Empowering Online Learning Leadership Development: Wicked Scenarios for Emerging Leaders
1. Mark Brown,
Fred de Vries & Tom Farrelly
Sligo, Ireland
2nd June 2017
Empowering Online Learning Leadership Development:
Wicked Scenarios for Emerging Leaders
4. Sligo, Ireland
2nd June 2017
Empowering Online Learning Leadership Development:
Wicked Scenarios for Emerging Leaders
Mark Brown,
Fred de Vries & Tom Farrelly
7. “ F o c u s e s o n t h e
c r i t i c a l r o l e o f
leadership — not the
Lone Ranger leader
who rides into town
and saves a single
school/college, but
leaders whose very
actions change the
systems they work
in.”
8. “Developing and implementing desired
change is not an event but is a complex
and subjective learning/unlearning
process for all concerned” (p.73).
Scott, G., Coates, H., & Anderson, M. (2008). Learning leaders in times of
change: Academic leadership capabilities for Australian higher education.
Australian Learning and Teaching Council, NSW.
Scott, G. (2003). Effective change management in higher education. Educause
Review, November/December, 64-80.
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16. What are some of
the major change forces?
• Globalisation
• Population mobility
• Demographic changes
• Changing nature of work
• Growing demand for higher education
17. High impact (critical) uncertainties
Growth of new global online providers
Emergence of badges and micro-credentials
Increased demand for part-time study options
Increased supply reduces cost of qualifications
Reduction of government funding to universities
Increased demand for customised study options
Increased staff demand for flexible work conditions
Emergence of strategic alliances between universities
Further development of new technological innovations
19. What is the preferred
future scenario for your institution?
• Oldish University
• Newish University
• Resource University
• Expansive University
• Alliance University
• Data University
• Outsource University
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22. What is the preferred
future scenario for your institution?
• Oldish University
• Newish University
• Resource University
• Expansive University
• Alliance University
• Data University
• Outsource University