About the Distance Education Leadership Academy

Planning for the future and motivating a team to join you along the way are the hallmarks of a successful leader. Incorporating scenario-based experiences under the guidance of nationally recognized eLearning champions, the ITC Leadership Academy will build on the American Association of Community College's six designated leadership competencies to expand your leadership skills. Cohort members will learn, explore, and collaborate with a faculty team of leaders and educators in community college from across the country through various workshops and activities. Each cohort member will return to their schools to use their new experiences to develop a capstone project and work with a mentor to create a personal leadership plan.

Date: TBD

Location: Lane Community College, Eugene, Oregon

Who Should Attend

  • Distance education directors and program managers
  • Faculty and professors with a new distance education leadership role
  • Academic leaders responsible for distance education
  • Instructional designers and technologists with leadership ambitions

Focus Areas

  • Change Leadership and Crisis Management
  • Leadership Styles and Strengths—How Do My Strengths Influence My Role in Leadership?
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Futurology of Distance Education
  • Data-Informed Decision-Making - Moving the Institution Forward
  • Relationship Building Across Campus
  • Strategic Direction - From Analysis to Action
  • Value of Feedback and Communication
  • Leading and Cultivating Excellence and Innovation in Your Online Faculty
  • Productivity/Organization - Using AI - When and How
  • AI Chatbot Coach - How to build your own AI Coach
  • Compliance and Digital Accessibility

Registration

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Accommodations & Travel

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Preliminary Agenda 

Day 1

  • 9:00 a.m.: Introductions
  • 9:30 a.m.: Break 
  • 9:45 a.m.: Session 1
  • 11:15 a.m.: Session 2
  • 12:15 p.m.: Lunch
  • 1:00 p.m.: Session 3
  • 2:15 p.m.: Session 4
  • 3:00 p.m.: Break
  • 3:15 p.m.: Campus Tour
  • 4:15 p.m.: Wrap-Up
  • Evening: Dinner and Group Activity

Day 2

  • 9:00 a.m.: Reflections & Overview
  • 9:15 a.m.: Session 5
  • 10:30 a.m.: Break
  • 10:40 a.m.: Session 6
  • 12:00 p.m.: Lunch
  • 12:45 p.m.: Chair Yoga
  • 1:00 p.m.: Session 7
  • 2:00 p.m.: Session 8
  • 3:30 p.m.: Session 9
  • Evening: Dinner and Group Activity

Day 3

  • 9:00 a.m.: Reflections & Overview
  • 9:15 a.m.: Session 10
  • 10:15 a.m.: Break
  • 10:30 a.m.: Session 11
  • 12:00 p.m.: Lunch
  • 12:45 p.m.: Session 12
  • 2:00 p.m.: Capstone Project
  • 3:00 p.m.: Leadership Academy Feedback
  • 3:30 p.m.: Mentor Meetings
  • 4:00 p.m.: Break
  • 4:15 p.m.: Awards Ceremony
  • 6:30 p.m.: Graduation Dinner