Online Professional Development: Building Administrators' Capacity for Technology Leadership.

and Telecommunications System. We gratefully acknowledge the time and effort donated by our participants as well as the assistance of Marilyn Glick and Sinem Senol during data collection and analysis. Technology Leadership….2 This research examined changes in administrators ’ ideas about technology integration and technology leadership while participating in an online professional development course. Eight administrators, enrolled in a semester-long course, participated in 16 discussion forums related to k-12 technology implementation issues. Pre- and post-course surveys indicated significant changes in ideas about technology integration as well as methods used to support teachers’ integration efforts. Analyses of interview and course discussion data suggest that administrators view technology leadership as a “shared responsibility ” that requires both administrative skills and technical knowledge. Technology Leadership….3 Online professional development: Building administrators capacity for technology leadership In 1997, the President’s Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)