Managing Technological Change: Strategies for College and University Leaders » (1st Edition)

A.W. (TONY) BATES is director of Distance Education and Technology in the Division of Continuing Studies at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. He has more than thirty years of experience in applying, managing, and researching the application of technologies to higher education and is one of the world's most quoted authors in the field of distance education. A founding member of the British Open University, he has also worked as a consultant on the use of technology in university teaching for the World Bank, UNESCO, state higher education commissions in the United States, the Canadian International Development Agency, and for universities and government ministries of education in over thirty countries.

From a world-renowned expert in the use of technology in university teaching, this is a timely guide for campus leaders seeking to change strategies for campuses undergoing technology transformation. Drawing on nearly 30 years of experience, as well as the most recent research in the field, Anthony W. Bates offers a visioning process to define the university and its technology goals, strategies to get people on board and reallocate resources, and a positive approach to changing the culture.

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Implementing new technology at a college or university requires more than simply buying new computers and establishing a Web site, warns Bates (distance education and technology, U. of British Columbia- Vancouver); it also demands major changes in teaching and organizational culture. He offers practical and systematic strategies for creating the new, technologically competitive academic organization, emphasizing throughout the human factor. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Confronting the Technology Challenge in Universities and Colleges.
Leadership, Vision, and Planning in a Post-Fordist Organization.
Planning and Managing Courses and Programs.
Technology Infrastructure and Student Access.
Supporting Faculty.
Calculating the Costs of Teaching with Technology.
Funding Strategies, Collaboration, and Competition.
Organizing for the Management of Educational Technologies.
Research and Evaluation.
Avoiding the Faustian Contract and Meeting the Technology Challenge.