes. When a clinic or hospital institutes a new electronic medical record system, there is a negative effect on patient care. Due to a large learning curve that slows down all of the providers giving care and trying to learn new technology.”

ResourcesLove and Estanek discuss the necessity for

leaders to “Rethink Resources”

Among the key concepts for leaders to become aware of are: Resource AwarenessResource EnhancementResource Attraction

Resource AwarenessResources include: Money, time, people, space equipment, supplies, physical plant and educational technology.

But leaders should also think of the intangibles as resources also….......

Resources also include: Creativity, energy, commitment, relationships, information, expertise, experience and interests outside of work.

Resource Awareness

Reflection: “Thinking about the big picture is required of a leadership view. The intangibles are almost as important as the brick and mortar of an organization. I agree that energy, initiative, creativity and interpersonal skills all are very important resources in an organization.”

Resource EnhancementLove and Estanek define resource enhancement as, “Renewing, growing and converting existing resources.”

Examples include: trading convertible resources like materials, information and expertise with other departments for exchange of more sustainable resources.

Resource EnhancementReflection: “In many situations as educators when we may have to do more, with less. Enhancing resources can augment what you have to parlay into needed resources to help with a particular task or project. Example, in our program we purchase supplies for another department that loans us IV training arms to teach students how to start IV’s. This emphasizes Love and Estanek’s position that growing intrapersonal relationships is an important resource.”

Resource AttractionLove and Estanek define this as bringing new and needed resources into a program. In recent decades in higher education, departments of institutional development and advancement have become paramount for continued success of institutions.Resource attraction include: Fundraising, grant writing and partnerships (inter-departmental, inter- institutional and intra-institutional, and corporate partnerships)

Resources

“Resources and the lifeblood of any organization. They make work, innovation and outcomes possible. It is important for leaders consider that “everything is a resource” to help increase motivation, creativity, morale and innovation in an organization.” Love and Estanek (2004).

Resource AttractionReflection: “Educational grants are incredibly hard to get funded these days. I personally only have written a few very small grants that weren’t funded. I am thankful my salary or employment doesn’t rely on grant funding! I do respect the importance and scholarship that goes into grant writing and the role that grants play in leadership. Without funding and philanthropy, we could not exist as and institution.”

A Quotefest from Erik Qualman about Technology

We don’t have a choice on whether we do social and mobile technology, it’s how well we do it………..The average person only has a 7 second attention span……a goldfish has an 8 second attention span…..More people own a mobile device than own a tooth brush…. Really !!Grandparents are the fastest growing demographic on Twitter #Seniors Rock

Real Time Marketing are Staples for Savvy BrandsReflection: “This takes me back to my first assignment in this course, “Paradigms of Leadership”. I used a quote from former Chrysler Chairman, Lee Iacocca, ‘Lead, follow or get out of the way’. Again, my view of things regarding technology is being reformed. Erik Qualman has some important messages regarding Social Media in his You Tube video, “Social Media Revolution”

The old 4 P’s of Products

are: Product Place Price and

Promotion

Are being replaced by:

The Digital 4 C’s: Creating,

Curating, Connecting and

Culture

One in 5 couples meet online !

Eric Sheninger…..“As schools change, leadership must as well…….”

Eric Sheninger is a teacher……that advocates embracing technology…..It can’t be said any better than this….

“…It is incumbent upon leaders to harness the power of digital technologies in order to create school cultures that are transparent, relevant, meaningful, engaging, and inspiring.”(2014)

Eric Sheninger…..Sheninger states that we can no longer accept the “head in the sand” mentality….as technology is changing every facet of society.

“Leading the way with the status quo, standardization, outdated practices and misconceptions related to technology not only does a disservice to our students, but renders our schools and professions irrelevant”

Eric Sheninger…..“Digital leaders must give up control and trust students and teachers to use real-world tools to unleash creativity and a passion for learning.”

The following is a summary of Eric’s “7 Pillars of Digital Leadership”

7 Pillars of Digital Leadership“These are all embedded areas in our lives and can be improved with the use of technology…..especially social media.”

1. Communication- Engaging all parties in real-time 2-way communication.

Reflection: Since I purchased an i-Phone, I now text on a regular basis with my colleagues. Texting is very helpful in solving problems quickly.

7 Pillars of Digital Leadership

2. Public Relations- using social media can embed a positive PR campaign in the face of a continuously negative image that education receives, especially primary and secondary education.

Reflection: Since I have joined Facebook, I do see the possibilities of using this platform to learn about restaurants, companies, services and for professional organizations. I’m still working on integrating and engaging Facebook….....


3. Branding- In education, social media can push the efforts to positive branding of school culture and pride. This can help to attract families to send their children to schools.

Reflection: I can see this being an important part when students are looking for universities to attend. This generation makes many of their decisions on information they learn using social media.


4. Student Engagement and Learning- Social media enables students to engage in learning, collaboration, develop creativity, become globally connected and learn problem solving skills. These skills are necessary for success in the 21st century.

Reflection: After listening and reading Sheninger’s perspectives on technology and social media, I can see how my own students are engaged in learning through this medium. I plan to increase my use of more technology and social media in the future. I can see that students are more efficient when they integrate their own personal devices when completing assignments.


5. Professional Growth and Development: Higher education professionals can develop their networks, skills and support systems through social media. Schools don’t have to be an “isolated island”. Educators have a world of electronic resources at their finger tips to support their own development, learning and teaching.

Reflection: This is an understatement. The delivery of bedside health care and continuing medical education has been revolutionized by social media, apps and the internet. Everything is now at our fingertips on our handheld devices !!


6. Re-envisioning Learning Spaces- The traditional classroom is not the only way for students to learn. Educational leaders must learn how to integrate technology in creative use of space to break the monotony of traditional lectures. Blended learning, flipped classroom, games and virtual leaning are all techniques that engage today’s students.

Reflection: Our university removed an entire floor of the library “stacks” and created a 225 unit team based learning space that is fully digital and HD.


7. Opportunities-Digital leaders look for opportunities to improve on old methods of teaching, methods of meeting and collaborating.

Reflection: Since I began this course, I have instituted the use of Screen-cast-O-Matic for quick podcasts that replace in-class lectures or supplement required material. The students are responding well to this improvement !! Thanks, Dr. Peaton !

Added Resource: Eric Sheninger, TED Talk: Schools That Work for Kids

This is a powerful talk directed at old school educators. The key elements that I learned are as leaders we must embrace technology personally and accept this is the way students engage and learn. As educators we must “give up control” and embrace technology and social media. It is a way to empower students to learn in a way that is congruent with society and corporate America. It is not about the adult educators, it should be about the students !


Sheninger describes how his school created learning spaces, “maker spaces”…..similar to woodshop when I was in school, where students become interested in learning. They can create artificts of learning in many more ways than the traditional pedagogy has taught us. Examples that I can think of are....concept maps, schematics, one minute essays, electronic Jeopardy and Wiki’s. We must take the lead and make this happen to give the students “real tools to do real work” just like in “real life”.


Key points from this TED talk:Student shouldn’t be punished for bringing their electronic devices to school. This is how they learn the best. Educators should stop making excuses to change with the times, because they are making themselves irrelevant by doing so.Educators must create learning environments that embrace technology to prepare students to be competitive in the “real world”.

Reflections:I am humbled by this presentation, as I “transform” as a leader. It really shouldn’t be about “us” educators, but about how the students enjoy and succeed at learning. An example, we began allowing our students to bring their laptops to class to do their medical progress note writing after our case based sessions. The argument for this came from the students themselves stating, “We will be using a computer to write our notes in the electronic medical record (EMR), why not in class?”This change has worked very well !!

My Digital Leadership Advice to Everyone

Don’t Text and Drive !!!!!!!!!! It can wait, your life may

depend on it !!!

ReferencesLove, P.G.,Estanek, S.M. (2004) Rethinking Student Affairs Practice (1st ed.). SanFrancisco: Josey Bass.Sheninger, E. (2014). Leadership in education: Pillars of digital leadership. International Center for Leadership in Education. Eric Sheninger: Schools that work for kids. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwrLVvORugwErik Qualman: Social media revolution. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jottDMuLesU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwrLVvORugw

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