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Supporting The 21st Century Classroom: Fostering Relevance And Resilience With Project-Based Learning Curricula, Shari Childers, Kara Fulton
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
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
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 …
More: How To Do More With More In 2022, Harriet E. Watkins, Jacquelyn Cato
More: How To Do More With More In 2022, Harriet E. Watkins, Jacquelyn Cato
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
In 2022 we are dealing with new academic realities. This presentation will investigate current faculty concerns and explore the ways academic coaches assist faculty and put the personal touch in online courses necessary to support and enhance the student experience. Providing the ability to scale and save on instructional costs.
Not Your Typical Administrator, Shaunda French-Collins, James F. Koehn, Wendy Waugh
Not Your Typical Administrator, Shaunda French-Collins, James F. Koehn, Wendy Waugh
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
Presenters will examine the trend of “wearing many hats” in higher education leadership. For example, being both a department chair and faculty member. In addition, the notion of successfully managing up, the importance of understanding each role you have, and understanding your situational role and the communication we use will be discussed. Lastly, participants will engage in case study scenarios challenging participants to consider various administrative situations and identifying reasonable approaches based on which “hat” you are wearing.
The Role Of Adaptive Leadership Styles During Paradigm Shifts, Va Hayman Barber
The Role Of Adaptive Leadership Styles During Paradigm Shifts, Va Hayman Barber
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
This session will focus on defining adaptive leadership, the strengths and weaknesses of this type of leadership and how we use it as we adapt to the pandemic and massive changes in higher education. This session will explore how academic leaders and chairs can integrate adaptive leadership techniques.
Square Pegs In Round Holes: Evaluating Online Delivery For Course Quality, Krystal L. Brue Ph.D., Dana Hilbert Ed.D., Stephanie Boss Ed.D., Mary Dzindolet Ph.D., Jennifer Dennis Ph.D
Square Pegs In Round Holes: Evaluating Online Delivery For Course Quality, Krystal L. Brue Ph.D., Dana Hilbert Ed.D., Stephanie Boss Ed.D., Mary Dzindolet Ph.D., Jennifer Dennis Ph.D
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
With the expansion of online education, chairs and deans must formulate new strategies for evaluating online course development and instructional delivery. Four chairs (of Business, Education, Sports & Exercise Science, and Psychology Departments), and their dean, will share quality strategies for defining course criteria, developing quality course design, and delivering valued instruction.
Continuing The Conversation On Collegiality, Angela Walters, Stacey Smith, Melissa Hunsicker-Walburn, Brooke Moore
Continuing The Conversation On Collegiality, Angela Walters, Stacey Smith, Melissa Hunsicker-Walburn, Brooke Moore
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
Are you interested in measuring and incentivizing collegiality? Do you have concerns with using collegiality for faculty development, merit, or tenure? Bring your experiences and perspectives to the table as three department chairs and their college dean (a lawyer) facilitate a healthy discussion on the measurement tools, legal landscape, and business case for collegiality.
Building Bridges To Enhance Degree And Career Opportunities, Deborah A. Greenawald Ph.D., Rn, Karen S. Thacker Ph.D, Rn, Samuel M. Bradley Dba, Thomas Franek Ph.D, Atc, Thomas Porrazzo Ph.D., Atc, Christopher Wise Dpt, Ph.D (C), Pt
Building Bridges To Enhance Degree And Career Opportunities, Deborah A. Greenawald Ph.D., Rn, Karen S. Thacker Ph.D, Rn, Samuel M. Bradley Dba, Thomas Franek Ph.D, Atc, Thomas Porrazzo Ph.D., Atc, Christopher Wise Dpt, Ph.D (C), Pt
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
External pressures on higher education are challenging universities to focus on preparing graduates with more broadly designed curricula that contain translatable skills and include interdisciplinary knowledge. In this presentation, the process of identifying and creating new academic programs based on unique student goals and contemporary employment needs will be discussed.
Building And Developing The Academic Leadership Pipeline, J. Micheal Crafton, Amber M. K. Smallwood, Elroi J. Windsor
Building And Developing The Academic Leadership Pipeline, J. Micheal Crafton, Amber M. K. Smallwood, Elroi J. Windsor
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
Presenters and participants will explore the need for and opportunities to build, support, and sustain a scaffolded infrastructure to enhance academic leadership knowledge and skills while developing a pipeline of academic leadership talent within the university.
What Happens In Savannah Shouldn’T Stay In Savannah, Dean Luethi
What Happens In Savannah Shouldn’T Stay In Savannah, Dean Luethi
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
Each of us attend conferences with the best intentions of learning something new and utilizing this knowledge when we return to our routine. We often fall short. Participants will discuss strategies to integrate their newfound knowledge into their lives back home and make a plan to actualize that desire.
Getting What You Want: A Compelling, Reusable, One-Page Message., Martin A. Draper, Betsy B. Draper
Getting What You Want: A Compelling, Reusable, One-Page Message., Martin A. Draper, Betsy B. Draper
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
Using examples from planning and evaluation, government and business models, presenters will share tactics and strategies for simple, concise communications on important issues. Participants will practice by developing a one-page position paper, briefing paper or decision memo.
Future Entrepreneurship Education For Students In China, Yang Song, Dafna Schwartz
Future Entrepreneurship Education For Students In China, Yang Song, Dafna Schwartz
International Symposium for Innovative Teaching and Learning
Due to the increasing needs of entrepreneurial activities in China, entrepreneurship education is becoming one of the most important topics for university students. This project reviews the current situation of Chinese entrepreneurship education and problems that exist. We focus on factors that influence the appropriateness of entrepreneurship studies to the needs and expectations of university students in China. We aim at discovering how to improve the entrepreneurial traits and business needs of the students from entrepreneurship studies. We aim at highlight the disparity between the supply and the expectations from entrepreneurship programmes in Chinese universities. Furthermore, we will compare the …
The Positive Power Of Hedgehog Leadership In Academe, Thomas N. Duening
The Positive Power Of Hedgehog Leadership In Academe, Thomas N. Duening
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
This workshop will focus on helping academic chairs become more hedgehog-like in their leadership style and faculty interactions. The research streams that inform this session include positive psychology, positive organization behavior, and affective neuroscience. The expected outcome for participants is an enhanced ability to create an environment of opportunity for their faculty. The session leader has been using this approach as chair of the management department for nearly two years. As an example of the power of hedgehog leadership one faculty member in management last year received the college’s outstanding faculty member aware for the first time in 26 years!
Developing And Supporting The Diversity Of Chairperson Roles, Jean Pawl, Richard Griner, Deborah Richardson, Elizabeth Nesmith
Developing And Supporting The Diversity Of Chairperson Roles, Jean Pawl, Richard Griner, Deborah Richardson, Elizabeth Nesmith
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
A monthly Chair Professional Development program at Augusta University provides opportunity to mentor new chairpersons and foster collegiality amongst all chairpersons at a university with both liberal arts and health sciences programs. The merits and challenges of this program that addresses needs of such a diverse group will be highlighted
Promoting Chair Succession Through Development, Empowerment, And Encouragement, Christopher Benedetti
Promoting Chair Succession Through Development, Empowerment, And Encouragement, Christopher Benedetti
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
To ensure the stability of the department, department chairs should prioritize the identification and formation of potential successors. For this interactive session, a model and related strategies, supported by real examples, will be discussed for developing, empowering, and encouraging faculty to become ready to assume the role of department chair.
Performance Management Or “Herding Cats”? Strategies To Support Faculty Success, Dawn Bratsch-Prince, Rodney S. Bagley
Performance Management Or “Herding Cats”? Strategies To Support Faculty Success, Dawn Bratsch-Prince, Rodney S. Bagley
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
Presenters and participants will engage in analysis and discussion of several case studies illustrating common faculty performance issues. Presenters will share practical performance management tools and best practices for promoting faculty success.
Understanding & Communicating Business Program Outcomes Through Visualization And Mapping, Kelli Schutte
Understanding & Communicating Business Program Outcomes Through Visualization And Mapping, Kelli Schutte
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
This session will share the process and outcome of a business program curriculum assessment. The assessment includes conceptual frameworks, curriculum mapping and data visualization to convey results. The process of developing the plan, collecting data and conveying results will be shared.
“Managing A Department, Working With The School Dean And Staying Research Active.”, Valerie J. Watnick
“Managing A Department, Working With The School Dean And Staying Research Active.”, Valerie J. Watnick
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
This session will consider and discuss the literature regarding academic chairperson/dean management styles, and best department management practices. The session will involve consideration of typical fictional scenarios potentially faced by department chairs and deans and brainstorming to flesh out management strategies that allow time for both a well-managed department and quality research by the department chairperson and other faculty. The program will involve interactive (fictional) fact-based exercises.