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Fisher Allison

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Letztes Update: 06.09.2022

Experienced scrum master, coach, leader and educator with over 18 years of experience

Abschluss: BA in English, MA in English, PhD in English
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Sprachkenntnisse: deutsch (Grundkenntnisse) | englisch (Muttersprache) | spanisch (gut)

Skills

Experienced scrum master, coach, leader and educator with over 18 years of experience in coaching and leading teams,  building AI training programs, teaching, curriculum design, and educational leadership, I am passionate about supporting teams to achieve their goals.
Major Areas of Interest
  • Artificial Intelligence training and competence-building
  • Coaching and mentoring individuals and teams
  • Training and employee development
  • Teams and team management, remote and on-site
  • Managing people in fast-paced environments and through change
  • Change management
  • Team building and culture
  • Agile learning
  • Agile project management
  • Designing and implementing large-scale training programs

Projekthistorie

09/2021 - 06/2022
Chief Knowledge Officer
RightMinded AI GmbH

today RightMinded AI provides IT consulting, project and interim management in the
field of digital transformation and software development - especially with
artificial intelligence. We offer our experience with managing large scale, agile
projects and managing people through massive change.

03/2019 - 06/2022
Head of AI Academy
appliedAI GmbH

2021 Responsible for strategy, leadership, and operations for the appliedAI Academy
team
* Successfully developed team from 1 FTE to 10 FTE in 18 months, during the
corona crisis




* Built up AI (Tech) knowledge for 20+ companies, e.g BMW, Porsche Consulting,
Siemens, Infineon, EnBW...
* Led the design and launch of internal AI training programs for 5+ global
organizations
* Led the creation and launch of 3 public online AI courses in 2020
* Created and implemented a personal development process for all team
members
* Collaborated with state and national ministries to build AI training courses
* Increased training reach from ~800 people in my first year to >25k in 2020
* Coached the AI Engineering Research team in the creation and delivery of
expert-level AI trainings, e.g. "Practical Anomaly Detection," "Introduction to
Bayesian Methods," etc.

08/2017 - 06/2022
Director of Blended Learning
Arden University

2018 Led a team of 5 Programme Directors and 50+ lecturers to deliver blended
instruction across 5 UK study centres in London, Birmingham, and Manchester.

06/2015 - 06/2022
Dean of General Studies
Strayer University

2017 Held primary responsibility for the management of curriculum for the School of
General Studies, managing over 1,000 faculty and 30,000 student seats each term,
with a focus on driving innovative curriculum designed to meet the needs of a
diverse student body in both online, face-to-face, and blended courses.
* Oversaw 6 Department Chairs in a remote setting to ensure effective
development and improvement of curriculum and instruction
* Collaborate with Deans of Faculty and Office of Institutional Effectiveness to
continually assess student learning outcomes in all General Studies courses
* Served on Steering Committee for Middle States Commission on Higher
Education re-accreditation process
* Led strategic projects including redesign of developmental education, Faculty
Greatness Project, and university-wide academic integrity initiative
* Collaborated with executive leadership in admissions, financial aid, and
advising to launch First-Year Experience program
* Redesigned and launched adaptive, co-remediated college algebra course
across 100+ online and on-ground sections




* Successfully completed and implemented a comprehensive program review,
influencing all undergraduate programs

01/2014 - 06/2022
Department Head - General
The Art Institute of Ohio

* Developed and implemented a new tutoring center, managing both student and
faculty workers to provide 30 hours per week of tutoring in all disciplines for
over 800 students
* Managed accreditation review process for the Academics Department,
including collecting materials, ensuring deadlines were met, and presenting
completed materials to academic leadership
* Selected, trained, developed, managed, and led regular and adjunct faculty
according to the guidelines provided by the Campus Dean of Academic Affairs,
the Program Chair and in accordance with the policies and procedures of the
University/Campus
* Effectively administered and grew assigned academic program, including
curriculum development, student registration/advising, community relations
and campus relations.
* Supported college programs designed to achieve student completion rates as
outlined in the five-year strategic plan through tutoring and advising programs
* Collaborated with other Academic Program Directors across schools on
scheduling, sharing faculty, curriculum and other initiatives

04/2011 - 06/2022
Professor of English / Instructional
Strayer University

* Taught courses in academic and professional writing, critical thinking, and
literature
* Advised new and continuing students
* Evaluated full-time and adjunct faculty members to ensure academic
excellence and rigor, wrote and submitted reports, created campus-based

03/2017 - 05/2019
Education Consultant
SaltEd Creative

Provided a variety of curriculum and instructional design services for higher
education clients, including:
* Testing and analysis of third-party educational AI products
* Creation of curriculum for face-to-face, blended, and e-learning environments
* Creation of instructor guides, job aids, and learner analyses
* Conducting faculty training on new curriculum, instructional strategies, and
technologies

06/2014 - 06/2015
Assistant Deanof Curriculum for General Studies
Strayer University

Responsible for the full cycle of curriculum analysis, design, development,
implementation, and evaluation for a portfolio of courses including English,
Languages, Humanities, History, Philosophy, and Religion.
* Designed and led a "State of Writing" project that collected and scored a
random sampling of over 1000 student essays to determine student writing
challenges in order to improve writing curriculum
* Designed and implemented Growth Mindset pilot in English 090, infusing
growth mindset principles into the curriculum, which resulted in improvements
in start rates, attendance, drop rates, and pass rates. The pilot was converted to
the standard curriculum in Spring 2015 (winner of Most Innovative Revised
Course 2015)
* Created and implemented new English Composition course using an interactive
digital textbook
* Chaired the General Studies Program Review committee for English, which
created a comprehensive proposal for improvements to the English curriculum
* Conducted training on Growth Mindset pedagogy for students, faculty, and
academic leadership
* Collaborated with Instructional Materials and Instructional Design departments
to design faculty and staff eBook training, including creating training videos, in
order to facilitate a smooth transition to the new textbook model
* Served on Foundations of Success Course Development Team, helping to
create a comprehensive strategy to support new student success
* Ensured students were achieving academic outcomes that lead to student
success, and lead and managed strategic objectives
* Served as lead for specialized accreditation activity and ensured that regulatory
requirements are met
* Worked with key stakeholders to develop quality curriculum and recommended
course design for assigned disciplines, including, course guides and
instructional materials
* Monitored trends in program enrollment to ensure sustained growth, strong
persistence, and strong outcomes for new and current programs
* Provided oversight for the quarterly review of the School's progress in achieving
student learning assessment outcomes for existing programs
* Completed formative course assessment and program assessment, and
implemented nationally-normed summative assessment where appropriate
* Identified and vetted tools for faculty and student success in the classroom,
including creating an innovative classroom environment with instructional
material integrated with technology

08/2012 - 12/2013
Campus Dean
Strayer University

December 2013 * Held overall academic management responsibility for the campus to create an
environment supportive of a quality educational experience, as well as created
and maintained a campus culture that ensured the campus achieved all
quarterly goals
* Managed and developed a team of 10 direct reports and 7 indirect reports;
executing performance reviews for each full-time faculty, adjunct faculty, and
academic staff each year; managing faculty and staff performance on an
ongoing basis
* Supported all campus new student enrollment and continuing student retention
efforts, as well as collaborated with all campus departments as necessary, to
promote student success and achieve campus objectives
* Managed academic advising, student tutoring in basic subjects, developmental
math and English, and other educational support programs and services, and
related budgets
* Provided ongoing assistance and support to campus-based students enrolled
in online classes to ensure success and persistence
* Designed and implemented campus Blackboard training for students and
faculty

Reisebereitschaft

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