{"id":8121,"date":"2019-08-11T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2019-08-11T08:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/altc.alt.ac.uk\/blog\/?p=8121"},"modified":"2019-08-12T09:05:59","modified_gmt":"2019-08-12T08:05:59","slug":"when-the-partys-over-tel-and-change-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/altc.alt.ac.uk\/blog\/2019\/08\/when-the-partys-over-tel-and-change-management\/","title":{"rendered":"When the party&#8217;s over: TEL and change management"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"info\">A post by Dr Monica Chavez Munoz, Educational Developer (TEL), Centre for Innovation in Education, University of Liverpool. @drmonicachavez <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> 88% of change initiatives fail. What are the factors that make change difficult or a failure? There are people and process dynamics.&nbsp; I will talk about my experience of organising a&nbsp; TELFest in my presentation during the ALT conference in Edinburgh. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"When the party&#039;s over: TEL and change management\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cpqx6BkHf0E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>TRANSCRIPT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>1-<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fivanx%2F334120036%2Fin%2Fphotolist-vwsfh-9hZ7TX-jPm5f1-2JC87-8HfnFi-4ouZjA-eZWKpD-nduhw-ndtYv-4BAsVa-aYUow-s83pf-s83qN-aYUpc-8562DP-b6ZjMa-8562ri-ndu9K-aYUpC-bdiWbD-6aGMZB-Ke49F-8ZRb5g-3nMPQ-2sCENA-2tDmSh-HMxVv-2tDpVh-8nA5ZB-aiY1aa-7ug8TC-2tDmCQ-qj4S6y-9KCqH1-2znXfn-fBCTE9-26jBTb-cbxSj1-a81Xfw-yzzs-4ednfD-ye65e-ak2VvU-52kz4F-26jzPb-5yPMow-bA411-6cxyrj-27RksV-613R9P&amp;data=01%7C01%7Crachel.challen%40ntu.ac.uk%7Ce9ad32c995ea4ce9aad108d715955ce5%7C8acbc2c5c8ed42c78169ba438a0dbe2f%7C0&amp;sdata=ML9xmxiRciNGTvK2ThFOVbBP882YQQxzh7VcHa%2FGykE%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Mexican Catholic<\/a>&nbsp;meaning of the&nbsp; pi\u00f1ata represents the struggle between man, temptation and sin. In my case, the pi\u00f1ata&nbsp; represents TELFest as the technology adoption strategy which brings all its players into a one big fiesta:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>2-The struggle between the institutional leadership, the community of practice, and the TEL team as the organiser of TELFest.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>3-<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fmichael-wright%2F3037879859%2Fin%2Fphotolist-5CrVQX-4o5PoT-s83r4-6gXAgG-jp6Vj-tcoZn-8wxpYk-JV1vr-ndu9K-8ydeZE-6gTpRn-8wAqEU-8wxq5z-h734bq-h74bqn-59SCtt-7uRxaa-6M9CCy-5rXS6k-2tDiCC-4o9SRL-6JbhRc-h72ZDM-ugBLp-35DWhR-5eYXv9-bq3pZ3-7UqSE-5HTAA3-aCrAx7-5zSPGx-5JTjzC-8E6Dg9-2tDo2d-9chM28-9uzo6-8562ri-73oYNG-4SHAPu-4SDAWx-br9Yi8-ndtYv-h72Ckz-h72PGo-h74drX-h734uJ-62jUgE-3YXSpy-kADCy-kADs4&amp;data=01%7C01%7Crachel.challen%40ntu.ac.uk%7Ce9ad32c995ea4ce9aad108d715955ce5%7C8acbc2c5c8ed42c78169ba438a0dbe2f%7C0&amp;sdata=cgk%2FHhyY4DzjNXaDwfYz3EiZWjn4%2Fvh2tHDj1NAPS90%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">We got the institutional leadership<\/a>&nbsp;as the entity that holds, swings and sponsors the pi\u00f1ata, without their support, vision and commitment, TELFest would not be possible as their role in change management is key for the successful adoption of technology in higher education.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>4-Then there is the&nbsp;<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3APi%25C3%25B1ata.jpg&amp;data=01%7C01%7Crachel.challen%40ntu.ac.uk%7Ce9ad32c995ea4ce9aad108d715955ce5%7C8acbc2c5c8ed42c78169ba438a0dbe2f%7C0&amp;sdata=TiKoRtUBrhBNNYwfqSOWDVHXFue11S%2BJKdsrN2kk3Ug%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">community of practice<\/a>&nbsp;attending the \u2018party\u2019.&nbsp; They stand and watch, racing thoughts about attending an event that advocates the adoption of technology in teaching and learning.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>5-The community members share their experience in TEL by putting their contribution in the pi\u00f1ata ( the sweets!).&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>6-<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fcrincon%2F969177600%2Fin%2Fphotolist-2tDhJC-6bkV5y-5qQ4Dh-aDQwLT-JqE29t-2zx8Li-2tz23n-fnq1cF-2tyRs6-6bkUgW-4GP9nD-jN66N8-4GP9s4-2zBt4d-4kP7hF-5BadQ3-8E3vyc-h73jDE-4GP9qp-gxeUd9-5mJEuc-b6ZjMa-4SDtBC-bvhDhZ-5f2Yrk-zeLU-8562DP-7eN63Z-4GTjvs-38JiwL-s83pf-J7Sa8C-s83qN-7eN6L2-2tz3Mp-4GP9zP-5CrVQX-4o5PoT-s83r4-6gXAgG-jp6Vj-tcoZn-8wxpYk-JV1vr-ndu9K-8ydeZE-6gTpRn-8wAqEU-8wxq5z-h734bq%2F&amp;data=01%7C01%7Crachel.challen%40ntu.ac.uk%7Ce9ad32c995ea4ce9aad108d715955ce5%7C8acbc2c5c8ed42c78169ba438a0dbe2f%7C0&amp;sdata=fVRrg9ajY1uKeCEERgagnje1EwWcpiRs%2FuVsx9vyXXw%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The TEL team<\/a>&nbsp;is the entity who brings and hits the pi\u00f1ata:&nbsp;TELFest is like a pi\u00f1ata, you don\u2019t know exactly what you are going to get and yet you must face it with a good attitude and skill. There is lots of good practice inside, you have found the perfect vehicle to instigate change and yet, the successful outcome is uncertain.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>88% of change initiatives fail. What are the factors that make change difficult or a failure? There are people and process dynamics.&nbsp; I will talk about my experience of organising a&nbsp; TELFest in my presentation during the ALT conference in Edinburgh. See you there!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" class=\"wp-image-8127\" style=\"width: 75px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/altc.alt.ac.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1112\/2019\/07\/Monica.jpg?resize=400%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/altc.alt.ac.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1112\/2019\/07\/Monica.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/altc.alt.ac.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1112\/2019\/07\/Monica.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/altc.alt.ac.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1112\/2019\/07\/Monica.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/> Dr Monica Chavez Munoz,&nbsp;Educational Developer (TEL),&nbsp;Centre for Innovation in Education,&nbsp;University of Liverpool.&nbsp;@drmonicachavez&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"info\">If you enjoyed reading this article we invite you to join the Association for Learning Technology (ALT) as an individual member, and to encourage your own organisation to join ALT as an organisational or sponsoring member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"88% of change initiatives fail. 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