Course Goal
Learners will identify technology innovations and embrace them as opportunities rather than challenges and proactively use those changes as catalysts to enhance their institution or district’s learning environments.
Learning Outcomes:
Aligning learning outcomes with activities and assessment:
| Learning Outcomes | Assessment | Learning Activities |
| Foundational Learners will identify and apply the principles of Disruptive Innovation.Learners will analyze technological innovation and change as a proactive catalyst. |
Innovation Plan
Discussion |
Blended Learning, Disrupting University or Innovator’s Dilemma and apply the principle of Disruptive Innovation to your particular educational setting. |
| Application Learners will be able to identify, analyze and evaluate the impact of recent examples of Disruptive Innovation. |
Literature review
Discussion |
Review and examine the major and relevant data sources to identify disruptive trends that are currently or will be potentially impact your innovation plan. |
| Integration Learners will be able to highlight the opportunities technological innovation spawns and develop strategies to proactively use these opportunities to move their institution/districts toward developing active learning environments. |
Case studies –
Implementation strategy outline
Discussion |
Examine exceptional examples of organizations using disruptive innovation to move their organizations forward. Identify and apply lessons to the development of your own implementation strategy to move your organization forward. |
| Human Dimension/Caring Learners articulate their role in leading change and their responsibility in leading their learning communities through this process. |
Video/Digital Story Portfolio BlogDiscussion |
Locate and identify an assortment of Ted, Youtube and Vimeo resources that convey the message of significant and active learning and bring these resources together in your blog that can be used to promote this perspective. Develop a your own video that conveys this message. |
| Learning How to Learn Learners will locate, evaluate and compile web-based resources, experts and communities that will help them to promote current and future disruptive innovation opportunities. |
Project plan
Portfolio Blog |
Finalize innovation plan.
Add and organize the resources in your eportfolio/blog that can help you identify future disruptive innovations. Reflect on your role in leading the adoption of disruptive innovation in your learning environment. Organize your blog resources to support your change agent role. |
