It’s not all about the technology

An ICT Leadership Model
 
The following table provided by Webber compares conservative and educative ICT Leadership models. [i]
 

Conservative ICT Leadership

Educative ICT Leadership

·                   Technology

·       Possibilities

·                   Role rigidity

·       Layer participation

·                   Resource acquisition and management

·       Vision building

·                   Policy implementation

·       Problem solving

·                   ICT Manager

·       ICT User

·                   Safety

·       Innovation

·                   Hoarding

·       Open Access

·                   Compliance

·       Engagement

·                   Isolation

·       Seamless integration

·                   Reactive

·       Agile

·                   Fair play

·       [...]

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There is very little research into leadership in schools that has any focus on the connection of Information and Communications Technology and leadership. This means that there has been very little study done about the competence and confidence of Principals in their use of Information and Communications Technology, there is not much understanding of leadership [...]

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In the Early Days of IT
 
When computers were first introduced into education, professional development was seen as a major issue for the integration of computers into the curriculum. The need for teachers to be confident in using and managing computer hardware in a classroom situation was important. They not only needed to be self-assured in [...]

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