Practicum - Technology Facilitation

As I viewed a short video titled "First Follower: Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy" ( https://youtu.be/fW8amMCVAJQ ), the confidence of one man gained the interest of others to follow suit.  When thinking of my role as a tech leader/facilitator, communication and observation is key. Being able to watch, listen, and learn what the instructor or institution requires, helps facilitators to identify what is the problem or speed bump which allows them to figure out possible ways to help narrow the learning gap. As the subject content is new to me, I am going through the LMS system to learn the information and review the setup to see where some refinement can be made to the program. Reviewing the details and following through on the homework gives me a better idea of what the facilitators will be teaching the students and will help with empowering the facilitators to take risk in their teaching style. Because the staff is not in a central location and we are all remote, building...

  Here is my version of Bill Ferriter Style As I reviewed what a technology facilitator should look like, I thought about the idea of innovation. Innovation is the creation of a new thought or machine to fulfill a need or want. Although innovation does not come from repeating the same process, innovation can appear while doing the process repetitively.  Like the inventor of the jigsaw who was looking for a better way of sawing wood.  For technology facilitator, innovation comes from studying the process and searching for ways to improve or develop another effective way of communicating the same information with the use of technology.  In the above image, I described how the facilitator works and who or what is helped by their actions.  The facilitators' job is to listen to their audience. In this case, the audience are administrators, teachers, and students. After which they will evaluate the process to see where improvements can be made. Then discuss or report ...