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Digital Age Leadership
Building Effective Multi-Generational Online Teaching Teams
- Publisher
Myers Education Press - ISBN 9781975509279
- Language English
- Pages 275 pp.
- Size 6" x 9"
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- Publisher
Myers Education Press - ISBN 9781975509286
- Language English
- Pages 275 pp.
- Size 6" x 9"
- Request E-Exam Copy
Digital Age Leadership: Building Effective Multi-Generational Online Teaching Teams is a practical guide for educational and organizational leaders managing diverse, multi-generational teams in online environments. In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, understanding how to lead teams made up of Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z is essential for success. This book provides a framework for understanding generational dynamics, adapting leadership strategies, and building collaborative, high-performing teams in online settings.
Each generation brings unique strengths, communication styles, and expectations to the digital classroom, creating both challenges and opportunities for growth. Digital Age Leadership explores how these generational traits influence leadership and team dynamics, providing practical strategies for building trust, bridging gaps, and fostering an inclusive and cohesive team culture. By leveraging the strengths of each generation, leaders can cultivate an environment where all team members thrive. These strategies will empower leaders to implement lasting change within their teams and organizations, ensuring long-term success and growth in the digital age.
Drawing from extensive research and real-world experience, Digital Age Leadership serves as both an academic text and a professional development resource. It includes discussion questions, team exercises, and practical scenarios for immediate use, making it ideal for individual growth, team training, and academic course adoption. These elements ensure the book is accessible to educators, administrators, and organizational leaders. The book has proven to be the ultimate resource for leaders who want to build, develop, and sustain high-performing, adaptable teams in the ever-evolving world of online education.
Digital Age Leadership: Navigating Multi-Generational Online Teaching Teams will appeal to a wide range of readers. These include educational administrators and corporate leaders responsible for managing online learning and training programs. K-12 online school principals and directors, higher education program administrators, department chairs, and professional development specialists who oversee virtual teaching teams will find great value in the framework presented in the book. The book will also benefit graduate students, faculty in educational leadership and technology programs, and corporate learning leaders managing online training. It targets professionals seeking both theoretical insights and practical tools for leading multi-generational online teaching teams.
Perfect for courses such as: Educational Leadership in the Digital Age; Managing Multi-Generational Teams in Higher Education; Online Teaching and Learning Strategies; Leadership in Digital Education Environments; Transformative Leadership in Online Education; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Online Education; Technology Integration and Team Building in Education; Collaborative Learning in Virtual Environments; Building and Leading Remote Educational Teams; Developing Effective Online Teaching Communities
Laurie L. Wellner
Dr. Laurie L. Wellner serves as Deputy Chair of Education and Special Education at Touro University's Graduate School of Education in New York. She specializes in teacher education, autism, special education, organizational leadership, ADHD, trust theory, ethics in education, and stakeholder collaboration for educational improvement. With over 30 years of experience, Dr. Wellner's career includes service in California public schools as both general and special education teachers, special education administrator, and higher education faculty and leadership roles. She earned her EdD in Organizational Leadership from the University of La Verne, California. Her scholarly contributions include articles, book chapters, an edited book for early career teachers, a meta-analysis on trust theory, and a curriculum guide for Applied Behavior Analysis. Dr. Wellner presents research internationally, including at Cambridge University, UK, and conferences in Ireland, Los Angeles, and Hawaii. She regularly chairs doctoral dissertations and has participated in accreditation proceedings with WASC, NATE, and CAEP. Since 2017, she has served on California's Advisory Committee for Cognia. A sought-after speaker, Dr. Wellner addresses school sites, districts, charter schools, parent groups, and educational organizations. Throughout her career, Dr. Wellner has remained a passionate advocate for students, families, and educators. Her work has directly shaped teacher preparation programs, special education practices, and school leadership approaches. She continues to influence how we understand and improve education for all learners.
Kathleen Pierce-Friedman
Dr. Kathleen Pierce-Friedman brings over 25 years of educational experience spanning PreK–12 and higher education to her work on multi-generational leadership. She holds a PhD in Education with a specialization in Online Education and Learning from Capella University, where her dissertation examined teaching isolation and self-efficacy in online school settings. Currently serving as a 6th/7th Grade Teacher and High School SAT/ACT Instructor at Pearson Online Academy, Dr. Friedman designs and delivers engaging online curriculum while implementing innovative virtual teaching strategies. She also serves as Senior Doctoral Chair at Grand Canyon University and Northcentral University, where she has successfully mentored doctoral candidates to completion while guiding students through complex research methodologies and IRB processes. Dr. Friedman’s administrative experience includes serving as Department Supervisor and as an Assistant Principal at an online K–12 school. Her extensive classroom experience ranges from teaching PreK–2nd-grade ELL students in urban Sacramento to developing innovative virtual teaching strategies across multiple grade levels. Her research focuses on online education, educational leadership, curriculum development, and the unique challenges of virtual learning environments across diverse student populations and generational contexts.