{"id":5606,"date":"2025-02-10T07:41:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T15:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malat-coursesite.royalroads.ca\/lrnt525\/?guid=30674e8f19c42c35a82fc6fca778eb8d"},"modified":"2025-02-10T07:41:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T15:41:51","slug":"week-4-unit-2-continued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-coursesite.royalroads.ca\/lrnt525\/week-4-unit-2-continued\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 4, Unit 2 Continued"},"content":{"rendered":"by Michelle Harrison.  

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Hi\neveryone,<\/p>\n\n

Happy\nMonday! I hope you enjoyed a nice weekend. Just a few things as we move into\nthe second week of exploring change. This is a bit of a long one \"smile\".\n<\/p>\n\n

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  1. It has\n been great to see the different perspective emerging from the first\n activity. I see there are more to come, and it is great to see the\n comments and discussion emerging. So far I see a themes of needing to balance\n safety\/privacy and taking a critical approach to technology implementation.\n <\/li>\n
  2. Activity\n 2 is designed to help you with your first assignment, and hopefully you\n have a start on connecting with colleagues. If you haven\u2019t had a chance\n already, I would encourage you to listen to the perspectives on leadership\n and change in the \u201cVoices\u201d<\/a>\n webpage (there are also transcripts). All four interviews have a question\n on change and will be very relevant as you think about practical\n approaches to initiating change in your own contexts. <\/li>\n
  3. We had\n our synchronous session for this unit last week. Our next one will be next\n Tuesday, February 18 at 5 pm. <\/li>\n
  4. Just a\n reminder that as you are interviewing or corresponding with professional\n colleagues outside the course for Activity 2\/Assignment 1 that you need to\n fill out the consent form as part of the research ethics guidelines for\n the course. You do not<\/strong> have to provide the form to me as part of\n your assignment but should keep a copy. <\/li>\n
  5. The assignment instructions ask you to post it to your blog, but there\n is a space in Moodle for you to share your Assignment if there are\n elements that you do not want to share publicly, or if the colleague you\n speak to is more comfortable with you not sharing an analysis openly on\n your blogs. It is a good reminder that your blogs, though not searchable, can\n be viewed, so you may want to keep that in mind for all your posts where\n you might be adding a critique. Just a reminder to also submit it to the dropbox in Moodle so I can assess it there. If you would like direct feedback, then a word document is the best (I can't annotate a weblink).<\/li>\n
  6. As you\n start work on your post for Assignment 1 - make sure you take a look at\n the rubric for the criteria. Assessment criteria that are particularly\n relevant:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n

    \"Identifies change theories\nrelated to leadership and provides links to their relevance in leading change\nin digital learning environments.\" Here the emphasis is on linkages <\/strong>-\ntaking your own perspectives, those from your consultations and then framing\nthem within a larger discourse (such as within theories or models) around how\nit is relevant for leading change in digital learning environments. Ideas\nshould be synthesized.<\/p>\n\n

    \"Evidence of thoughtful consultation\nand insights<\/strong> from at least two<\/strong> professional colleagues. Discussion\ndemonstrates insight <\/strong>into challenges and solutions in initiating change.\nMultiple perspectives <\/strong>are evident\" Note that you can use one of\nthe Voices interviews as a second perspective if you only talk to one other\ncolleague.<\/i><\/p>\n\n