In the author's online teaching experiences, she has found that one of the greatest challenges in developing an online community lies in getting students involved with the instructor and other students to a greater degree than they might be with the course content. Students who engage only (or to a greater degree) with the content of the course are missing a lot in terms of the rich discussions that most likely would have occurred in the traditional classroom. ACCESS FULL MANUSCRIPT HERE; http://cnx.org/content/m14135/latest/
There is a growing need for professional development for teachers and principals that is needs-based as well as e-based. Traditional forms of professional development have taken the form of one-time workshops, “expert” speakers, lectures and other short-term sessions, which have become almost obsolete in today’s techno-savvy world. ACCESS FULL MANUSCRIPT HERE: http://cnx.org/content/m15069/latest/
Controversy has surrounded the educational leadership preparation programs in the past few years. Methodology, course content and rigor are included in the targeted areas. As universities struggle with program improvements, this paper suggests that an ignored aspect has been the instruction of desirable leadership traits and characteristics for transformational change in the schools. A review of literature supports the call for a closer look at traits, characteristics and behaviors as identified by several authors in this document. Although the terminology or approach may differ, the commonality can be summarized in the findings of Daniel Goleman and his study of emotional intelligence (EQ). As educational leadership preparation programs continue to be scrutinized and retooled, the inclusion of emotional intelligence would serve as a balance for program instruction. Programs have been focusing on the development of IQ; the time has come to embrace the research on EQ. ACCESS FULL MANUSCRIPT HERE: http://cnx.org/content/m15615/latest/
This article documents an organizational odyssey. It traces the evolution of masters’ level programming in educational leadership offered by the University of Nevada Las Vegas as it moved from qualitatively traditional to technologically sophisticated. As is true in most quests, an extended period of time and a significant degree of professional “soul searching” were involved. ACCESS FULL MANUSCRIPT HERE: http://cnx.org/content/m15113/latest/
