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Written by Ken Task
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Monday, 18 September 2006 04:56 |
From Resource: http://www.techlearning.com/article/5252
An Administrator's Guide to Change Management
By Benjamin B. Rudd
"Technology in education has reached a critical transition point — a virtual crossroads of sorts. While many schools now have computers in every classroom, Internet access, computer labs, mobile technology, and other technologies, most still lack the key factor in the technology integration equation — tech-savvy teachers. A change has yet to occur for educators who refuse to see the value of utilizing these new innovations to enhance professional practice, leaving students inadequately prepared for the new digital reality.
Change occurs whether we like it or not. Schools, teachers, administrators, students, parents, and all other stakeholders in education must come to grips with this fact right away or face being disappointed time and again. In fact, when educators assume leadership positions, they must move beyond acceptance of change to effective users of this phenomenon. Although many challenges and obstacles arise throughout the change process, leaders stay the course by employing an approach rooted in strong moral principals and an understanding of the nature of change.
Michael Fullan, an international authority on educational reform, lays out a framework for change leadership in his book, Leading in a Culture of Change."
Comment: In the article a reminder that:
Students Remember (Learn):
10% of what they read.
20% of what they hear.
30% of what they see.
50% of what they hear and see.
70% of what they say
90% of what they Say as they Do a thing.
The above is EXACTLY the reason Moodle IS an online application well worth the efforts to learn and use.
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