{"data":{"ID":319,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1383063169,"CreatorID":2187,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Envisioning a Digital Age Learning Organization","Handle":"Envisioning_a_Digital_Age_Learning_Organization","ShortDescription":"How can leaders promote the power of informal learning within the organization? This conversation builds off a National study of principals and virtual learning as a means to enhance professional learning, organizational change and innovative teaching and learning practices. Discussion will focus on reimaging the future of the learning organization.","Description":"Learning, a word that denotes opportunities, potential and growth, is undergoing an incredible revolution. Within our schools and around the world, there are passionate educators who are at the edge of learning. Are YOU a part of this conversation and is your organization ready to embrace it?  The research tells us, we must change the way we learn \u2013 that is \u201chow,\u201d from \u201cwhom\u201d and \u201cwhen\u201d we learn.  And, while many schools have passionate educators participating in connected learning, most leaders and their organizations find it difficult to breakthrough.\r\n\r\nIn this facilitated discussion, the conversation will focus on:\r\n\r\nWhat does it mean to be a learning organization in the Digital Age?  How do we develop individuals and entire organizations to break out of their comfort zones? Given the tools available to be \u201cconnected\u201d what are the organizational conditions that promote accelerated learning and innovation.  Can we embrace social technologies and re-think how we amplify the human and social capital towards building organizational capacity.  How are school leaders creating and leading next gen learning organizations?  \r\n\r\nWith a focus on Intelligence, Growth Mindsets and Leading Change, we\u2019ll unpack the questions \u2013 Can we Accelerate Intelligence; and how do we cultivate organizational intelligence?\r\n\r\nCONVERSATION LINK:\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/bit.ly\/1ixDPfL","Link":["http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/DrBillBrennan","http:\/\/wbrennan.wordpress.com"],"Audience":["All School Levels"],"Practice":"In terms of leading the conversation, I will pose many though provoking questions to guide participants thinking.  Protocols will be used to keep the conversation focused on the outcome.  I\u2019ve learned that people can get distracted by sharing the barriers and\/or causations they see within their organizations, but that doesn\u2019t always lead us to the right path.  Our focus is to lead a conversation where we are thinking\/sharing the best ideas for building a digital age learning organization. \r\n\r\nI\u2019ve had some practice doing this over the last two years and have seen participants deeply engaged in thought and sharing of ideas.  When leading these discussions, I typically like to do a Google Hangout with others educators who are unable to attend, but are able to share their knowledge and experience of the topic.   Additionally, an online resource such as a wiki or Google doc will be used to capture the conversation. \r\n\r\nI\u2019ll provide a brief context for this discussion by illuminating findings (really just more questions) of my research (3-5 minutes).","Presenter":["William Brennan"],"PresenterAffiliation":["Farmingdale Public Schools","Fordham University"],"PresenterEmail":["wvbrennan@gmail.com"],"ScheduleSlotID":27,"ScheduleLocationID":4,"SubmitterID":2187,"AdditionalComments":"Thank you!","LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":3}}