Towards the Transformation of Higher Education: Educational Technology Leadership (original) (raw)

This paper focuses on the management and change domains of educational technology (ET), namely the need for ET leadership in higher education. Leadership issues are examined with respect to instructional development, faculty development, and instructional technology/media management in higher education and the roles ET practitioners can play. Other topics include: a description of the transformative process underway in higher education driven by technological innovations; raising awareness of the need for ET practitioners and doctoral students to aspire for administrative leadership positions for effective policy formulation, strategic planning, management, evaluation, and implementation of instructional development; and discussion of the essential skills and