Managing Change in Education

Target group: Principals, Vice-Principals, School owners and education management.

Learning activities and teaching methods: Video lectures, Reflective assignments and exercises

Learning outcomes: After completing the course the participants are able to improve their organisations´ competence in rapid change management and motivate their staff to participate in the process.

Modules:

Managing Change in Education - The participants will learn the theoretical background of why change is inevitable and what are the requirements for smooth change management. The participants will learn to connect practical change management with its theoretical framework.

Practical Experiences in Managing Change - This part of the course will introduce real-life requirements and tools for change management. In this section the participants will learn concrete ways of making the atmosphere and conditions ready for successful change.

Combining Face-to-Face learning and Distance Learning from Management point of view - This section focuses on combining face-to-face learning and distance learning into an effective solution from management point of view. It will focus on theoretical framework as well as practical perspective with the focus on hybrid learning, infrastructure, curriculum, student support and professional development.

All modules are completely online and operated in Moodle-platform. Workload of each module is ca. 3-4h working hours, with total of 9-12 working hours. Technical support and expert support on content is provided in the course.

All participants passing the course will receive a course certificate diploma provided by the University of Oulu Extension School