DIGITAL LEADERSHIP

IN
EDUCATION
WHO IS A LEADER?

Must develop new skills to effectively guide their

organizations into uncertain future of the digital age.
Provide vision and purpose – most important
Create conditions to experiment
Empower people to think differently
A LEADER

● Enable collaboration across the boundaries

● Inspire - getting people to follow the leader
● Building talent- supporting continuous self-
development
● Influence- persuading and influencing stakeholders
ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND PRACTICES
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● Self-development
● Team development
● Strategic thinking and action
● Ethical practice and civic-mindedness
● Innovation
● learning
 SELF-DEVELOPMENT

Give time (a half-hour a week ) to learn something new

or

Taking time to plan for the week ahead, seek learning

experiences
TEAM DEVELOPMENT
develop partnerships with employees, work together with them to develop
and achieve goals,

allow employees to take a more independent approach in completing their

work,
TEAM DEVELOPMENT
Discuss their interests, ambitions, and goals and
then work together
to develop a path with resources to get there, and
to facilitate this process
WHAT ARE RESOURCES?
● videos,
● e-learning opportunities,
● on-the-job training, and
● networking events that can be useful
STRATEGIC THINKING AND ACTING
Leaders need to think about the best route
to get to the outcomes that exceed the expectations for the people they
serve
⮚ setting a vision and purposes,
⮚ being clear about what that means, along with everyone’s role in
achieving that vision.
STRATEGIC THINKERS
Strategic thinkers take
a broad, long-range approach to –
⮚ problem-solving and
⮚ decision-making that involves objective analysis,
thinking ahead, and planning.
ETHICAL PRACTICE AND CIVIC-MINDEDNESS

Leaders set the standard for teams based on their values.

The things you talk about, do, and allow all becomes part of
your team’s culture.
ETHICAL PRACTICE AND CIVIC-MINDEDNESS

Ethics and civic-mindedness are often dictated by the

organization
⮚ through written policies and procedures that
leaders should learn and periodically reference.
INNOVATION
Innovation needs to be an organizational priority
⮚ in order for business/ organization to keep pace in
today’s competitive marketplace.
⮚ This type of culture starts at the top.
INNOVATION
Leaders need to create an environment in which –
⮚ people feel psychologically safe to try something
new, see how it goes and even fail.
LEARNING
Leadership is synonymous with learning.
The best leaders are the ones who are constantly
learning and
figuring out how to fill the gaps and develop skills that
are the most meaningful to them.
WHAT IS DIGITAL?
Using a system of receiving and sending information as a
series of the numbers one and zero, showing that an
electronic signal is there or is not there ( Oxford
Advanced Learner’s Dictionary)
mindset that influences every aspect of the
business/organization, including strategy, talent,
operations, and customer engagement, to achieve
organization/business goals (The World lStreet
journal)
DIGITAL LITERACY
The ability
⮚ to find, evaluate, utilize, share and create content
⮚ using information technologies and the internet
(Cornell University)
WHAT IS DIGITAL LEADERSHIP?
The strategic use of a company’s/ organization’s
digital assets to achieve business goals.
(organizationally and at an individual level)
WHAT IS DIGITAL LEADERSHIP?

An effective digital leader will-

⮚ be aware of the business goals / organization goals
and
⮚ knows how they can support it.
A SUCCESSFUL DIGITAL LEADER
Forward thinking, Innovative & Creative
Collaborative, Experimental & Curious
Able to network and constantly change
DIGITAL LEADERSHIP *

Using instructional technology, including digital device,

service, and resources,
⮚ to inspire and lead school digital transformation,
⮚ create and sustain digital learning culture,
⮚ support and enhance technology-based professional
development
USING TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION

Technology may not always be appropriate in every

educational setting.

Administrative and instructional support

What limits should be placed on its use?
What partnerships with the private sector could best
help develop education technology?
Distance Education – Distance learning-E – learning,

Problems in DE- delivering information, controlling

progress through class, conducting labs, helping
students with projects and papers, testing
Overcoming the problems- making it possible through
internet, web, desktop/laptop,
Administrative and instructional support

1. How can administrators/ faculty/ students

get the most out of education technology?
2. Students want/ need to be able to link into system
to get this information. How?
Need technical staff help- just-in-time support
HOW CAN WE USE TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION?

Plan to clearly identify learning goals to be achieved

through technology
Integrate into instruction in meaningful ways
Technology should be used for challenging, long-term
projects that promote students’ higher- order thinking
skills
IDEAL SITUATION
Multiple computers
Multiple screens
Fast and reliable Internet connections
Technical staff & software
▪ Create slides
▪ Create demonstrations
▪ Create animations
IDEAL SITUATION
Creating class website
▪ Description
▪ Syllabus
▪ Reading material
▪ In-class presentation material
▪ Assignments
▪ Video
▪ Grades
▪ FAQ’s
● Digitized lecture video
● Video conferencing for office hours
● Partnerships with the private sector
● Online student service websites
● Technical staff & software - make the use of
technology outside the classroom easier
ONLINE STUDENT SERVICE WEBSITES

● Register for classes

● Pay tuition
● Research term papers
● Take internet classes
● Check grades
● Email friends
● Build own website
● Much much more
Technical staff & software - make the use of technology
outside the classroom easier

- Create and administer :

Websites
Video
Grades
FAQ’s
Electronic bulletin boards
Chat rooms
WHAT IS REALITY?
1. How can administrators/ faculty/ students
get the most out of education technology?
2. Are students able to link into system to get required
information. How?
3. Is there a technical staff help- just-in-time support?
WHAT IS REALITY?

4. Is there needed equipment in all classrooms ?

5. Are faculty fearful of using such technology?
6. What are problems in Distance Education/ Online
Learning? And how to overcome them?
 DISTANCE EDUCATION/ ONLINE LEARNING,

Problems in DE- delivering information, controlling progress

through class, conducting labs, helping students with
projects and papers, testing
How to overcome them?
- making it possible through internet, web, desktop/laptop,
DIGITAL LEADERS
begin with identifying obstacles and
specific solutions
⮚ in order to overcome the problems or to
transform schools in the digital age.
AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL *

Education systems should take –

a whole of government and multi-stakeholder approach
to engage and incorporate the most innovative ideas to
support student learning.(The World Bank Group)
MINISTRIES OF EDUCATION
Should leverage all stakeholders in the education
system when developing and implementing EdTech
programs and policies.
AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL

The best content, software, applications, algorithms and

edutainment will be spread across many innovators in
the country and around the world.
Ministries of Education should actively identify ways to
find incentive, integrate and sustain the creators in
their country. (World Bank Group)
CONTENT

⮚ What is the most appropriate channel – radio/ TV/

mobile,/web that contents can be delivered ?
⮚ Can the content be bundled with data on learning and
feedback to support continuous learning?
KEY STAKEHOLDERS
students, teachers, school leaders,
parents, NGOs, donors and
the private sector including app developers,
publishers, equipment manufacturers,
telecommunication companies and cloud service
providers.
AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL
Communication
Leaders can provide stakeholders with relevant
information in real time through a variety of devices.
Important information can be communicated through
various free social media tools and simple
implementation strategies in order to meet
stakeholders where they are in the digital age.
AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL
Public Relations
form the foundation of a positive public relations
platform using free social media tools where we
control the content.
By doing so, we create the means by which we share all of
the positives associated with our schools and create a
much needed level of transparency in an age of
negative rhetoric toward education.
PROFESSIONAL GROWTH/DEVELOPMENT*

Leaders can form their own Personal Learning Network

(PLN)
⮚ to meet our diverse learning needs,
⮚ acquire resources, access knowledge,
⮚ receive feedback, connect with both experts in the
field of education as well as practitioners, and
⮚ discuss proven strategies to improve teaching,
learning, and leadership.
SEEKING OPPORTUNITIES
It is important for leaders to consistently seek out ways
⮚ to improve existing programs, resources, and professional
development.
⮚ leverage connections made through technology and
⮚ increase opportunities to make improvements across
multiple areas of school culture.
DIGITAL LEADERS

Leaders need to be the catalysts for change and the

pillars identified above provide a framework.
It is important to transform and sustain a positive school
culture.
DIGITAL LEADERS
If you want tochange and transform your respective
schools into ones that prepare learners with essential
digital age skills ,

What would you do ???

DIGITAL LEADERS
Need to begins with
-Identifying obstacles to change and specific solutions to
overcome
-Engaging a variety of stakeholders.
ASSIGNMENT
How could you transform your school into one that
prepares learners with essential digital age skills ?
⮚ What is existing situation of your school?

⮚ What are obstacles to change ? and

⮚ What are specific solutions to overcome ?