This is the first time I have ever visited the Blue Baths. It’s a grand old building… made of concrete… large entrance…old swinging doors…lovely view oevrlooking the Bolwing Green… would like to go see more of this place but public have to pay. The breakout room is upstairs… I notice a portrait of the Queen Mother on one wall… God save the Queen… and many other black and white photos lined up depicting early Rotorua events and times….lots of history here!
Sue is there to greet me(I’m early). She is such a fine, well spoken lady who certainly knows and peacefully struts her stuff. This session should be quite informative.

Session Notes:
• Share reasons for attending this workshop
• MOE eLearning Leadership Project
• Virtual Learning Networks
What is eLeadership?
• Collaborating online in a leadership role
• Leading the learning alongside others
• Requires vision, is a venture
• Capacity and capability
• Can involve real time learning
• Providing leadership to others not necessarily next to me
• Hold a high level of technical expertise
• trust
• integrity
• A sounding board
• Having an understanding mind

eLeadership means a balancing of many roles and carrying them out via communications technologies

What are the characteristics of effective mentoring and coaching of eLeadership?
• Mentoring – be a listener, value silence – distaness –not solve their problems, continue to challenge, convalescence in context, maintain and constantly remind them of the vision
Pioneering and risktaking environment that keeps them safe

• coaching – looking at different strategies, send readings, agree to do a 360 and develop PD goals
• video conferencing – reflective questioning
• Listserve, wikis, blogs, txt, skype. Web 2.0 tools
• Mentor, model safe-productive for the person
• Coaching – support role ask permission to offer advice
e-Principal Voice
How does an online environment enhance mentoring and coaching eLeadership?
• Accessibility 24-7; anytime learning
• Behaviour aspect to this
• Prepare yourself ahead of time
• Use evidence based material
• Opportunity to try online learning for yourself and in peer situations
Reflection in action – sychrononous; face to face….making a decision there and then
Reflection on action – asynchronous – txt, e-mail, blog (have wait time to respond) builds a space between stimulus and response
1. Review
2. Research – gather observations/data
3. Retheorising and reformulating
Griffiths and Tann, 1992

suewinters@education@xtra.co.nz