Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

- Mother Theresa -

Topics of the Day:

• Developing a Web-based Portfolio of Leadership and Technology (annotated bibliography)
• Concluding Personal Report/Paper

Readings:

Individual Selections for Final Course Assignments

Thoughts, ramblings and critical questions:

Assignments:

 

The next 2 and half weeks will allow you time to complete your assignments.

 

Discussion Assignment: Due Nov. 21 (please see assignments for details.)

SUBMISSION OF DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT:

Cut and paste each contribution (3 in total) into the body of one email message and email to me on November 21. I will mark these after I have received all of them.

Annotated Bibliography and Final Paper/Report: Due Dec. 7

Although I have been flexible with other assignments this one must be on time. (December 7). As well, at that time, please submit your annotated bibliography.

Prepare a report or paper on some aspect of this course. This could be either a form of summary for the course as a whole, or it could focus on a specific topic. Compose your report/paper (4-5 pages) using a word processor and then save it. Send that file to me as an attachment.

Guidelines for written assignments: Please use APA format (American psychological Associations Manuscript) as described in the style manual. [You can get this on-line too.] Please cite all references used in your work. Work is assessed and graded on the basis of thought and detail, conceptual development, descriptive support and elaboration of statements made, and academic, scholarly conventions or style, usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation, referencing, and professional format.

 

 

Closing Course Comments:

 

 

As the semester comes to an end, we should take a look at the topics and goals of the course. What have you learned, dialogued and shared about technology and leadership?

 

A major goal of this course was to help participants understand the critical role of leadership in the effective application and integration of technology into the learning processes and administrative functions of schools. To lead schools effectively in technology requires leaders to have skills and knowledge in many areas. One of those critical elements is that leaders understand the importance of developing a shared vision of the role of technology within the school setting, comprehend the change process and the processes for facilitating the implementation and evaluation of technology in the educational setting.

 

If the course is successful, you will leave this 'classroom' with greater awareness and appreciation for leadership and the role it has for technology integration in schools.

 

 

 

Course Evaluation:

 

You will be required to complete a course evaluation. I will be sending a notice out via email.

 

Final Grades:

A letter grade will be converted from your accumulated marks at the end of the term. I will send this to you by December 11, 2003.

 

Module Activities: (things you must do for this module :-)

Work on assignments. POST a message to Discussion board asap.