Larry Jacob’s presentation was very interesting, partly because of the VC experience with the portable VC unit and partly because of being exposed to his management style. He definitely has a wide range of experience and is comfortable putting himself in the position of learner. He was new to VC technology and welcomed the chance to learn by doing. It was obvious that he believed in modeling behaviours that he valued, one of which is “learning for a lifetime”.

Technology is pervasive and ubiquitous reflects his view of the IT philosophy of Wolf Creek school division. He reflected the opinion that IT technology should be invisible and should be used to support the overall learning goals.

I was very impressed by the fact that the he is actively involved in teaching teachers. He is leading the 3rd year cohort of teachers and is actually involved in their development as teachers. Like Barry Litun, he is a Transformational learner that draws on the experiences and energies of the people in the division to help set the mission and vision and he tries to make this more than a philosophical exercise. He models collaborative behavior with his administration team and is looking at ways to create a similar model involving students in the individual schools.