reflections on the inaugural empower online learning leadership v2
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Reflections on the inaugural Empower Online Learning Leadership Academy (EOLLA) 1st – 3rd June 2016
EADTU Conference 19th – 21st October 2016, hosted by Universitá Telematica Internazionale, Rome
Tom Farrelly Institute of Technology, Tralee, [email protected]
Ana García-SerranoETSI Informática – UNED, [email protected]
Ruth Schaldach Hamburg University of Technology, [email protected]
Jeroen Thys UC Leuven-Limburg, [email protected]
EOLLAThe EOLLA academy (http://empower.eadtu.eu/eolla) is part of a joint initiative from the EADTU Empower programme and the European Consortium of Innovative Universities (http://www.eciu.org/).
Approach (Pre-activities)Primer – prior readings (Google) and asynchronous forum (Basecamp)
Pre-workshop Task: 3 Questions
Thought LeaderCloser to my home Pedro De Bruyckere (http://theeconomyofmeaning.com) is always on top of latest research, although not limited to online or blended learning.
PublicationI'm currently reading, in Dutch, High Impact Learning that Lasts (Dochy et al., 2015) (https://www.boomhogeronderwijs.nl/kernproduct/518/Bouwstenen-voor-High-Impact-Learning) bringing together research about effective learning. 'Rethinking Education' by UNESCO is interesting to transfer to online/blended learning as well (http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0023/002325/232555e.pdf)
Event or conference+1 for Online Educa Berlin. For practice research, I quite like EAPRIL (http://eapril.com).
Exposing us to different influences
Approach (Experienced Leaders)A number of senior institutional leaders in teaching provided attenders with contextualization and challenges in leading, developing or implementing new technology-enhanced models of teaching and learning.
• Antoine Rauzy ([email protected])
• Covadonga Rodrigo ([email protected])
• Fred de Vries ([email protected])
• Mark Brown ([email protected])
Providing the framework
Taking the lead in an era of change
Introduction and Practical Work supervision
Making the right choices for your institution
Building a culture of learning innovation
Scaling up within and across your institution
Looking to the future
Future Challenges Scenarios
Future Challenges ScenariosDescriptive Name Established Oldish University 1698Newish University 1987Resource University 1967Expansive University 1930Alliance University 1970Newish University
Whether the institution should develop a digital badging initiative to help better recognise and showcase to employers a wider range of skill and qualities of graduates.
The Newish University - Current Position• Great IT infrastructure & blended
learning experience• Strong industry links• Top 100 – Under 50 years of age• Strong in providing access to non-
traditional student groups• Good growth in student numbers but
we need to be mindful to identify further opportunities
First Things First - Mission Statement
To be recognised as a university that has a commitment to providing an environment that fosters innovative and creative thinking that has strong links to industry and the wider community.
Plan of Action
Q3 2016 – Q2 2017 Scoping, Platform Design and New Services & Planning
Q3 2017 – Q3 2019 Industry Pilot Ongoing Evaluation Starting Q1 2018
2020 – Onwards Expansion with State & NGOs partners
Reflections – The Approach• The scenario based case study approach
coupled with expert speakers to help inform and stimulate was a lively and engaging couple of days.
• By working through a scenario based case study … explore the different values and approaches that we brought to the academy from our different institutions and countries.
Reflections - Different Priorities• Priorities that are important in one country
may not even register in another and thus the shape and thrust of a programme will vary.
• One of the most striking aspects of the academy was the realisation that the design of a strategic programme can vary from country to country depending on constraints and priorities.
Reflections• There is a realisation that management and
leadership are not the same thing, even if they are sometimes used synonymously
• “It is about aligning people to the vision, that means buy-in and communication, motivation and inspiration.” (John Kotter, Harvard University)
• EOLLA fellows are better placed to shape and influence the direction of digital provision both at an individual with respect to their peers and though a ripple effect at an institutional level
Reflections – Leaders, born or made?
Initiatives such as EOLLA strongly suggest that leadership attributes can be honed and improved.
Reflections - Outcomes• Through EOLLA we brought our
different perspectives and experiences to bear and in turn helped to foster a better understanding about the issues that both separate and bind us;
• In short, the creation of a European network of distance leaders.
Finally – The Next One?
#EOLLA