Become a digitally-informed and empowered school leader and learn how to help your school use technology-driven change through Covid-19 and beyond. This course will help school leaders make decisions about the provision and use of online learning in schools. School leaders need to plan digital strategies, devise plans and allocate resources in such a way that the learning environment is fully inclusive. This course will help you make better decisions for your school in relation to the use of digital technology. This course will encourage you in the development of a digital strategy and contribute to your own professional development. Aimed at school leaders and those who have responsibility for the strategic planning and management of online learning at Trust, school, subject or phase level, this free course is built upon extensive research into how school leaders strategically manage and plan for online provision of learning. It addresses how schools manage particular challenges and opportunities which online learning provides. During the course you will consider real challenges via case studies from practice, along with other activities, and begin to formulate real solutions and strategy for your school/s. The course will help you turn plans into practical action via a digital plan. During the course there will also be a range of valuable networking opportunities with other leaders, through discussion forums and webinars.TranscriptThis course has been generously funded by the UKRI and ESRC.
Overview
Syllabus
- Introduction and guidance
- Introduction
- What is a badged course?
- How to get a badge
- Glossary
- References
- Acknowledgements
- Session1Session 1: Differentiated learning experience
- Introduction
- 1 Scenario planning
- 1.1 Scenarios prompt
- 2 Strategy
- 3 Starting your digital strategy
- 3.1 Digital Strategy as a learning activity
- 3.2 Single and Double Loop Learning
- 4 Digital leadership in schools
- 4.1 Challenge and opportunity
- 4.2 Being a strategic leader and change manager
- 4.3 SWOT analysis
- 4.4 Learning analytics
- Why use learning analytics?
- 5 This session’s quiz
- 6 Session 1 summary
- Glossary
- References
- Further reading
- Acknowledgements
- Session2Session 2: Building competencies
- Introduction
- 1 Developing digital capabilities
- 2 Practice, preferences and opportunities
- 3 Building capacity and resilience and supporting wellbeing
- 3.1 Scenarios prompt
- 4 This session’s quiz
- 5 Summary of Session 2
- Glossary
- References
- Acknowledgements
- Session3Session 3: Develop a digital environment
- Introduction
- 1 Policy and practice trends
- 2 Map the digital environment
- 2.1 Scenarios prompt
- 3 Challenges and opportunities for learning and teaching
- 4 Information governance, safety, security and privacy
- 5 This session’s quiz
- 6 Summary of Session 3
- Glossary
- References
- Acknowledgements
- Session4Session 4: Collaborate in multilateral strategies
- Introduction
- 1 Collaborative working
- 2 Create an action plan
- 3 This session’s quiz
- 4 Summary
- Glossary
- References
- Acknowledgements
