Leadership in the Digital Aid and how we can be Digital Leaders

1. DIGITAL
LEADERSHIP
Carissa Beamon

2. LEADERSHIP
“a process of social influence which maximizes the efforts of others towards
the achievement of a goal”
~ Kevin Kruse
(Sheninger, 2014)

3. DIGITAL LEADERSHIP
● Establishes Direction
● Influences others
● Initiates sustainable change
● Establishes relationships
All of these help contribute to the success of schools in the future

4. 7 PILLARS OF LEADERSHIP
● Communication
● Public Relations
● Branding
● Student Engagement/Learning
● Professional Growth/Development
● Re-envisioning Learning Spaces and
Environments
● Opportunity

5. COMMUNICATION
● Social Media
● Encourage networking
● Create discussion through blogs, hashtags, photos, etc.

6. PUBLIC RELATIONS
● Be a storyteller-in-chief
● Form a new foundation platform to outreach
● “Nowcasting”

7. BRANDING
● Emphasize the positive aspects
● Increase community pride
● Attract/retain families

8. STUDENT ENGANGEMENT/LEARNING
● Enhance essential skill sets
● Communication
● Collaboration
● Creativity
● Media Literacy
● Global connectedness → Networking

9. PROFESSIONAL GROWTH DEVELOPMENT
● Personal Learning Network (PLN)
● Acquire resources
● Access knowledge
● Network with professionals

10. RE-ENVISIONING LEARNING
SPACES/ENVIRONMENTS
● Establish a vision and strategic plan
● Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
● Blended learning
● Flipped classroom
● Virtual learning

11. OPPORTUNITY
“Digital Leaders leverage connections made through technology and
increase opportunities to make improvements across multiple areas of
school culture” (Sheninger, 2014).

12. WHY IS IT SO HARD TO BE A DIGITAL
LEADER?
● It is about control
● In order to be a successful leader in the digital world we must
give up control.
How can we do this?
• Trust in our students
• Allow them to have the freedom to be creative and
passionate with learning

13. HOW TO BE A DIGITAL LEADER
● Become Digitally Fluent
● Develop new capabilities
● Experiment
● Understand how technology is transforming society
● Promote collaborative environments
● Use the information

14. GIVING UP CONTROL
● Trust employees will use good judgement
● 2 way non-hierarchical conversation
● Give Feedback
We cannot Fight the Change
• Create a culture of Sharing
• Practice Followership
• Make Meaningful Decisions

15. TRUST AND
GIVE UP
CONTROL!

16. Sources
● Pictures found on google images
● “Pillars of Leadership” Eric Sheninger
● “Giving up Control: Leadership in the Digital Age” Charlene Li
● “How to be a Digital Leader” Forbes Website
● Love and Estank: Part II