Perspectives on changing the environment for change

Authors

  • Peter Chatterton Daedalus e-World
  • Lawrie Phipps Jisc

Keywords:

Digital Leadership, Digital Student Experience, Organisational Change, Technology and Digital

Abstract

What makes an effective change programme? An often debated question, which usually generates more questions than answers. How do we measure effective change? What are our criteria for change? How will we know when we are successful? Sometimes the answer is generated by the way in which the question is measured. Sometimes the measuring takes more time than the change project! As colleges and universities seek to become more agile, more responsive to changing priorities and more focused on students, change initiatives and projects must also reflect this changing environment. Large-scale project and programme management, with their own language and culture, are no longer fit for purpose. Integrated, guerrilla changes aligned with institutional aspirations are responsive, low-cost and effective, often delivering sustainable change.

Author Biographies

Peter Chatterton, Daedalus e-World

Peter is a consultant and academic whose work spans higher and further education, Government and industry.  He has worked with over 30 universities and key educational agencies, supporting them in programmes of innovation and change for educational transformation - using new technologies as the catalyst. He currently works with the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education (Changing the Learning Landscape programme), the HEA, Jisc and QAA Scotland (developing resources that support institutions in implementing flexible curricula) and has been instrumental in setting up the student Change Agent Network. He has also worked with HEFCE, HEFCW, Becta and LSIS and has published many papers, books and good practice guides in relation to adoption of new technologies in teaching and learning.  See http://www.daedalus-e-world.com for further info. 

Lawrie Phipps, Jisc

Lawrie is a Senior co-design manager and programme manager for the Jisc Transformations Programme. His previous programmes include the Users and Innovation and Institutional Innovation programmes. 

Lawrie has a background in Environmental Sciences and Learning Technology, working on various projects and programmes supporting and enhancing learning and teaching in higher education. He moved to Jisc in 2001, setting up and running the Jisc TechDis service, advising staff on supporting disabled students through the application of technology, moving to the Jisc Executive in 2006 to look at issues around emerging technology and Web 2.0.

Lawrie is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and an associate fellow of the Staff and Educational Development Association.

References

Slater, J. (2013) Changing the Learning Landscape. ALT Occasional Paper. Available from: http://repository.alt.ac.uk/2310/1/ALT_Occasional_paper_CLL_Project_2013.pdf (Accessed: 1 August 2013).

Cullen, P. (2013) CLL 2012-13 Year End Report. Available from: http://www.lfhe.ac.uk/en/programmes-events/your-university/cll/impact/ (Accessed: 1 August 2013).

Chatterton, P. (2015) How do you change the learning landscape? Challenges in the strategic use of technology to support the student experience. Jisc. Available from: http://repository.jisc.ac.uk/5891/1/JR0018_CLL_REPORT_6.0.pdf (Accessed: 1 May 2015).

Journal of Educational Innovation, Partnership and Change

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Published

06/24/2015

How to Cite

Chatterton, P., & Phipps, L. (2015). Perspectives on changing the environment for change. The Journal of Educational Innovation, Partnership and Change, 1(2). Retrieved from https://journals.studentengagement.org.uk/index.php/studentchangeagents/article/view/194

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2015)

Section

Opinion Pieces

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