Gonzalo Bacigalupe presented on harnessing Web 2.0 technologies to enhance collaboration and leadership effectiveness for department chairs. The presentation aimed to identify tasks that chairs can effectively address using Web 2.0, discuss chairs' feelings of inadequacy around technology, and explore popular web-based software tools. Bacigalupe acknowledged that technology choices are temporary and decisions are influenced by factors outside one's control. The goals were to leverage technology to tackle challenges, have open discussions, and think about tools adoption rather than knowledge gaps.

1. Harnessing Web 2.0
Technology for Department
Chairs: Technologies to
Enhance Collaborative and
Effective Leadership
Gonzalo Bacigalupe, EdD, MPH
Associate Professor & Chair
Department of Counseling & School Psychology
University of Massachusetts Boston
gonzalo.bacigalupe@umb.edu
bacigalupe@gmail.com

2. Legal Disclaimer
The author has no financial relations with any of
the companies mentioned in this presentation
The intention of this presentation is not to
promote any technology product
The author views on technology products are
based on his own personal experience, other
faculty and administrators, and research when
available

3. Personal Disclaimer
Technology (hardware, software, etc.)
choices, preferences, and biases are
probably temporary
Decisions about products I choose, like, or
have to live with, are often driven by
variables not all under my control
Technology per se is not the problem. What
the IT folks see as the problem is probably
not what may get us stuck

4. Technology may help

5. Why this workshop?
We confront innumerous challenges, have
few resources, and little time to address
the daily administrative decisions as
well as the larger strategic demands of
our leader role. (the nature of our work)
Technology is often defined as a tool for
teaching and/or research . Its use for
academic leadership and management is
often an afterthought.

6. Workshop Goals
To identify what we may effectively tackle with
Web 2.0 technologies
To address in a safe context questions about
technology and our feelings of inadequacy
To explore the usage of popular web-based
software.
To strategize how to think less about what we
do not know and think effectively about our
use of rapidly evolving tools

7. Change
Technology changes rapidly: choices or
recommendations will change
Despite not knowing, Department Chairs
set a tone for tools adoption
Knowledge exists in unexpected places

8. If this is what it feels like
http://www.flickr.com/photos/arollinger/2172141461/sizes/o
/
You are not alone

9. What is in your mind?
• If I were the expert on questions
about technology and the chair role,
what would you ask me?
• What would make the time spent
together worth your time?

10. This gadget is everything (cartoon)
http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/

11. Wheeler, et.al (2008).
Be aware of technological developments and use
them efficiently
Encourage technological literacy and training
Use technology to facilitate outcomes, assessment,
and accountability
Develop plan for resource allocation
Adopt emerging technology prudently
Consider the impact on student services

12. Department Chairs’ Ideas
•Technology Devices and Web 1.0
•Web 2.0
•Others :-)
http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/20
08/11/23/return-of-the-cartoon-blog/

13. Device and Web 1.0 Technologies
Excel. I make spreadsheets for everything. Class
scheduling, when faculty need to be evaluated,
budget lines, etc. Use it for grading too: plug in all
the assignment and test grades, and formulas,
calculate grades, etc. (rockprof, 09/03/08)
A really fabulous Administrative Assistant, who
manipulates the software with aplomb. (…) Outlook
Calendar and its Notes function too. (anthroid,
09/03/08)
Copernic Desktop Search: Finds everything I need
with the right search terms. (resis, 01/13/09)

14. Device and Web 1.0 Technologies
Chairs should not be permitted to use the digital call
forward messaging function to send chipper
messages to all the phones in the department. It's
just evil. (mendeddr, 9/3/08).
While I understand the wish we all have—we evil
administrators—not to actually interact with our
colleagues, we can do that much more effectively—or
not, as the case may be—by email. Why should we
actually have to commit our voices to some kind of
vocal message? (anthroid, 9/3/08)
Multiple computer mo