April 17, 2020 at 3pm EST: “Thinking on the Edge of the Box” – Michael Beaudoin, Ed. D., Emeritus Professor of Education
Current as well as aspiring distance education leaders, attempting to introduce innovative programs and practices into conventional academic settings are often so eager to demonstrate they are ‘thinking outside the box’ that the new ideas they advocate appear too different and too radical compared to current practices, and thus frequently end-up alienating rather than attracting followers, thus generating resistance difficult overcome, and preserving the status quo
