How others see higher education leadership

Educational Leadership and

the change in modern technology based Higher education

The educational leaders or Principals should always be the part of solution rather than the problem when integrating technology . The common nation is that principals without the knowledge of basic technology skills are more of an obstacle to any technology integration either in present or in future . But the same person can provide efficient leadership by becoming aware of basic technology skills and some imaginative thought process (Bolman Deal , 2002 . This includes creation of a vision and then sharing and

implementing the vision through arrangement of proper funding

The above mentioned specific information will provide ample guidance to the administrator so that his efforts in attaining basic technological skills and sufficient competency over the required knowledge base for same would result desirable result . Administrator 's acquaintance with these issues and its impact of technological standards actually gives an in depth view of very basic platform over which administrators knowledge stands (Bowman , Newman Masterson , 2001 . His knowledge and understanding of technology is perhaps the most important factor that determines whether the assimilation of education and technology will work in the classroom or not (Hughes Zachariah , 2001 . Principals who are technologically sound are more comfortable with the youth and children of today who are very much tech savvy and habitual of using hi-tech electronic equipments . They generally work in direct contact with students thereby the exchange of ideas from both side could be achieved and hence the possibility of better result from this technology implementation would be achieved . The administrator would also convince the students in cooperating with the teachers and other important elements of the complete implementation staff . The administrator being an education professional is very much aware of facts that the effectiveness of the technology integration is a very much a variable depending on administrators ' competencies . The development of this specific and well researched competencies helps in providing proper guidelines for establishing steps for the administrator to maintain technology leadership and hence his assistance in technology integration in schools will result far reaching outputs in technology literacy and enhanced student learning . The educators ' perceptions of principal technology leadership competencies at the later stage is an important factor behind the successful integration of technology ensuring smooth rather flow of knowledge and information (Chin Hortin , 1994

Educational leadership and the vision of 21st century

Learning in the classroom will generate a new relationship between the teacher and the student thereby engaging and modernizing various methods for assessment as well as study . The broader relation between the educators and the students will give real time information to the teachers about the performance of the students . Through this they can search for newer methods to help their students . These processes will ensure more compact relationship and the students will learn in a very few period rather than the months . The correct time for states and school districts to start the integration of 21st Century skill into the education system . The state and school...