BobbyRobidouxFeb26,2017

EDTC0560
UsingTechnologyforTeachingandTechnology

Assignment 4 EdTech
Evaluations

Coaching as a Leader

Coaching skills and Leadership development for

Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries
 As stated in Assignment 2, the Coaching As A Leader program was
designed to educate and empower the leadership group of Manitoba
Liquor & Lotteries (MBLL). It runs for seven months and is comprised
of seven four-hour courses, each delivered approximately a month
apart. This format was specifically decided upon for two reasons:
1. To allow time between sessions for the application of the learning
2. To help the learners develop trust with a network of their peers

The course is designed to be a transformational learning experience

for leaders. The program is intended to guide learners in three key
areas of development: Building Self-awareness, better understanding
their staff and strengthening their coaching skills.

The first opportunity identified is based around the development of

a network of peers. While the program does a good job of creating
networking opportunities in class, there is little to tie the learners to
each other in the month-long gaps between classes. This is an
opportunity that could potentially be addressed with private social
networking. Of the many options available, one option that could
potentially be a great fit would be Padlet Briefcase. Padlet is a type of
online sharing space that participants could share experiences,
successes, challenges, relevant videos or posts with each other. It
could also be used by the facilitators to share relevant teachings
between classes in order to keep learners engaged. The attached
analysis demonstrates in greater detail how this service could be a
good fit as a simple social networking tool for this program.

The second opportunity identified is tied to some of the specific

subject matter covered in the course. One of the first and most
important focuses of Coaching As A Leader is helping leaders become
more self-aware. One way this is done is by teaching each leader
about their preferences around communication and how to identify
those preferences in others. One example of these preferences would
be the communication styles of introverts. Introverts do not like to
speak up in class and can find being called on by the facilitator very
distracting to their learning. One cloud-based tool that might help to
address this would be an online real-time survey program like Polls
Everywhere. Polls Everywhere is a web-based program that allows
facilitators to prepare various surveys and polls, and enables learners
to respond using SMS. This can be done from any mobile phone, smart
phone or even online. Using a tool like this would allow introverts to be
more involved with in-class participation while still respecting their
communication preferences. The attached analysis confirms that this
could be a simple, economical and fun way to add value to the training
program.

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