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Managing technological change : strategies for college and university leaders / A.W. (Tony) Bates.

By: Bates, Tony, 1939-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series: Publisher: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2000Description: xix, 235 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0787946818.Subject(s): Education, Higher -- Data processing | Educational technology | Education, Higher -- Computer-assisted instruction | Distance education | Education, Higher -- Effect of technological innovations onDDC classification: 378.00285
Contents:
Executive summary -- Confronting the technology challenge in universities and colleges -- Leadership, vision and planning in a post-fordist organization -- Planning and managing courses and programs -- Technology infrastructure and student access -- Supporting faculty -- Calculating the costs of teaching with technology -- Funding strategies, collaboration and competition -- Organizing for the management of educational technologies -- Research and evaluation -- Avoiding the faustian contract and meeting the technology challenge.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

"A required read for every university administrator grappling withthe complexities of technology and education. Bates has combined animpressive depth of experience and practice to produce anauthoritative and well-reasoned approach."--Bruce Pennycook,vice-principal, Information Systems and Technology, McGillUniversity

"Digital technologies are revolutionizing the practices of teachingand learning at colleges and universities all around the world.This book will be helpful for all those who are planning andmanaging such organizational and technological change on theircampuses."--Timothy W. Luke, executive director, Institute forDistance and Distributed Learning, Virginia Tech

Implementing new technology at a college or university requiresmore than simply buying new computers and establishing a Web site.The successful use of technology for teaching and learning alsodemands major changes in teaching and organizational culture. InManaging Technological Change, Tony Bates -- a world-renownedexpert on the use of technology in university teaching -- revealshow to create the new, technologically competitive academicorganization. He draws from recent research and best practice casestudies--as well as on his thirty years of experience in usingtechnology for teaching--to provide practical strategies formanaging change to ensure the successful use of technology. Readerswill learn how to win faculty support for teaching with technologyand get advice on appropriate decision-making and reportingstructures. Other topics covered include reward systems, estimatingcosts of teaching by technology, and copyright issues. Bates alsodetails the essential procedures for funding new technology-basedsystems, managing the technology, and monitoring its ongoingeducational effectiveness in anticipation of future changes.Throughout the book, he maintains a focus on the human factors thatmust be addressed, identifying the risks and penalties oftechnologically based teaching and showing how to manage thosehazards.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-220) and index.

Executive summary -- Confronting the technology challenge in universities and colleges -- Leadership, vision and planning in a post-fordist organization -- Planning and managing courses and programs -- Technology infrastructure and student access -- Supporting faculty -- Calculating the costs of teaching with technology -- Funding strategies, collaboration and competition -- Organizing for the management of educational technologies -- Research and evaluation -- Avoiding the faustian contract and meeting the technology challenge.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Confronting the Technology Challenge in Universities and Colleges
  • Leadership, Vision, and Planning in a Post-Fordist Organization
  • Planning and Managing Courses and Programs
  • Technology Infrastructure and Student Access
  • Supporting Faculty
  • Calculating the Costs of Teaching with Technology
  • Funding Strategies, Collaboration, and Competition
  • Organizing for the Management of EducationalTechnologies
  • Research and Evaluation
  • Avoiding the Faustian Contract and Meeting the Technology Challenge

Author notes provided by Syndetics

A.W. (TONY) BATES is director of Distance Education and Technology in the Division of Continuing Studies at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. He has more than thirty years of experience in applying, managing, and researching the application of technologies to higher education and is one of the world's most quoted authors in the field of distance education. A founding member of the British Open University, he has also worked as a consultant on the use of technology in university teaching for the World Bank, UNESCO, state higher education commissions in the United States, the Canadian International Development Agency, and for universities and government ministries of education in over thirty countries.

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