Another campus discussion is forming on MOOCs and our institution's role. This is the story I am working on for our campus.
Discussion on the Educause CIO list indicates that CIOs have a lot to say about
MOOCs and educational delivery through technology. Many thoughtful ideas were shared as to
whether MOOCs are disruptive technology or another avenue of pedagogical
evolution. Much discussion occurred about whether this is a technological issue or a pedagogical issue.
I am drawn to recent
comments from retiring NASA CIO Linda Cureton about her experiences learning
about leadership from Gloria Parker, former HUD CIO:
- There is the technical
component like the enterprise architecture delivery.
- There is a leadership
component. You have to learn to interface with the executive ranks of the
agency and balancing the demands of OMB with the mission.
- There is the people
component. You need to develop people skills to persuade, cajole and begs
with folks to accomplish your agenda.
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There is a technical
component, a leadership component, and a people component to the MOOC
discussion. Governance processes are
needed with the transition to MOOC delivery, just as with all our campus
technology culture changes. I note the
best and brightest CIO minds shared a terrific amount of information that
should be shared as our campuses look at new directions. I took all of the CIO discussion to date and
tried to turn statements and concerns into questions suitable for our academic
leadership and governance mechanisms. We
have created a strong list of questions that can be used to open discussion.
Our questions:
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