Training the Trainer Leadership Issues

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Training the TrainerLeadership Issues

• Presented By
• Dolores MacNeil
• Trevor Julian
• Dawn Hayward
• EDER 677

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Training the Trainer
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Training the TrainerPresentation Sources

• Littman, Margaret. (2002) Teaching the Teacher.
  University Business Vol.5, Issue 7.
• Beaudoin, M. (2002). Distance education
  leadership an essential role for the new
  century. Journal of Leadership Studies,
  8(3),131-144. Retrieved October 09,2002, from the
  Gale database.
• Palloff, M., Pratt, K. (2001). Lessons from the
  Cyberspace Classroom the realities of online
  teaching. San Francisco,CA. Jossey-Bass.
• Pielstick,C. (1998). The Transforming Leader A
  Meta-Ethnographic Analysis. Community College
  Review, 26(3), 15-34. Retrieved October 21,2002,
  from the WilsonWeb database.

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The very essence of Leadership is that you have
to have a vision.
Theodore Hesburgh

• There seems to be little attention given to
  Leadership in Distance education--- WHY?

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Possible Suggestions

• Perhaps because
• 1) Up until now the energy in Distance Ed has
  gone into analyzing how it compares with the
  traditional classroom learning.
• 2) Up until now the attention has been on the
  planning and administering of Distance Ed
  courses.
• 3) Many have dismissed the concept of leadership
  as being useful for the advancement of Distance
  Ed.
• But Now, because Distance Ed has gained
  credibility and acceptance, it is no longer seen
  as a maverick on the fringe and it can now give
  attention to the role of Leadership for its
  future growth and development

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Leadership in Distance Ed has been defined as a
set of attributes that create a condition for
innovative change

• Creating a shared vision
• Communicating the vision
• Building relationships
• Guiding implementation
• Exhibiting character
• Achieving results
• Developing a supporting organizational culture

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Questions such as

• How many future faculty are needed?
• Is the present structure of institutions
  appropriate?
• Will students and teachers need to meet
  face-to-face?need to be addressed by the future
  Leaders

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From Micro to Macro

• Now, as competition-cost-technology come
  together there is a need to move away from the
  natural conservatism ( Palloff and
  Pratt,2001,p.39) of educators to a role of
  decision-making away from a micro view of
  technology towards a macro view of the impact of
  technology.

Whats Next?
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Distance Education Leaders

• Persons prepared as Leaders in Distance Ed. will,
  for the first time, be Leaders who have not come
  up through the ranks It will be possible to
  play a Leadership role without being an expert in
  the field.

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Teaching Teachers

• University of Arizona Study by Mark Zupan
• Can universities meet graduate students demand
  for online classes?
• Is there a problem in training teachers to become
  effective online instructors?
• Does a good classroom lecturer make a good online
  teacher?

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Distance Education Instructors

• Problems with untrained online instructors
• lacked technical basics
• need handholding in learning
• need too much tech support
• lack the ability to develop a sense of community
• had difficulty in planning courses that could run
  smoothly

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What should we do?

• We need to realize that teaching online courses
  requires a special skill set
• Knowing what content is most effective online is
  important
• Assist experienced teachers who resist the idea
  that they need to learn new teaching skills
• Implement formal training for online instructors

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Whats happening?

• Instructors must be available to respond to
  student questions and problems.
• Clearly the standards for interaction are
  different for classroom based learning and online
  learning.
• It is difficult to get instructors to view
  technology as a pedagogical tool, not just as a
  communication tool.

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What are Universities doing?

• Eller College of Business at Arizona has initial
  teacher training and also require ongoing
  training for instructors to improve their skills.
• University of Phoenix, believes that student
  evaluations are the best judge of distance ed
  success. Many teachers who don't stay with UOP
  because of the time required for giving students
  feedback and many are weeded out largely due to
  negative student evaluations. Others are unable
  to conform to UOP online policies and practices.
  Mentoring of new faculty is an important process
  at UOP.

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Break Out Groups

• For five minutes, please discuss one of the
  following and be prepared to present to the large
  group
• 1. What training have your received that would
  be the most beneficial to you in instructing
  online learning?
• 2. If you were approached by your principal
  to develop and implement an online course would
  you feel prepared? Why or why not.
• 3. A colleague who is about to instruct her
  first online learning course asks your advice.
  What three things would you tell her to make her
  experience easier?

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How did we measure up?

• To demonstrate effective practices in leading
  online learning activities we
• Offered advance organizer
• Had back up plan
• Had back up plan for back up plan
• Practiced using technology
• Were well organized
• Used humour to create community
• Introduced interactive elements to involve
  learners

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