Last Years Reflections

At IADIS 2011, I presented a paper about strategic work in my organization. The final reflection was the following:

The strategic framework is about innovative planning and risk taking to enable emerging results. Technology can change the world of education. We have to realize that there is many myths and rhetoric in this educational field, and we have to face the pros and cons in a concrete work with new technologies to avoid being engaged in the rhetoric traditions. If we want to use technology to our advantage, we should look at how we can change structures, roles, and processes within education. Technology within learning is not about adding something to established systems, it is about changing practice. Strategic choices are about scaffolding and enabling these changes. Then we can be dancing with the devil not the other way round

 
I still think it is important to combine the strategic work with concrete activities in order to innovate and change organizations - and ensure implementation and therefore institutionalization of the changes. This point is supported by Latchem & Hanna (2001) when they empasize how important it is to "think strategically and act immediately" (p.45)

References:
Latchem, C., & Hanna, D.E. (2001). Processes of organizational change. In C. Latchem and D.E. Hanna (Eds.) Leadership for 21st century learning. Global perspectives from educational innovatiors (pp. 41-52) New York: Routledge.

Tellerup, S. (2011). Still Dancing with the Devil? In Proceedings of the IADIS Conference e-Learning 2011 (pp. 95-99)