Creating a Collaborative Culture to Support Innovative Online Teaching and Learning (207607065)

8/13/2019 Creating a Collaborative Culture to Support Innovative Online Teaching and Learning (207607065)

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Creating aCollaborativeCulture… to support innovative online teaching

and learning



Go to m.socrative.comEnter room number eConnect14

True/False:

My college needs to do more innovativethings in online teaching and learning



Highline Community

CollegeMidway between Seattle and Tacoma

6500 FTE, 15-17,000 headcount

40% ABE/ESL, 30% transfer, 30% Prof/Tech

Most diverse college in the state





From a staff member...“Why can’t I have admin access to mycomputer?

They let me have keys to every room on thiscampus.

Am I not trustworthy enough?”



“...the only thing of real importance that leadersdo is to create and manage culture…”

“... the unique talent of leaders is their ability towork with culture.”

-- pg 1. Edgar H. Schein, Organizational Culture and Leadership. SanFrancisco, CA, USA: Jossey-Bass, 1985, 1-22.



What is culture?“Norms that evolve in working groups…”

“... dominant values espoused by theorganization...”

“The philosophy that guides an organization’spolicy…”



IT & culture at a call

center...Limited access to workstation functions

No ability to install or configure applications

Browser filters

Work rules prohibit non-task activities



IT and culture at a startup...BYOD(s)

Do what ya’ gotta do

Community, community, community

Creativity, problem solving, unorthodox is okay



How would you describe IT

culture at your college?

A) Call Center B) Startup

m.socrative.com Room: eConnect14



“Those slackers teach a few hours andleave…”

“You IT people are all control freaks…”

“You probably won’t let me…”

“Academic freedom my $%&, you just want toFacebook with your drinking buddies.”



Social Media?



A visit to Mule Design

http://officesnapshots.com/2008/06/11/mule-design-studios/

http://officesnapshots.com/2008/06/11/mule-design-studios/



What policies or practiceson your campus promoteexperimentation withlearning and technology?




Excel Is Fun!



Faculty in Residence⅓ release time

Faculty member is both tech leader andrespected as a teacher

Role is to evangelize and support learningthrough technology



Mobile Learning FLCSmall group of faculty and IT staff, meet twice amonth

Small grant buys food, pilot hardware andsoftware



What activities on yourcampus promoteexperimentation withlearning and technology?




It’s about balance

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“It’s our policy…”If you’re saying no because ‘that’s our policy’you’re saying no for all the wrong reasons.”



Let’s talk about empathyNoun:

1) the intellectual identification with or vicariousexperiencing of the feelings, thoughts, orattitudes of another.

- Dictionary.com



What do youwant yourcollege to be?



What can you do to

make a moreinnovative cultureon your campus?m.socrative.com Room: eConnect14



Tim Wrye, [email protected] , @twrye

Marc Lentini, [email protected] ,@malapertmarc

Presentation:http://tinyurl.com/econnect14ccc

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