Guest Thinkers — February 16, 2011

K12 Online 2008 – My presentation is up!

Scott McLeod

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I am pleased to announce that my presentation for the 2008 K12 Online Conference is now available!

Current leadership models are inadequate for disruptive innovations

Happy viewing, everyone. The original files are below if you’d like to use them, including my speaker notes.

[Download files:pptx ppt PDF PDF with speaker notes]

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