One of my interests is instructional technology so I went looking for leadership development programs for those that work in technology in higher ed. While there are many conferences, there does not seem to be many leadership development programs. The EDUCAUSE Institute is one of the few I found. There are 3 separate programs:
1) Learning Technology Leadership Program: This is for those who have significant experience using higher ed in teaching environments and would like to move on to positions of higher responsibility.
2) Leadership Program: This is for IT managers in higher ed who are seeking higher leadership positions
3) Management Program: This is for IT professionals in higher ed who would like to go on to become managers
All 3 programs are described as a "leadership immersion programs" that aims to assist in transforming people who see themselves as implementers of technology, to people who are able to drive change on campus through the use of technology. I thought this goal was extremely important as technology is often used as a piecemeal, quick-fix effort in education at any level. There is a growing movement to make technology a larger part of a college or university's strategic planning.
EDUCAUSE is an association who aims to assist higher ed with the strategic use of technology in teaching and management. They have an excellent online journal for those interested in technology and pedagogical issues.
Friday, May 8, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
The Thomas Lakin Institute for Mentored Leadership in Community Colleges
The Thomas Lakin Institute for Mentored Leadership is sponsored by the Presidents’ Round
Table of the National Council on Black American Affairs, an affliate of the American Association of Community Colleges. The Presidents’ Round Table was established in 1983 to bring together African-American community college leaders to focus on the continuation of African American leaders in key leadership roles. Priorities include successful matriculation of African-American students and employment opportunities for African-Americans in community colleges across the nation with special emphasis on grooming future presidents.
The Lakin Institute honors the memory of the distinguished African-American educator, Dr.
Thomas Lakin. Dr. Lakin was Chancellor of Ventura County Community College District and is
warmly remembered as a mentor who inspired and encouraged dozens of promising leaders of color.
This Insitute is by far one of the best in leadership development for African American Community College Leaders who wish to ascend to the position of being a college president. Participants learn from community college president and other leaders in the field. A number of inviduals who have participated in the Lakin Institute have gone on to become community college president.
Leadership development is essential and key in efforts to diversify the pipeline to sustain equity in all phases of education. The Lakin Institute, The NCBAA Midlevel Institute, the National Community College Hispanic Council Leadership Symposium, and the AACC Future Leader's Institute are all exceptional leadership development programs for individuals seeking professional enrichment to pursue high level positions such as president and vice president at community colleges.
The Lakin Institute for 2009 will be held in Chicago, Illinois, October 11-16, 2009.
If you have a moment, please review the following website http://www.brookhavencollege.edu/prt/. Go under announcements and click on Lakin Invitation (Windows Movie Video). I think you find the concept very creative. It is an announcement of the 2008 Lakin Insitute which was held in Dallas, TX. Lakin Invitation (Windows Movie Video)
Table of the National Council on Black American Affairs, an affliate of the American Association of Community Colleges. The Presidents’ Round Table was established in 1983 to bring together African-American community college leaders to focus on the continuation of African American leaders in key leadership roles. Priorities include successful matriculation of African-American students and employment opportunities for African-Americans in community colleges across the nation with special emphasis on grooming future presidents.
The Lakin Institute honors the memory of the distinguished African-American educator, Dr.
Thomas Lakin. Dr. Lakin was Chancellor of Ventura County Community College District and is
warmly remembered as a mentor who inspired and encouraged dozens of promising leaders of color.
This Insitute is by far one of the best in leadership development for African American Community College Leaders who wish to ascend to the position of being a college president. Participants learn from community college president and other leaders in the field. A number of inviduals who have participated in the Lakin Institute have gone on to become community college president.
Leadership development is essential and key in efforts to diversify the pipeline to sustain equity in all phases of education. The Lakin Institute, The NCBAA Midlevel Institute, the National Community College Hispanic Council Leadership Symposium, and the AACC Future Leader's Institute are all exceptional leadership development programs for individuals seeking professional enrichment to pursue high level positions such as president and vice president at community colleges.
The Lakin Institute for 2009 will be held in Chicago, Illinois, October 11-16, 2009.
If you have a moment, please review the following website http://www.brookhavencollege.edu/prt/. Go under announcements and click on Lakin Invitation (Windows Movie Video). I think you find the concept very creative. It is an announcement of the 2008 Lakin Insitute which was held in Dallas, TX. Lakin Invitation (Windows Movie Video)
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
School of Embodied Leadership
SOEL - is a summer leadership retreat that GMU sends 20 students to. The retreat is 5 days long in CA, and is intensive training on students can develop themselves into leaders. SOEL teaches leadership from a eastern philosophy; focusing on mind, body, and soul and how you need to be centered with yourself before you are able to be a strong leader. The students sleep in group tents, prepare group meals as a group, exercise, and given opportunities to be team leaders.
So I heard about this leadership retreat today for the first time, and it sounds kind of interesting at first but also it sounds a little iffy as well. I believe that since the retreat is based on living in groups, exercising and cooking with groups, it has great potential to begin the development/teaching of team leadership. What a team leader needs to accomplish, how to manage a group, and how to know when to interfere or not when working towards the goal of the group.
Also think that this is a time that students can become more aware of the Leadership Exchange Theory and the relationship that the students will experience between leaders and being supporters.
It was hard to find any real information on this Leadership program on the web, but I feel that it was a lot of opportunities available to it to teach participants about Team Leadership, Leadership Exchange, and even the Path- Goal Theory due to its focus on working and living in groups. I do not think that the leadership program takes advantage of the group practices as much as they can.
So I heard about this leadership retreat today for the first time, and it sounds kind of interesting at first but also it sounds a little iffy as well. I believe that since the retreat is based on living in groups, exercising and cooking with groups, it has great potential to begin the development/teaching of team leadership. What a team leader needs to accomplish, how to manage a group, and how to know when to interfere or not when working towards the goal of the group.
Also think that this is a time that students can become more aware of the Leadership Exchange Theory and the relationship that the students will experience between leaders and being supporters.
It was hard to find any real information on this Leadership program on the web, but I feel that it was a lot of opportunities available to it to teach participants about Team Leadership, Leadership Exchange, and even the Path- Goal Theory due to its focus on working and living in groups. I do not think that the leadership program takes advantage of the group practices as much as they can.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Tempered Radical..Who Me?
UHHHHHHHHHHH....my whole blog was just deleted before publishing...grrrrrrrr. So this is what I had to say! I wasn't sure if I, Sho Roberts, could be a tempered radical. It's something that I would love to aspire to be, but am not sure if I can do it now. OOHHHH..but that is a lame excuse, cause anyone can be a tempered radical at any point in their lives. That is what is so great about it, its making smaller changes to better the organization in the end, and seeing the BIG picture. So how can I be a tempered radical?? One way I can be a tempered radical is to quietly work towards the changes to be made when the office moves into a new renovated location. I strongly believe that the space, supplies, and resources our office has now are inadequate to fulfill the needs asked from us. There are certain things that I believe need to be in the new work space that others may not have agree with or think about. The way I can go about bringing these changes is to talk about them in the appropriate settings, talk about them with other members of the office, and quietly bring the ideas to the light. By doing this quietly I will be able to bring about the change without making a big fuss, drawing attention, or being aggressive about it...which is totally a tempered radical way.
Go Tempered Radicals!! Wouldn't be great if there was a Tempered Radical Institute on campus that taught us more about how to be a tempered radical?!?!?!
Go Tempered Radicals!! Wouldn't be great if there was a Tempered Radical Institute on campus that taught us more about how to be a tempered radical?!?!?!
Leadership Program
The leadership program I decided to examine is the Kellogg School of Management-Women's Senior Leadership Program. The program is designed for women who are a part of corporate America. The program is broken down into four three day session which is done over a 12 month period.
I think breaking up the session through a 12 month period is a great idea. You have a chance to reflect on what happened in the last session or in work atmosphere. As discussed in class, reflection is a key thing in leadership. Each of the four session are different which are "Session 1: Gathering Intelligence,Session 2: Creating a Context for Success, Session 3: Driving Results Session 4: Managing External Constituents". I think that is a good thing to have different topics already prepared. It helps it identifying and use transformation, skills, situation approaches etc.
Another thing discuss is giving feedback during the process. I think that feedback during any training is important to have. Listening to stories for any peers is an important part of learning. In my opinion, having people discuss a topic and not have peer interaction is boring and you do not learn as much if a group was interacting together.
The one thing i do not agree with is the price of the program. To take a part of the program it will cost someone $21,500. I think that is a lot of money for four sessions.
Another thing I would like to see change is the people teaching the course. The only people teaching the class is Kellogg faculty. I would like to see the Kellogg group bring in professionals from outside the group for a different perspective.
All in all i think this is a great program.
I think breaking up the session through a 12 month period is a great idea. You have a chance to reflect on what happened in the last session or in work atmosphere. As discussed in class, reflection is a key thing in leadership. Each of the four session are different which are "Session 1: Gathering Intelligence,Session 2: Creating a Context for Success, Session 3: Driving Results Session 4: Managing External Constituents". I think that is a good thing to have different topics already prepared. It helps it identifying and use transformation, skills, situation approaches etc.
Another thing discuss is giving feedback during the process. I think that feedback during any training is important to have. Listening to stories for any peers is an important part of learning. In my opinion, having people discuss a topic and not have peer interaction is boring and you do not learn as much if a group was interacting together.
The one thing i do not agree with is the price of the program. To take a part of the program it will cost someone $21,500. I think that is a lot of money for four sessions.
Another thing I would like to see change is the people teaching the course. The only people teaching the class is Kellogg faculty. I would like to see the Kellogg group bring in professionals from outside the group for a different perspective.
All in all i think this is a great program.
Leadership Institute Oops
Okay, so I'm browsing around and I come across The Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians - http://www.gse.harvard.edu/~ppe/highered/programs/acrl.html.
The program focuses on transformational leadership, which I found interesting. Personally, I think I would try to focus on two leadership theories so people can find one or the other more appealing or more easy with which to identify. Otherwise, the curriculum seems to cover self-assessment, effective leaders in higher ed, leadership theory, and planning for change - a pretty comprehensive curriculum for six days.
However, I have two criticisms of the institute.
1. There are no librarians on the faculty staff leading the institute. Hmmmm - seems like a major deficiency there.
2. One of the questions this institute proposes to answer is: "How well-positioned is my organization to meet current and future challenges? The program delivers the information and insights needed to help your library respond to a rapidly-shifting landscape. It is designed for those whose role is to think strategically—about emerging needs of students and faculty, about changing expectations of library staff, about new technologies, and about the long-range plans for the library within a larger institutional context."
Hey - wait, I thought this was to help me improve my leadership skills? I do not think a Leadership Institute should have this as one of its top TWO goals. Instead, I think, it should use the above question as a back-drop for the following question - are you equipped (do you have the leadership skills) to lead your library to address the rapidly shifting landscape, etc... Posing this question but without "librarian speakers/leaders" in the field is a major flaw for the institute. People who attend these types of institutes want to be with their peers to share stories, experiences and to network. Not having "leaders in their field" leading discussions
The program focuses on transformational leadership, which I found interesting. Personally, I think I would try to focus on two leadership theories so people can find one or the other more appealing or more easy with which to identify. Otherwise, the curriculum seems to cover self-assessment, effective leaders in higher ed, leadership theory, and planning for change - a pretty comprehensive curriculum for six days.
However, I have two criticisms of the institute.
1. There are no librarians on the faculty staff leading the institute. Hmmmm - seems like a major deficiency there.
2. One of the questions this institute proposes to answer is: "How well-positioned is my organization to meet current and future challenges? The program delivers the information and insights needed to help your library respond to a rapidly-shifting landscape. It is designed for those whose role is to think strategically—about emerging needs of students and faculty, about changing expectations of library staff, about new technologies, and about the long-range plans for the library within a larger institutional context."
Hey - wait, I thought this was to help me improve my leadership skills? I do not think a Leadership Institute should have this as one of its top TWO goals. Instead, I think, it should use the above question as a back-drop for the following question - are you equipped (do you have the leadership skills) to lead your library to address the rapidly shifting landscape, etc... Posing this question but without "librarian speakers/leaders" in the field is a major flaw for the institute. People who attend these types of institutes want to be with their peers to share stories, experiences and to network. Not having "leaders in their field" leading discussions
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Leadership Development Program
The NCAA offers various leadership development programs throughout the year.
The NCAA will host their annual Regional Student-Athlete Development conference again next fall. The mission of the conference is to provide a forum for student-athletes and coaches to develop leadership skills and discuss how issues affect the student-athlete. The goal of the conference is to use your leadership skills and at the conference develop plans that you can incorporate on your own campus. The objectives for the conference are to:
-Learn and practice skills of exemplary leaders.
-Learn how to build and enhance a Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
-Discuss Division I issues and legislation.
-Learn about the NCAA opportunities including scholarships, developmental programs, the NCAA governance process and more.
-Grow personally and professionally.
-Develop a team-directed action plan to promote positive change on campus and within the conferences.
-Make an incredible network of friends!
In critiquing this leadership program the program, the program is only limited to two student athletes per institution. There are 350 member institutions in the NCAA and this program is only available to less than 1% of all student athletes. The regional leadership development program rotates annually and participant attendance is restricted to your region only. The regions are Northeast, South, West, and Mid-atlantic. The program will only be in your available in your area every 4 years.This program change to be offered every two years in your region and potentially offered to more student athletes.
Website:http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?ContentID=628
The NCAA will host their annual Regional Student-Athlete Development conference again next fall. The mission of the conference is to provide a forum for student-athletes and coaches to develop leadership skills and discuss how issues affect the student-athlete. The goal of the conference is to use your leadership skills and at the conference develop plans that you can incorporate on your own campus. The objectives for the conference are to:
-Learn and practice skills of exemplary leaders.
-Learn how to build and enhance a Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
-Discuss Division I issues and legislation.
-Learn about the NCAA opportunities including scholarships, developmental programs, the NCAA governance process and more.
-Grow personally and professionally.
-Develop a team-directed action plan to promote positive change on campus and within the conferences.
-Make an incredible network of friends!
In critiquing this leadership program the program, the program is only limited to two student athletes per institution. There are 350 member institutions in the NCAA and this program is only available to less than 1% of all student athletes. The regional leadership development program rotates annually and participant attendance is restricted to your region only. The regions are Northeast, South, West, and Mid-atlantic. The program will only be in your available in your area every 4 years.This program change to be offered every two years in your region and potentially offered to more student athletes.
Website:http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?ContentID=628
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