Overview Module Three
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| Course: | Relational Leadership |
| Book: | Overview Module Three |
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| Date: | Wednesday, 14 May 2025, 8:23 AM |
Welcome to Module Three: Dispositions and Designing a Commitment Statement.
As you enter the final module of this course, you will bring together everything you have been exposed to until this point, the overarching subjects being Ethics of Care, Standpoints and dispositions, including Models of Relational Leadership, and various Systems theories and models.
While understanding these concepts is important for bringing breadth and depth to learning and comprehension, bringing particular awareness to practice is fundamental for cultivating dispositions rooted in intention. Rooting in intentions will inform your leadership practices. Your leadership practices will be visible through commitments, which then inform and activate your dispositions, an ongoing cyclical process.
The estimated time to complete Module Three based on content, activities, and assessments is ten hours (10 hours or 600 minutes)
Figure 1 Cultivating Intentional Dispositions, Practices, and Commitments
Note. Image intends to underscore the complexities, rigour, non linear (represented in the choice of curvy lines rather than straight), ongoing (in flux) relationships between the multitude of components and systems that make up the ethos of education and care (Relational Leadership, 2025).
This cyclical figure is not meant to simplify the ongoing process of cultivating and fostering intentional approaches to practice and leadership. Rather, it intends to underscore the complexities, rigour, non-linear (represented in the choice of curvy lines rather than straight), and ongoing (in flux) relationships between the multitude of components and systems that make up the ethos of education and care. It is also important to note that the above figure, as well as all the content provided in this course, is not comprehensive. It is almost impossible to capture the diverse nuances that compose our lives and, thus, our roles and practices.
It is important to recognize the need for ongoing critical, self and collaborative reflection and the inclusion and exclusion of always-changing frameworks, philosophies, and approaches. Be aware that you will return to revisit exclusion in Activity 3.3
Reference
Relational Leadership. (2025). Moodle course. [Learning management system]. Royal Roads University.
Learning outcomes serve as a valuable resource to guide your learning journey and ensure you can maximize your learning experience. The primary purpose of this section is to clearly communicate the intended learning outcomes of Module Three: Culture of Centre.
The learning outcomes for Module Three align with the content, activities, and assessments you will encounter throughout Module Three, enabling you to track your growth and identify improvement opportunities.
After completing all activities and the reflective assessment within Module Three, participants will:
- Develop leadership approaches rooted in an Ethics of Care (and in alignment with ECEBC’s Code of Ethics)
- Understand the role of leadership within interconnected systems
- Cultivate necessary dispositions for ECE leadership within 21st century conditions
- Foster practices and dispositions that co-create the conditions for a centre culture of collectivity such as openness, curiosity, and collaboration
- Strengthen responsive practices through composing a commitment statement
Module Three Activities and Assessments
The activities within Module Three include:
- ACTIVITY 3.1 | Putting it all together: Linking Theory to Practice - Reflect on previous modules to consider what matters to you personally and professionally.
- ACTIVITY 3.2 | Think Global, Act Local - Identify further what matters to you and what advocacies you stand for.
- ACTIVITY 3.3 | Composing a Commitment Statement - Compose a commitment statement to share with colleagues and mentors beyond the course.