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The Path And Enlightenment Of Data-Driven Digital Transformation Of Organizational Learning ——A Case Study Of The Practice Of China Telecom, Siyuan Xu, Wenhao Yu, Guanghua Jiang

Adult Education Research Conference

This paper took China Telecom as a case. It has analyzed data-driven digital transformation in organizational learning, and summarized the methods and enlightenments of digital transformation.

Supporting The 21st Century Classroom: Fostering Relevance And Resilience With Project-Based Learning Curricula, Shari Childers, Kara Fulton

Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings

Participants will learn about building and supporting project-based learning (PBL), a scalable, flexible approach to classes and programs that cultivates 21st century competencies in students, including collaboration and resilience. They will re-imagine a course or a program at their own institution from within a PBL context.

The Culturally Intelligent Leader, Sean F. Daly

Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings

Research has shown that a culturally intelligent (CQ) leader will have a positive impact on organizational culture, satisfaction, productivity, and retention. Moreover, data shows that CQ has a strong positive relationship with job satisfaction and perceived transformational leadership.

This training program is designed to help leaders develop a greater awareness of their motivation and understanding of cultural intelligence while also helping them to develop strategies and an action plan around improving their level of CQ. The suggested audience for this are experienced managers who have had some interaction with a culturally diverse population and want to serve their population better.

New Way To Be A Chair Via Distributed Shared Model, Dennis Anderson

Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings

Being a chair in today's higher education is more stressful due to various issues related to enrollment, administration demands, and limited and shrinking resources. Chairs have to manage and juggle demands from all stakeholders including students, faculty, staff, and administration. This presentation is about how to meet these challenges by creating a shared management system that enables and empowers faculty in the department by giving them portfolios. This model moves away from chair centric model that one person holds all decision making power by controlling resources. Since my department moved to shared distributed chair model, the department productivity is higher …

Underrepresented Adult Learners And The Enduring Pursuit Of Workplace Readiness: Achieving Postponed Career Aspirations & Dreams Through Enhanced Self-Efficacy, Patrick Guilbaud, T. Christa Guilbaud

Adult Education Research Conference

Hands-on learning experiences support workplace readiness. This paper presents preliminary results of a study that examines impacts of a technology-based experiential learning activity on career aspirations of underrepresented adult learners.