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Teaching and Leading in the Global Marketplace

The Use of Information Technology for Greater Democratic Transformation

Patrick Mendis is Adjunct Professor, UMUC Graduate School of Management & Technology, University of Maryland, 3501 University Boulevard East, Adelphi, MD 20783, USA. E-mail: pmendis{at}umuc.edu.

Education and leadership as an interdisciplinary and collaborative enterprise can further be enhanced by the use of integrated learning methods and the infusion of information technology. A teacher as a leader must work as a catalyst to facilitate the learning process. The creation of democratic environment has become increasingly easier with the use of information technology and the World Wide Web (WWW) and the Internet. Yet the right attitudes in leadership and the adaptive challenges are as equally important as the infusion of technology into classroom learning and teaching for greater democratic transformation in the knowledge society. A teacher then becomes a noble master and technology is a revolutionary servant in a more democratic learning environment for greater societal benefits.

Journal of Human Values, Vol. 12, No. 1, 31-40 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/097168580501200103


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