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Using action research to develop new strategic directions in a not for profit learning organization
Published by Gibaran Journal of Applied Management
January 1, 2013
This paper describes the use of action research to develop new strategic directions for a pan-Canadian educational standards agency. As a learning organization, Curriculum Services Canada has a history of partnering with university researchers to review and improve its service to the education community. Our research process included interviewing staff and stakeholders, synthesizing their views, and providing recommendations to enable the organization to revitalize and move forward as a team. We used action research in this study to engage all staff in a reflective and dynamic decision-making process. Our study supports action research as a means to facilitate organizational learning and change in a business setting.
URL: http://journal.aib.edu.au/index.php/gjam/article/viewArticle/101
Biography
Amy Coupal is the CEO of the Ontario Caregiver Organization, a non-profit funded by the Ministry of Health in 2018 to support Ontario’s 3.3 million caregivers. A leader with over 15 years of experience in the not-for-profit sector, Coupal has extensive experience building organizations from the ground up. She is currently leading the Ontario Caregiver Organization through its early days of growth. She has held a number of CEO roles, including CEO of Learnography and My Class Needs Foundation, and has expertise in the latest innovations and technologies related to learning and education. Coupal mobilizes change through knowledge-sharing and building collaborative initiatives that positively impact the lives of individuals and communities.
Coupal has a Masters of Education from the University of Calgary and is an Adler-trained coach. Her insights have been shared through speaking and media engagements, both internationally and here in Canada.
Coupal understands the benefits and challenges associated with caregiving. As a caregiver for most of her life, Coupal helped support her brother with Cerebral Palsy. She was also a caregiver to her mother throughout her cancer journey and now supports her elderly father.
Past Talks
Towards Innovative Learning Systems in Peru (Presentation)
International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement
Ottawa, January 10, 2017
System Leadership: Keys to Maximizing Innovation in Education (Keynote)
Congreso Internacional de Educadores
Lima, Peru, February 2, 2016
Textbooks in Canada
Academy of Korean Studies, 2014
Seoul, Korea
Students, Teachers, and Innovation: Making the Connection
Annual Conference of Directors of Schools of Peru, CIP Conference
Lima, Peru, August 19, 2016
Professional Capital: Transforming Teaching Using the 5 C's at Los Alamos School, Peru
International Conference for School Excellence and Improvement, 2017
Ottawa, Canada
Professional Competencies: Innovation in Post-Secondary Teaching and Learning (Workshop)
Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
Lima, Peru, October 13, 2016
Maximizing Creative Disruption and Collaboration (Keynote)
Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum
Ottawa, Ontario, May 17, 2017
Meet the Entrepreneurs - Social Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship 101
MaRS Discovery District, December 15, 2010
Mobilizing French as a Second Language: A model for disseminating new language teaching resources
Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum, 2017
Toronto, Canada
Moving Access Forward
International Summit on Accessibility
Carleton University, July 14, 2014
Improving Student Achievement Through Collaborative Leadership and Innovation (Keynote)
Annual Conference of Directors of Schools of Peru, CIP Conference
Peru, August 17, 2016
Innovative Approaches to Classroom Teaching and Learning (Keynote)
Municipalidade de Lima
Lima, Peru, October 14, 2016
How Do We Define Success?
Art, Science and the Brain: New Models of Learning for the 21st Century
Toronto, ON., October 31, 2011
Flipped Classrooms & Blended Learning; Using the Power of a Technology Framework (Workshop)
Congreso Internacional de Educadores
Lima, Peru, February 4, 2016
Flipped Classrooms and Blended Learning: Using the Power of a Technology Framework (Workshop)
9th Annual 21st Century Learning Conference
Hong Kong, March 10, 2017
Flipped Classrooms and Blended Learning: Using the Power of a Technology Framework (Workshop)
Municipalidade de Lima
Lima, Peru, October 14, 2016
Flipped Classrooms and Blended Learning: Using the Power of a Technology Framework (Workshop)
ADECOPA, CIP Conference
Lima, Peru, August 20, 2016
Does eLearning need to adapt? (Showcase)
HR Management Institute
Montreal, November 13, 2016