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Jason Johnston Director ctor of f T each ching ing & & Learnin rning g @ the Unive versi sity ty of f Kentucky ucky Colleg lege e of f Soci cial al Work PhD D Student: dent: Educat ucation ion / Educati cational onal Leader dership ship 2 of 5

What is effective My My Big Big online program leadership in Que Quest stion ion higher education? 3 of 5

Leads Higher Who Education Online Programs? Title / Position Skills / Background Activities / Actions Success / Evaluation What are the main job What is this person How do we define successful Do these people tend to be activities of this person, called? Where are of a particular skillset or online programs? administrative or otherwise? they in HE structure? background? 4 of 5 Fredericksen (2017), Kearsley (2013), Nworie, Haughton, & Oprandi (2012), Beaudoin (2002), Muilenburg & Berge (2001)

Do We Frame How Online Learning Leadership? Transactional Transformational Blend / Both / Transitional GUIDING VALUES 5 of 5 Nworie (2012), Beaudoin (2013), Bass & Riggio (2006), Bennis & Nanus (1985), Bass (1985), Burns (1978)

Bass, B. (1985). Leadership and performance beyond expectations . New York: The Free Press. Beaudoin, M. F. (2002). Distance education leadership: An essential role for the new century. Journal of Leadership Studies, 8 (3), 131-144 Beaudoin, M. F. (2013). Institutional leadership. Handbook of distance THANK YOU! education , 467-480. Bennis, W., & Nanus, B. (1985). Leaders : The strategies for taking charge. New York: Harper & Row. Burns, J. M. (1978). Leadership . New York: Harper & Row. Jason Johnston Fredericksen, E. E. (2017). A national study of online learning leaders in US higher education. Online Learning, 21 (2). Kearsley, G. (2013). Management of online programs. Handbook of distance education , 425-436. Email: Muilenburg, L., & Berge, Z. L. (2001). Barriers to distance education: jasonpauljohnston@uky.edu A factor‐analytic study. American Journal of Distance Education, 15 (2), 7-22. For References / Slides: Nworie, J. (2012). Applying leadership theories to distance education http://www.higherelearning.com/OLC2018 leadership. Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 15 (4). Nworie, J., Haughton, N., & Oprandi, S. (2012). Leadership in distance education: Qualities and qualifications sought by With thanks to my dissertation chair, Dr. Jayson higher education institutions. American Journal of Distance Richardson and to the UK Graduate School and Education, 26 (3), 180-199. the UK College of Education EDL program for travel funding