Dr. Elvis Arterbury in the video of Week 2 Overview, explains how important the transfer of knowledge theory is for an educational leader to possess and use every day in the educational setting.
Being an educator means that life experiences are used to make decisions that drive the processes going on in class rooms, board rooms, administrators offices and lunch tables in every school district in the country. Individuals learn more by using the concepts that have been taught in a way that allows people to adjust lessons by choosing educational models learned in clinics or on the job. Transfer of learning is evident when teachers can use data from students in classroom situations to make or correct decisions that increase learning. As an instructional leader using the transfer model is especially evident after the first year of being in administration. The entire process begins to change the perspective of being a teacher of students in a classroom into being a life long learner that makes decisions changing of knowing when to make modifications to the process being used for interacting with the people involved. Transfer of learning is at work in classrooms every day.
As an educational leader, people must have the skill of transferring knowledge and experience to help one another. The school superintendent is the leader for the district, and must use knowledge gained from studying the competencies to handle the responsibilities that come with the job. with that role come many responsibilities. Administrators are "fractionated" during the day and must make decisions after gathering information quickly or if the case permits with information from many people that can be involved.
I know this course will help me be a better educator,father,husband and friend by reminding me how to better relate to people.
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