Academic and Institutional Leadership in Distance Education

Question 1

well positioned to play instrumental roles as emerging leaders (portugal 2006)

Answer 1

facilitators who have transitioned into online teaching capacities

Question 2

Distance educators should no longer see themselves as protectors and survivors of isolated programs for which they have labored mightily, but rather as____ (Portugal 2006)

Answer 2

valued strategic partners who can enable the larger institution, often long seen as the enemy, to catch up with them and emulate their practices and successes

Question 3

have the ability to develop, change, adapt, and reinvent their own skills and abilities but more importantly (portugal 2006)

Answer 3

Formidable leaders

Question 4

constantly reviewing market trends and initiating new agendas within his or her realm of influence (Portugal 2006)

Answer 4

Highly effective distance education leaders

Question 5

can be the key to a successful leadership career in distance learning. (Portugal 2006)

Answer 5

Managing administrative policies effectively,

Question 6

Emerging leaders in distance education will need to be (Portugal 2006)

Answer 6

well versed in the business functions of their universities and colleges so that online systems and structures operate smoothly and effectively for students, faculty, and support staff.

Question 7

one of the most challenging aspects of leadership (marcus 2004)

Answer 7

Creating and conveying technological visions powerful enough to displace traditional educational models

Question 8

Pahal (199) IT leadership requires many of the characteristics common to all leaders, but also requires (Marcus 2004)

Answer 8

special abilities and insights into technology’s impact.

Question 9

Beaudoin (2002) points out some specific characteristics that a distance education leader needs

Answer 9

(1) create conditions for innovative change,
(2) enable individuals and organizations to share a vision and move in its direction, and
(3) contribute to the management and operationalization of ideas.

Question 10

a research-based framework that explains the process individuals follow as they undergo the process of change.(Marcus 2004)

Answer 10

Concerns Based Adoption Model (CBAM)

Question 11

However, the distance education leader also needs, according to Beaudoin (2002), to be a_______, one who can diagnose the organization at a specific moment and determine the readiness of the organization or its stakeholders for change (Marcus 2004)

Answer 11

situational leader

Question 12

Changes in technology often produce a ______ where change management in the use of instructional technology in teaching and learning becomes increasingly important (Marcus 2004)

Answer 12

‘chaos situation’

Question 13

students not only bring new ways of learning and seeing the world but have significantly different social orientations and skills which have a profound implication for education (Paul & Brindley 2008)

Answer 13

• positive (collaborative learning, multi-tasking, ease at surfing the net) and
• negative (blurring distinctions between education and entertainment, shorter interest spans).

Question 14

Competition for second-entry professional schools and for graduate programmes has bred_____ (Paul & Brindley 2008)

Answer 14

a much more mark-conscious generation

Question 15

is not about producing variously deliverable learning packages or pick-‘n-mix courses to an otherwise undifferentiated mass market. It is about being prepared to configure all available resources, expertise and learning opportunities in the way that fits the learning purpose best. (Paul & Brindley 2008)

Answer 15

Flexible learning

Question 16

is an all-encompassing term that must take account of the needs, skills and aspirations of the learners, the systems that support them and the orientations, expertise and skills of faculty and staff. It must emanate from very thorough strategic planning processes that involve faculty, staff and students from the outset. (Paul & Brindley 2008)

Answer 16

“Full support”