Throughout the twelve weeks of learning about Enterprise Architecture (EA), the three key components that I have gathered are the importance of communication, flexibility and change. EA forces a careful and detailed analysis of an organization, and depending on its mission statement, goals, or objectives, their focus needs to determine their current and future states. To do so requires support from the community and their stakeholders. With updated data, visuals, and external assistance, those involved with the agency could understand the expectations of their own roles and what they must do to help fulfill the organization's means to increase efficiencies and eliminate redundancies. EA allows smoother transitions and provide clarity into what and why certain choices have been made; either to continue, remove, or modify. As an educational technology leader, I believe that it is my partial responsibility to have staff, students and parents know what is happening in their school and district. Information needs to be readily accessible and available. Using the frameworks of EA and implementing the architectural components one at a time will establish an organized foundation for the system to work around. This course has encouraged me to stay open-minded to future options based on what is already possible, reaching out to various community organizations for assistance and building consortiums if neccessary. Furthermore, it is crucial to stay up to date with what is happening in neighboring districts and schools, advances in technology networks, devices, and systems, and changes in state and federal laws. |
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Kay's Books
Some very interesting concepts of how the education system needs to be adjusted.
Very informative. Although quite repetitive and a few oddly worded parts.
by Austin Kleon
Easy read. Interesting perspective and reminder for many aspects of how to look at one's own work and work habits.
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