“People are always telling you that change is a good thing. But all they’re really saying is that something you didn’t want to happen at all…has happened.” (Kathleen Kelly, You’ve Got Mail, 1998).
Emerging and innovative technologies can bring exciting changes and evolutionary improvements! But that can be a hard sell to learners, educators, administrators, the community, and even yourself. These changes can be by choice and planned over time or completely unexpected. How can we face letting go of what no longer serves us to embrace the new and unknown? How can we honor and respect the lessons of the past while moving forward with change? How can we confidently make the choice towards massive change? What do you do when change finds you? How do you actively listen to and support the communities that are directly and indirectly impacted? In this facilitated discussion, I will share 5 key elements of change that helped the communities I serve through this last year. Join me and share your own. This session will be valuable for those that work with educators, learners, administrators, and all those impacted by technological change. Let’s walk away with resources we can share to help ourselves and others bravely face and embrace the innovative evolution revolution.
Dr. Allison Hall is the inaugural Director of Learning Experience Design in the University Technology Office (UTO) at ASU working to scale learning experiences of the future for all learners. Allison teaches courses for the MLFTeachers’ College and Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts (HIDA) at ASU and is a ShapingEDU mayor. Previous positions include the Director of Learning Experience Transformation in UTO and senior instructional designer for HIDA, K-12 EdTech trainer and music teacher for Mesa Public Schools.