CET 765: Leadership in Technological Change

CET 765: Leadership in Technological Change

Spring 2009 – Dr. Mark Geary

Course Reflection:

Literacy and Technology were focused on during this course. We were asked to help integrate technology in a collaborative setting with peers. We were also asked to integrate technology into a lesson plan for classroom use. We were also to take a business managers text an summarize it providing an outline of the text for the betterment of literacy and technology in an educational setting.

Course Overview:

Course Description	Theme Met	Professional Use of Project	Skill Developed with Project	How Theme Was Met
The course is designed to develop an understanding of how to create and support technological change in a K-12 schools. Topics include sources of resistance to change, tools for planning, decision-making and change, creating and supporting a culture for learning and change, and managing and institutionalizing change systems.	Collaboration	- Mentor/Mentee Project	- Mentor/Mentee used to examine individuals in technological change	Because we worked closely with someone on a technologically advanced project, collaboration was vital to the success of this course.
	Leadership and Management	- Created a photo story about ourselves - Read a management book in-depth creating cliffs notes - Mentor/Mentee Project	- Creation of a photo story - Literacy and Technology used to better understand a management book - Mentor/Mentee used to examine individuals in technological change	Again, because we were working closely with some on a technology-related action and we were in the management role, this course works well with the Leadership and Management theme.
	Constructive Teaching/Learning and Technology	- Created a photo story about ourselves - Mentor/Mentee Project	- Creation of a photo story - Mentor/Mentee used to examine individuals in technological change	Technology was used as a way to create constructive learning in this project.

Goals/Objectives:

· Students will critically examine what motivates individuals and organizations to make and sustain technological change.

· Students will formalize the role of a leader n orchestrating technological change.

· Students will understand change within educational organizations.

· Students will demonstrate how to plan for creating and supporting technological change.

Specific Course Work:

Intro Photo story (This is a Windows Media Video file.) The Photostory was created to give our class and introduction to who I am.
Mentor/Mentee
Summary of a Management Book:

The Technology Coordinator's Handbook (Paperback)

Product Description: The technology coordinator's job is in flux. Statewide certification programs are slowly being developed, but there's little general consensus on what this position should entail. Tech coordinators may handle a wide variety of complex tasks-from instructional support to network management to technology budgeting and planning-and need a comprehensive guide. This handbook provides precisely that: a detailed introduction to the roles and functions performed by tech coordinators, the key issues they face, and the basic skills and qualifications needed to fulfill their responsibilities. Written for both working tech coordinators and those preparing to enter the profession, this essential reference has been field-tested and validated to provide leaders with the information and resources they need to effectively manage school and district technology operations.

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