SERVANT LEADERSHIP IN THE ONLINE CLASSROOM Andree C. Swanson, EdD Ashford University Washington Park, Denver, CO © 2011 - 2014, Dr. Andree Swanson © 2014 Dr. Andree Swanson
Nov 01, 2014
SERVANT LEADERSHIP IN THE
ONLINE CLASSROOMAndree C. Swanson, EdDAshford University
Washington Park, Denver, CO© 2011 - 2014, Dr. Andree Swanson
© 2014 Dr. Andree Swanson
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
The goal of online faculty is to aid the students through online media to achieve the outcomes of the course.
Faculty are ultimately responsible for: Students achieving learning outcomes Retention of students
IDENTIFIED A NEED
Studies have been completed that
identified the need for…Achieving a social connection (e-connectivity) with
their students (Slagter van Tryon & Bishop, 2006)
Increasing interactivity that “will help the students'
with their understanding” (Swanson, Hutkin, Babb, & Howell, 2010, p. 121).
PARTICIPANTS AGREED
100% participants agreed that faculty should be:
Warm, available to answer questions;
Hold students to a high standard, remain flexible to adult learners;
Honest in all of their interactions, and demonstrate a caring nature
in the online classroom
(Swanson, Hutkin, Babb, & Howell, 2010, p. 119)
ENCOURAGERS OF LEARNING Online faculty members are not Sages on the Stage in the
asynchronous classroom.
Effective faculty are true guides on the side, facilitators of
learning.
Effective online faculty are encouragers of learners who are
often isolated and feeling alone on the other side of the
computer.
(King, 1993)
SERVANT LEADERSHIP
At their finest, effective online faculty members are
true servant leaders sharing the Robert Greenleaf’s
vision of servant leadership to provide student-
centered teachable opportunities in the virtual
classroom.
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Hays (2008) stated that “servant leadership makes a
difference. It might not be the quickest, safest, and simplest
approach to teaching, but it is effective” (p. 5).
Demonstrate how you can make a difference using a servant
leadership approach in the classroom.
LITERATURE REVIEWImage(s) from Microsoft Clip
Art.
LITTLE TO NO INFORMATION…
… on Servant Leadership in the online
classroom
a few entries on k-12 +online environment
(classroom)
no entries on highered +online education
PRELIMINARY STUDYImage(s) from Microsoft Clip Art.
THE SERVANT LEADERSHIP PHILOSOPHY
"Servant leadership is a leadership
philosophy that believes the most
effective leaders strive to serve
others, rather than accrue power
or take control . Others can include
customers, partners, fellow
employees and the community at
large." (Rouse, 2014)
Can those others be students?
SERVANT LEADERSHIP STYLE
SERVANT LEADERSHIP
Vision
Service
Encouragement
All Stakeholders
SERVANT LEADERSHIP STYLE
Term coined by Robert K. Greenleaf (1970)
Differentiated from all other leadership
theories by the motivation – to serve, rather
than to lead
Ultimate objective to create next generation
of servant leaders.
LEO AS A LEADER AND MODEL
Greenleaf (1970) used Leo, the mountain guide from Herman Hesse’s ([1956] 2011) novel, Journey to the East, as his model for the servant leader.Notably, it was not until Leo left the troupe, and it fell apart, that the group began to realize he had been leading them all along.Leo had sustained the group, empowering them, unleashing them to do that which they had envisioned possible.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Image(s) from Microsoft Clip Art.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Short survey of online
faculty on their knowledge
and understanding and
applicability of the Servant
Leader model in the online
enviroment
SURVEY RESULTS
Image(s) from Microsoft Clip Art.
DEFINITION OF SERVANT LEADERSHIP
WILL THIS WORK?
FUTURE RESEARCHImage(s) from Microsoft Clip Art. Copyright © ZSRS 2013
MANY POSSIBILITIES
Potentially test a group of instructors that profess to be servant leaders and see if their students think that they are and to evaluate whether this is effective.Use assessmentsDevelop assessmentsCreate more peer-reviewed research on the topicWrite a book
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSION
https://www.surveymonkey.com/ s/LeadershipServant
BIOGRAPHY Dr. Andree Swanson
DR ANDREE SWANSON Assistant Professor, Ashford University
Adjunct Faculty, Kaplan University
Ed.D. Educational Leadership, University of Phoenix
MA, Organizational Management, University of Phoenix
MHR, Human Relations, University of Oklahoma
Worked as a Dean of General Education, National Training Manager, for
the US government (DoD, USAF, & USA), corporations, and higher
education.
Copyright 2014, Dr. Andree Swanson