Connecting Adult Learning and Knowledge Management Strategies for Learning and Change in Higher Education and Organizations

Monica Fedeli is an Associate Professor at the University of Padova, Italy. Her past academic experience includes adjunct professorships at Michigan State University (USA), California University Berkeley School of Education (USA), and the University of Wurzburg (Germany). She designs and delivers programs focused on organizational development and change, workplace learning, faculty development, teaching and learning methods in adult education, and gender equity. She has published more than 100 articles in various national and international journals, and has authored, co-authored or edited four books including Coinvolgere per Apprendere: Metodi e Tecniche per la Formazione. She is a 2020 Fulbright Research Scholar at the University of Georgia, USA. Laura L. Bierema is a Professor of Adult Learning, Leadership & Organization Development at the University of Georgia (USA). She designs and delivers programs focused on learning, leadership, and change in corporations, nonprofits, healthcare, government, and higher education. Her research interests include workplace learning, career development, women’s leadership, organization development, executive coaching, and critical human resource development.  She has published over 60 articles that have appeared in both research and professional publications and has authored, co-authored or edited six books including Adult Learning: Linking Theory and Practice. Prof. Bierema was the winner of two “book-of-the-year” awards in 2015, and most recently was a 2018 Fulbright Research Scholar at the University of Padova, Italy.