Systems Thinking & Change
Secretary-Treasurer

Peter Holowka
University of Calgary

I look forward to the opportunity to serve AECT and the Systems Thinking and Change Division.  I hope to share my passion, energy, and expertise as your Secretary Treasurer.
My academic interests are in leadership, organizational change, cloud computing, and systems thinking.  The focus of my doctoral research was to better understand the complex interplay of factors that affect IT infrastructure in K-12, namely cloud computing adoption and use.  My study was of the IT environments that impact over 1.14 million students and the complex interplay factors that shape those environments.  A big part of the research’s appeal to the district leaders who participated, resulting in a 100% participation rate from all 75 districts invited, was the systems thinking embedded in the research.  Organizational change and improvement is rarely the result of a singular enhancement in an isolated area, but rather the result of a confluence of factors.  The Systems Thinking and Change Division is a natural fit for me, given my academic background and expertise.  
My professional career as a Chief Information Officer is centred on the strategic alignment of organizational goals with the technologies required to successfully enable them.  I have contributed to this alignment in all levels of formal education.  In my professional career I have held diverse roles at numerous institutions, ranging from faculty member, network architect, instructor, recruiter, website designer, conference planner, consultant, and project manager.  From these many experiences, I have come to appreciate the complex nature of organizations and change within them.  I recognize that it is imperative to understanding people and the systems surrounding them when implementing technology/change.  I hope to bring my extensive professional experience to the service of AECT’s STC membership.


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