Nurturing Leadership in Online and Digital Learning: Unraveling the Distinction between Leadership and Management
Concurrent Session 8
Brief Abstract
This conversational session will examine the role of leadership versus management in online and digital learning. Participants will be asked to reflect on how they define leadership, what qualities are important to succeed as a digital learning leader, and how you can lead from where you are, regardless of your job title or position. Come prepared to discover your potential as a leader and share strategies for leadership that can help shape the future of online education.
Presenters
Colette A. Chelf, Ed.D. serves as Director of Grants for the Online Learning Consortium where she scopes and manages a diverse portfolio of grant-funded projects. She brings over 20 years of experience to OLC as a project manager and learning strategist in the educational, corporate, and government sectors. Colette’s entrepreneurial spirit guides her work focusing on transformative change through creative problem-solving and teamwork. She is passionate about providing educational opportunities to all learners by building strategic partnerships to develop and scale inclusive educational resources and services. She holds an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and an M.A. in Communication from Western Kentucky University and a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Kentucky.
Dylan Barth is the Assistant Vice President (AVP) of Learning and a Co-Director of the Institute for Emerging Leadership in Online Learning (IELOL). Dylan provides strategic vision and oversight for professional development, research and publications, and the Quality Scorecard Suite at OLC. He has 20+ years of experience teaching in higher education and 12+ years working in faculty and instructional development. Dylan holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with an emphasis on masculinities in contemporary post-apocalyptic fiction.
Katie Fife Schuster is the Director of Global Events for OLC. In this role, Katie provides direction and leadership for the logistics and planning of OLC symposiums, the IELOL program, and IELOL Global program. Prior to her current role, Katie held the position of Director, Conferences & Events for OLC, where she worked in conjunction with the Senior Director, Conferences & Events, and the Conference Service Manager towards the achievement of OLC’s annual conferences. With over 20 years of service to OLC, she has also been the Director of Online Learning and the Director of Publications, stepping in wherever her broad range of leadership, organizational, and technology skills are best utilized for the advancement of OLC's commitment to quality in online learning.
Extended Abstract