Resumen de Q & A with ed tech leaders: Interview with Roger Kaufman

Susan M. Fulgham, Michael F. Shaughnessy

• In this candid interview, Roger Kaufman shares his knowledge of strategic planning, performance improvement, and program evaluation. He discusses his research in Mega planning at Sonora Institute of Technology in Mexico. Dr. Kaufman describes his Organizational Elements Model and the value of using a "results chain of objectives" for successful strategic planning. He explains the relationship between strategic planning and educational technology, the "right things" of Leadership, and the value of needs assessment in program planning and evalu­ ation. Dr. Kaufman concludes the interview by offering his perspective on distance learning, summative, formative, and goal free evaluation, and the influential people who have inspired his work.