Online Learning and Research, there are two aspects that I want to look at as I prepare to be a future school leader. The first aspect is how I can use online learning and research to do my work as a leader in a much more effective way. Administrators have a lot of responsibility and need to work smart to get everything. I want to stay on top of the latest research and practices in education. To do this I want to an RSS feed. An RSS feed will allow me to list websites that I find valuable and it will notify me when they post new information. This information is crucial for me to be an instructional leader, I need to keep up on blogs and websites that share now other schools are integrating technology into their classroom. There are also classes that I can take online to expand my knowledge. By using application and online learning I will be leading by example.
Wagner refers students today as “Net Gen Students” and he says that students who are online become very proficient at in what John Seely Brown call “information navigation”. (Wagner, 179) Brown believes that literacy in the 21st century may be “navigation”. (Wagner, 179) What would literacy look like then, students would be able to “know how to navigate through confusing, complex information spaces and feel comfortable doing so.” (Wagner, 179) As a school leader, a goal will be to prepare students for the workforce in the 2ast century and that means producing “literate” students. Therefore I will need to makes sure to facilitate discussions amongst my staff about integrating navigation into our curriculum. Do students know how to evaluate whether a information is valid? Do they know how to locate that information and then can they use it to solve problems.
Wagner, Tony. The Global Achievement Gap. Basic Books, New York, NY, 2008.
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