Full Description
This book is an essential companion for those leading and managing large-scale, long-term digital transformation in higher education institutions.
As colleges and universities work to meet today's accelerated need for digital capabilities, those leading and managing digital change and transformation projects must account for complex measures of success. Challenges often include integrating the affordances of new technologies, navigating complex digital ecosystems, meeting tight timelines, managing limited budgets, and coordinating with multiple stakeholders seeking input. All of these, and more, must be successfully navigated to ensure the project's delivery and, importantly, to deliver on the institution's vision and strategy for digital success.
This book explores the attributes of an effective digital transformation leader; considerations for project design, management, and evaluation; the ethical and effective use of learner and user analytics; and the major rollout stages, including operational considerations, change management, staff development and institutional adoption. Chapters are supported by action-oriented cases, drawing from current practice and theory, to offer digital transformation leaders and managers examples that demonstrate success and impact across institutions of all sizes.
Contents
1. Introduction 2. Why Change? The academic and the strategic institutional business case Chapter 2 Case Study: From Blackboard to Canvas: VLE review and implementation at Newcastle University 3. Digital Literacy and Digital Constructs Chapter 3 Case Study: Dealing with Technological Change in Higher Education 4. Integrating from the Start: The Wider Ecosystem Chapter 4 Case Study: Engaging Stakeholders in Learning Analytics at Technological University Dublin 5. Designing for Learning Analytics Chapter 5 Case Study: Designing for Learning Analytics 6. Planning your Project and Project Management Chapter 6 Case Study: Microsoft Teams as a Collaboration Platform: Working collaboratively in teams and on projects 7. Whole Institution Approaches to the Wicked Problem of AI in Higher Education Chapter 7 Case Study: Developing an Institutional Student Guide for the use of AI and Assessment 8. The Design and Delivery of staff CPD Chapter 8 Case Study: From face-to-face, to online to blended: Why and how an intensive train-the-teacher course moved online during and changed to blended mode post-pandemic 9. Digital Transformation: Impact and evaluation Chapter 9 Case Study: Technology and Timetables: Influencers of participation? 10. Bringing it together Chapter 10 Case Study: Navigating the Diversity of Technology Use in Academic Practice
