SESSION 4 Part 1.  LINKED ASSIGNMENT.  Written Assignment:  Select one or two of the controversial points made by Esther Dyson and write a brief statement on why you agree or disagree with her point.  Be prepare to discuss your position in class.  Before class, post your statement to the Discussion Board under the Dyson forum.  Create a new thread  for each new main point.  If the point you wish to comment on has already been introduced, your comments should be added as a  to it.  You are also encouraged to reply to the comments of others.

SESSION 4 LINKED ASSIGNMENT.  Part 2. Written Assignment. Not more than the equivalent of about one page on the extent to which the Doctoral Program in Leadership Studies could be considered a Learning Organization and what would need to change to make it more of a Learning Organization. One or two paragraphs on specific ways technology might be used and the case for and against the use of technology.    Post your initial assignment as a .  Post comments on the arguments of others or as a  on the Discussion Board forum Learning Organizations

Esther Dyson, Release 2.1
Required Reading:  Esther Dyson, Release 2.1 (1998).  Preface, Introduction, Chapters 1-5, and 11
Read what others have written about this book (and the earlier edition) at Amazon.com

Class Activity: discussion of Dyson.

Peter Senge, Learning Organizations -

Required Reading: Senge, Peter (1990), The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization

A Primer on Systems Thinking & Organizational Learning John J. Shibley / The Portland Learning Organization Group
A Simple Introduction to Organizational Learning [http://www.systemsprimer.com/what_is_org_learning.htm]****

Learning for a Change by Alan M. Webber from the May 1999 issue of FastCompany.com. Based on an interview with Peter Senge who now says that for change, we need to stop thinking like mechanics and to start acting like gardeners. [http://www.fastcompany.com/online/24/senge.html]**

Master of Change, Interview of Peter Senge Jane R. Schultz, June/July 1999 Executive Update [http://www.gwsae.org/executiveupdate/1999/June_July/CoverStory2.htm]**

A book review The Fifth Discipline and an outline of the five disciplines presented by Texas A&M University library staff members. [http://www.rtis.com/nat/user/jfullerton/review/learning.htm]**

Recklies Management Project Management - Learning Organization / Organizational Learning Links to articles [http://www.themanager.org/Knowledgebase/Management/Learning.htm]****

The Leader's New Work by Peter M. Senge [http://home.nycap.rr.com/klarsen/learnorg/senge2.html]****

The Ecology of Leadership by Peter M. Senge Leader to Leader, No. 2 Fall 1996 [http://www.pfdf.org/leaderbooks/L2L/fall96/senge.html]**

James F. Courtney, David T. Croasdell, and David B. Paradice, Inquiring Organizations
Explores the relationship between inquiry and learning in organizations and how information technology can be used to support  the process of knowledge creation in the context of inquiring systems. [http://www.cba.uh.edu/~parks/fis/inqorg.htm]

A Systems Science Of Networked Organizations by Jeffrey Stamps, Ph.D. and Jessica Lipnack, 2000. [http://virtualteams.com/library/whpapers/sysscience.htm]**

Mike Marquardt and Greg Kearsley, Technology and Learning in the Workplace
Maximizing Human Performance and Corporate Success [http://www.gwu.edu/~lto/tlo-toc.html]

Yogesh Malhotra (1996)
Brief introduction, identification of key references, and paragraph on the role of technology. Organizational Learning and Learning Organizations: An Overview [http://www.brint.com/papers/orglrng.htm] Free registration provides access to a world of additional information.

Yogesh Malhotra (1993) Role of Information Technology in Managing Organizational Change and Organizational Interdependence [http://www.brint.com/papers/change/]

The Society for Organizational Learning
[http://www.SoLonline.org/]***
Open Directory Project (Comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web maintained by volunteer editors.) [http://dmoz.org/Reference/Knowledge_Management/Information_Assets/Learning_Organizations/] **
Google Web Directory - Reference > Knowledge Management > Information Assets > Learning Organizations [http://directory.google.com/Top/Reference/Knowledge_Management/Information_Assets/Learning_Organizations/]**
Learning Organization (inc. Organizational Learning) and Knowledge Management Resources On the Web by N. Duru Ahanotu [http://members.aol.com/iqduru/knowledge.htm]**[http://www.drduru.com/knowledge.html]10-11-02

Class Activity: Discussion of Singe and Learning Organizations. Discussion of the relevance or lack of relevance of technology to learning organizations. Small Group activity: Analysis of the Doctoral Program in Leadership Stuides and consideration of the the relevance of technology.

Short hands-on activitiesSearching for Information

Gonzaga University, Doctoral Program in Leadership Studies, Search and Paper Guide by James Beebe [http://guweb2.gonzaga.edu/doctoral/resources/searchguide.html]

Search Engine Showdown. Features of the Web Search Engines: Chart or By Feature page compares power search features and capabilities. Statistics: Compare the size, overlap, unique hits, change over time, and dead links of the largest Web search engines. Search Strategies: Basic suggestions for how to search the Web and when to use which tool. Reviews: More details descriptions of the search features, capabilities, and output of selected search engines and subject directories. News: Compares searchable databases of news wires and news Web sites. AND MORE [http://www.searchengineshowdown.com/]****