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What is Technological Leadership

Chapter 19
Handbook of Research on Enhancing Teacher Education with Advanced Instructional Technologies
This is the act of commitment to the provision of technology facilities and enabling environment that can support their application in classroom instruction to promote learning among students. It entails the enhancement of the instructional roles of lecturers through the provision of technological facilities and coordinating their utilization for the achievement of instructional goals.
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Teacher Education in Nigerian Universities: Leadership and Management in Instructional Technology
Basil Azubuike Akuegwu (University of Calabar, Nigeria)
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 19
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8162-0.ch019
Abstract
Teachers play pivotal roles in the education process. Knowledge transmission constitutes integral aspects of their roles. In order to perform this role effectively, institutions responsible for teacher training have been striving to reposition teacher education for greater results by aligning with global best practices, at the centre of which is instructional technology. However, one thing is to desire the infusion of instructional technology into teacher education, another is to plan how to achieve the best result with it. In this regard, this paper focused on teacher education in Nigerian universities and how leadership and management of instructional technology are reshaping it. Highlights of the discussion include: background, teacher education in Nigerian universities, instructional technology in teacher education in Nigerian, leadership and management in instructional technology in teacher education, challenges of leadership and management in instructional technology and strategies for improving leadership and management in instructional technology.
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In Search of Footprints of Technology Leadership for Innovation in Strategic Planning: A Study of Turkish Universities
A leadership skill that requires both knowledge and vision of technology with the ability to envisage how technology might affect organizational dynamics.
Published in Chapter: In Search of Footprints of Technology Leadership for Innovation in Strategic Planning: A Study of Turkish Universities; From: Technology Leadership for Innovation in Higher Education
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