EDLD707s01 S3 Leadership and Technology Spring 01--Ph.D.Leadership--Gonzaga

Technology in the workplace. Technology in education.

SESSION 3 TOPICS

This session explores the current and near future impact of technology in the areas of the workplace in general and education.
Communications technology + information technology = elimination of layers of management, changing the nature and meaning of work, changing the way work is done.
Understanding of the impact technology has had on organizations. Have organizations realized the productivity gains promised by the technology revolution?
Development of telecommuting, virtual offices, and virtual organizations. How these change social interactions and create the need for virtual teams. Leadership opportunities and challenges.
Strategic partner management. Recognition that core competencies are unique to organizations, and how this leads to partnering, even with "competitors." How can leaders share with their organizations the critical need for open systems?

IDENTIFICATION OF VOLUNTEER TO LEAD SHORT INTRODUCTION TO LEARNING ORGANIZATIONS FOR FEB 16.
MAKE SURE THAT YOUR PROJECT PROPOSAL IS APPROVED. SEE MAJOR CLASS ASSIGNMENT

Power Point presentation by M. McFarland, S.J. [http://guweb2.gonzaga.edu/doctoral/mcfarland/sld001.htm]
TECHNOLOGY AND WORK

Shoshana Zuboff, In the Age of the Smart Machine: The Future of Work and Power
Zuboff argues that today's computer revolution in the workplace confronts us with a momentous choice either to automate, dehumanizing work and alienating workers, or to informate, giving workers the knowledge to make critical, collaborative judgments.

1. The summary of In the Age of the Smart Machine by Shoshana Zuboff [zuboff.rtf].

The book is highly recommended. On 2-day reserve in Foley, filed under Beebe, EDLD 707

The following items can be found at the password protected, Blackboard site for the class. These items are on electronic reserve.

Copyright Information

Some course document materials may be protected by copyright law (Title 17 U.S. Code) and by the Digital Milennium Copyright Act of 1998. This means that the material is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship or research". Using a copy in any other way means the user may be liable for copyright infringement.

2. Robert Kraut, Susan Dumais, and Susan Koch, "Computerization, Productivity, and Quality of Work-Life," Communications of the ACM, volume 32, number 2, February, 1989, pp. 220-238. Blackboard

3. "The emperor's new workplace" Scientific American, Sep 95, Vol. 273 Issue 3, p202, 2p, 1c Blackboard

4. Interview with Shoshana Zuboff in Omni, Apr91, Vol. 13 Issue 7, p66, 7p, 1 chart, 2c
Zuboff discusses the effect of informating on workers, particularly at the bottom rung of companies, the skills workers will need, the future of solo overachievers, and the importance of the dignity of work. Blackboard

Jeremy Rifkin, The End of Work
1. Brief Introduction to The End of Work [http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/art/rifkin01.htm]
2. A Rifkin Reader: An Essential Summary [http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/art/rifkin02.htm]
3. The End of Work — Five Years Later By Jeremy Rifkin Introduction to the 2000 Penguin Edition-2/01/01 [http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/art/rifkin05.htm]

Jeremy Rifkin in Williams Lake... Is the Sky Really Falling? by Tom Benjamin [http://changingtimes.com/archive/mar/0398trif.htm]

Envisioning the Next Century.
Five leading management thinkers share their thoughts on the future of work in a world of projects. [http://www.bizresources.com/Archives/envision_the_future.htm]

Mike Marquardt and Greg Kearsley. Technology, Learning & Organizations
A textbook in both print and electronic (web-based) formats, Chapters & Related Web Sites [http://www.gwu.edu/~lto/tlo-toc.html] Part I Impact of Technology on Organizations, Work and Workers

Virtual Teams and Virtual Leadership

Managing Geographically Distributed Project Teams [http://3m.com/meetingnetwork/readingroom/gdss_dist_teams.html]

"Cooperative Efforts in Electronic Contexts: the Relevance of Prior Face-to-Face Interactions" Elena Rocco [http://hsb.baylor.edu/ramsower/ais.ac.96/papers/rocco.htm]

3M US Web Site, books dealing with virtual teams and virtual leadership [http://3m.com/meetingnetwork/readingroom/bookstore_ISBN0446670871.html]

See ALSO:

Virtual Teams : Reaching Across Space, Time, and Organizations With Technology, by Jessica Lipnack, Jeffrey Stamps

The Virtual Edge : Embracing Technology for Distributed Project Team Success, by Margery Mayer

The Distributed Mind : Achieving High Performance Through the Collective Intelligence of Knowledge Work Teams, by Kimball Fisher, Maureen Duncan Fisher, Mareen Duncan Fisher

Fifth Generation Management : Co-Creating Through Virtual Enterprising, Dynamic Teaming, and Knowledge Networking, by Charles M. Savage

Virtual Leadership : Secrets from the Round Table for the Multi-Site Manager, by Jaclyn Knights of the Tele-Round Table Kostner

Association for Information Systems [http://www.aisnet.org/]

TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION

1. Future Shock (Mardell Raney: Teacher Magazine, Vol. 10, No. 2, October 1998, p. 54) [http://www.edweek.org/tm/1998/02voice.h10]
2. Doug Johnson The Educational Technology Journal "Evaluating the Impact of Technology: The Less Simple Answer." [http://www.fno.org/jan96/reply.html]
3.a. Should Schools Be Wired To The Internet? No--Learn First, Surf Later, By David Gelernter
[http://allpolitics.com/1998/05/18/time/no.html]
3.b. Yes--It's Essential to the Way Kids Learn, By Vice President Al Gore
[http://allpolitics.com/1998/05/18/time/yes.html]
4. Instructional Telecommunications Council (ITC) Distance Education Links & Resources [http://www.itcnetwork.org/resources.htm]
5. Chronicle of Higher Education Information Technology (great set of links)
[http://chronicle.com/infotech/]

As identified by Rodney Reigle, Information Skills (or InfoSkills) include the following:
Information Acquisition--The ability to navigate, locate, retrieve, solicit, and store information on the WWW
Information Analysis--The ability to process, evaluate, and synthesize information on the WWW
Information Display--The ability to organize, visualize, and communicate information on the WWW

Survival Strategies for the Information Age
1. By the year 2000 there will be 200 million people using the Internet. Master the global network (e.g., e-mail and surfing) rather than the local desktop (e.g., Microsoft or Apple).
2. The average life span of commercial software is 6-18 months. Master generic tools (e.g., html and java) rather than proprietary tools (e.g., Asymetrix or Adobe).
3.Information is doubling every five years. Master information skills (e.g., information acquisition, analysis, and display) rather than specific information.
4. In the Information Age, 80% of the workforce will require sophisticated information handling skills. Become a CyberGuide.
from: Basic Skills for Survival in the Information Age by Rodney Riegle [http://www.coe.ilstu.edu/rpriegle/wwwdocs/infoskil.htm]

Rodney P.Riegle
If you have not yet visited Dr. Rod Riegle's EAF 524 course at Illinois State University. You are strongly encouraged to take a few minutes and do so now. Then click on the name "Riegle"
1. Education in the Information Age. Slide presentation by Riegle
[http://www.coe.ilstu.edu/rpriegle/generic/slides/education/sld001.htm]
Lessons from a Cyberguide by Rodney P. Riegle
[http://www.coe.ilstu.edu/rpriegle/wwwdocs/lessons.htm]
Other WWW documents by Riegle
[http://www.coe.ilstu.edu/rpriegle/wwwdocs/welcome.htm]

The Chicago Handbook for Teachers: A Practical Guide to the College Classroom
by Alan Brinkley, Betty Dessants, Michael Flamm, Cynthia Fleming, Charles Forcey, and Eric Rothschild
whole of Chapter 10 Using Electronic Resources for Teaching [http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/075125.html]

Being Fluent with Information Technology Committee on Information Technology Literacy, National Research Council 128 pages, 6 x 9, 1999. -2/01/01

Being Fluent with Information Technology sets the standard for what everyone should know about IT in order to use it effectively now and in the future. It explores three kinds of knowledge—intellectual capabilities, foundational concepts, and skills—that are essential for fluency with IT. The book presents detailed descriptions and examples of current skills and timeless concepts and capabilities, which will be useful to individuals who use IT and to the instructors who teach them.

[http:Read it Online - FREE! //www.nap.edu/books/030906399X/html/]

or order it

[http://www.nap.edu/catalog/6482.html]

Technology and Learning Organizations (education & technologies)
[http://spot.pcc.edu/it/techorg.html]

Educational Technology & Society
Journal of the International Forum of Educational Technology & Society and IEEE Learning Technology Task Force
[http://ifets.ieee.org/periodical/vol_3_99/v_3_99.html]

The Educational Technology Journal [http://www.fno.org/]

EpicLearning Online Seminar. EpicLearning is sponsoring a free online seminar on advancements in e-learning technologies and the benefits to of distance educators. Wednesday, Feb 14, 12:00 noon-1:30 pm (ET). Registration is required. Website [http://www.epiclearning.com/s1.htm] -2/02/01

Major Assignment
Approval for Class Projects will be posted as replies on the Discussion Board. If you are asked to modify or clarify your proposal, you will need to do so as a reply.
Short hands-on activitiesDistance Education (will be combined with the main session, special guest, Dale Deviveiros, Director, Instructional Technical Support Services)

	Doctor of Philosophy in Public Affairs School of Public Management and Administration

EDLD 707--Leadership and Technology 3 credits--Spring 2000 James Beebe	1st Semester 2001