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Wednesday, April 27, 2016
4 Values That EdTech Leaders Should Champion - Joshua Kim, Inside Higher Ed
What is the space for championing learning technologies to support learning, if our edtech leaders put their energies behind empowering and support educators? Is it really the place of edtech leadership to stray from our narrow technological lanes - championing and supporting values and practices that never mention technologies? Increasingly, the actions of our most impactful and effective campus technology leaders will be those that align most closely with our educators. Our best edtech leaders are fluent across domains of learning, postsecondary leadership, and technology. They need to speak the language of educators and campus leaders (including the language of finance, marketing, budgeting, and innovation) - as well as be expert in the world of educational technologies.
https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/technology-and-learning/4-values-edtech-leaders-should-champion