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Slide 2 Managing Technological Change An educator whom embraces technology is empowering themselves and their students for the adversity of change and for the triumphs of the 21 st century. by Shane Huff Slide 3 To report on the use of television in teaching is like trying to catch a galloping horse. -- Dr. Arthur Adams Managing Technological Change If this statement is true for educational television, think how much more true it is for general technology. Slide 4 To understand the difference between making purchase decisions for experimentation and for adoption. To understand the various ways institutions are dealing with the high costs of rapid technological changes in education. To be able to identify and list difficult technological change decisions that media managers face. To be able to describe and discuss a model that may help a manager in making difficult technological change decisions. To define the role of a change agent. Objectives Slide 5 Managing Change It is easy to make change. Change happens. Even if we sit stilldo nothingchange happens. It is more difficult to make positive and effective change. Change that makes life better. Change that endures. Change that persists. Slide 6 Managing Technological Change Making Change Decisions Staying Informed Identifying Problems Finding Solutions Implementation Evaluation and Assessments Change Agents When, where, & how... Catalyst Becoming a positive change agent Staying Informed Conferences Reading Peer groups Slide 7 Managing Technological Change Managing Change Strategic and balanced deployment of resources Cultivation and Engagement of key stakeholders Time Focus on a purpose Focused Commitment Slide 8 When educators engage technology as a way of knowing, they are modeling the future. Technological change used to evolve over decades or years; now it evolves in months or even weeks. Media Managers are now in need of new strategies to contend with the enormous costs of replacement technologies. Instructional Support and Programs Cost - Connectivity (wires, wireless, connection) - Information Centers Rapid Technological Change Slide 9 Slow down, you move too fast. You got to make the morning last. -- Paul Simon Deciding what to adopt Deciding what older technologies to downplay or abandon Systematically collecting data and information to make decisions Troubleshooting problems and concerns Planning for the future Making change decisions Slide 10 When the technology of today is used today instead of tomorrow. Perceived and Expressed Dissatisfaction No need to make changes unless problems exists - identify the problem - find the solution - implement - evaluate When to make changes? Slide 11 Change Agents Decision makers Directors Catalysts Solution Searchers Problem Solvers Process Assistants Resource Linkers Informers When, where, and how Designs, oversees, and directs change Motivates others to notice the need for change Solves technological and curriculum issues Lack of equipment, lack of interest, lack of training Guides others through the process of change Links people together to make informed decisions Informs others of technological change and needs Slide 12 Embrace technology, bridge the gap and be empowered. Slide 13 When it comes to combating technological change all you really need is: Be Empowered a willingness to make decisions that will make classroom learning more meaningful, engaged, and sustained. Slide 14 Manage Change by: Exploring, Reaching, and Learning Managing Technological Change Slide 15 References Quotation and Source Material was retrieved from: Managing Media Services : Theory and Practice by Schmidt, William D.; Rieck, Donald Arthur.; Vlcek, Charles W. For ETEC 579 Administration of Educational Technology Programs Cartoon was shared with permission from: Materials published in From Now On may be duplicated in hard copy format if unchanged in format and content for educational, nonprofit school district use only and may also be sent from person to person by e-mail. This copyright statement must be included. All other uses, transmissions and duplications are prohibited unless permission is granted expressly. Showing these pages remotely through frames is not permitted. FNO is applying for formal copyright registration for articles. While the copyright for this cartoon by Jerry King belongs to From Now On, readers may distribute and republish freely provided they reproduce the credit with a link to Jerry's Web site http://www.jerryking.com/ and to From Now On http://fno.org.Jerry's Web siteFrom Now On