4 credits
Understanding the impact of new innovations and change has emerged as a field of theory and research in education. Education professionals in this course build on the principles of social change as well as research and theories of leadership and organizational functioning as they focus on the challenges inherent in initiating and managing change in educational organizations. They explore the role of change agents as well as the influences of technological innovations on the academic process. Applying course concepts, education professionals design plans to implement and evaluate new programs to support change.