Change Dynamics and leadership in Technology Implementation

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Change Dynamics and leadership in Technology
Implementation

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The purpose of the presentation

• To analyze change dynamics, leadership roles in
  higher educational institutions regarding
  technology
• Assess the conclusions drawn by Owen and Demb
  (n.d)
• Draw conclusions and implications about
  leadership and technology in higher learning
  institutions

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What are the issues raised in this article?

• What issues of importance raised in this
  article?
• What do we know from other authors about change,
  leadership, technology and higher education?
• What conclusions can we draw?

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What do other authors say about these themes?

• Mutula, (2003 ) states that universities world
  wide, attempt to implement e-learning strategies
  in order to enhance equity, quality, share
  instruction technology resources, compete in
  global environment of higher education and meet
  the rising demand for tertiary education.
• Sampson and Wasser (n.d) state that worldwide,
  schools worldwide are facing major
  transformations-a learning and technology.
• Libraries in the university environment in
  Eastern and Southern Africa are making efforts to
  join and participate effectively in the
  information revolution. (Mutula, n.d)

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What do other authors say about these themes?

• Returns to investment in education based on
  human capital theory have been estimated since
  the late 1950s. In the 40-plus year history of
  estimates of returns to investment in education,
  there have been several reviews of the empirical
  results in attempts to establish patterns.
  (George Psacharopoulos and Harry Anthony
  Patrinos, Volume 12, Number 2 / August 2004)

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3 questions guided the article

• a. What elements of current leadership models
  appear most salient in guiding large- scale
  technology implementation efforts?
• b. Which factors affecting the change process
  seem most important to participants in the
  context of technology change, and how do they
  describe them?
• c. What are the distinctive dynamics of change
  involving technology implementation?
• Details about this topic
• Supporting information and examples
• How it relates to your audience

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World Information Technology Forum (WITFOR)
current themes

• http//www.witfor.org.bw/themes.htm
• Themes Building the infrastructure Economic
  opportunityEnvironmentHealthEducationAgricultureSo
  cial, ethical and legal aspectsEmpowerment and
  participation

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