CV GITTE MILLER BALSLEV

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1 CV GITTE MILLER BALSLEV Name Born Gitte Miller Balslev , Lexington, Kentucky, USA Adresse Sct. Jørgens vej 67 DK-5700 Svendborg Phone Homepage Nationality Civil state [email protected] American (parents are danish/american) Married to Povl Christian Balslev (music director, composer and organist at Our Lady s Church, Svendborg) Children Anna (aged 13), Rasmus (aged 10) and Simon (aged 7) Education Master of Arts in Cultural Communication, University of Southern, Odense, Thesis: A Culture analysis of the Internet and how it influences our ways of thinking and learning. In my thesis I have generated a theory on the humanistic IT-research. Thesis grade: 13 (The highest possible grade in the Danish system at that time.). Grade point average: Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education, Department of Physical Education, University of Copenhagen, specializing in dance Research experience 2009 Co-author (with head of research Elene Fleischer) of scientific articles in preparation concerning the extended family of suicide victims (my tasks are coding, analyzing and also theoretical discussion) plus a article on the focus group interview as a method for collecting sensitive data Director and founder of my consulting company, MillerQuest. Field of work: User-driven innovation in the public sector; project design, project management and facilitation.

2 2 Many of the projects have research status since data are collected qualitatively and quantitatively for evaluations among other aspects (see below). Read more about business cases and references at Part time scientific assistant in the research project After the suicide the project is connected to Odense University Hospital. My professional focus in this cooperative project concerns young surviving relatives by: Evaluations collecting qualitative data through 15 individual interviews and group interviews from four selected groups. And profound interviews plus 4 group interviews coding the data using the analysis programme NVIVO, v.7.0 developing methods for collecting sensitive data in the focus group interview Professional reference: Head of research PhD Elene Fleischer can be contacted at Wichmandsgade sal., 5000 Odense. Tel [email protected]., WebPages: As evaluator I have produced the following evaluation reports based mostly on user evaluation (including the collection of qualitative and quantitative data plus coding, statistic analysis and interpretation of data): 2009 User-evaluation of the Manuscript School at the Folk High School in Ryslinge 2009 User-evaluation of activities for the youth in the municipalities of Frederikshavn and Holbæk 2008 Evaluation of The 10. Grade Center in Holbæk 2004 Evaluation of the management teams in the youth clubs in Kerteminde Grade in the youth schools evaluation of the experiences on the Island of Funen 2002 Change of Path Dalum Youth School 2002 Skibhusskolen at Korsløkke Youth School evaluation of `education without examination

3 3 Conference developing and management Since 2001 I have been in charge of developing and managing approximately 40 conferences/ seminars (duration: 1-2 day(s)). I have been responsible for preparing, logistics and evaluation of these conferences. Below are some examples Pupil s democracy in the municipality of Holbæk School council, and then what? 2008 The co-operating Youth School joint conference for 2 Youth Schools in the municipality of Odense 2008 Participant democracy in the municipality of Svendborg 2004 A new start? Conference on the Youth School s potential in a new municipal scenery 2003 Big, Bigger, Best? Conference on the new working- and organization strategies of the Youth School in the network society Conference participation I have participated in 15 professional conferences. Moreover I have made professional presentations and introductions at e.g.: 2007 ECCI X 2007 The European Conference on Creativity and Innovation (arr. by Copenhagen Business School) 2006 InnovationDanmark Dagen (arr. by The Danish Technology and Innovation Council) 2005 Municipal youth politics a task for the Youth School? (arr. by the Development Centre of the Youth Schools) Teaching, advising and educational planning Recruited teacher at University College Lillebælt (Bachelor level). Subjects: 1) Youth pedagogic learning processes 2) How to write a thesis (scientific theory, method and data collecting) plus individual student advising for thesis projects. I had very positive student feed-back Coordinator and teacher at the Youth Club Manager education an in-service training for public mid-level managers

4 Develpoment Manager in the Development Centre of the Youth Schools. Here I havtaught many courses, mainly for municipal managers and leisure-time teachers, among others in the following subjects: Developing organizations: The future of the Youth Schools in a new municipal structure, Practical change management from value to result, Public management, Knowledge management, Scenario-building, Story-telling, PR and information strategy Staff development: The learning team, Team-evaluating and coaching, Conflict solution, Evaluation as an every-day tool, Career development, Appreciative Inquiry, Creative processes Youth Culture and pedagogy: Youth Culture, Integrating young people in Youth School education and clubs, The twolanguage teaching in the Youth Club-, Youth Politics 2001 Series of lectures about the Internet, knowledge and learning at the Community University (Folke Universitet) in Odense The Youth Club Manager Education an in-service training for public mid-level managers. Merit-making in connection with the Municipal Management Course (at COK center for offentlig kompetenceudvikling) Career 2005 Founder of the consultant agency MillerQuest, Svendborg, Development Manager in the Development Centre of the Youth Schools, Odense, Teacher at Odsherred Idrætshøjskole (folk high school for physical education), Odsherred, Teacher at Ryslinge Friskole (privat school for children), Ryslinge, Honorary Offices Board member of Haahrs Skole (a privat elementary and middle school), Svendborg, Advisor for the executive comittee of The Gymnastic Club of Svendborg Board member of the Ingrid Kristensen & Co. Dance Theatre, Odense,

5 Board member of the magazine on dancing TerpisChore, Odense, Chairman of the Day care Parent s board at the municipality of Otterup, Otterup, IT-competence Microsoft Word, Powerpoint and Excel (Super user) NVIVO, v. 7.0 (a database spread sheet). HTML, XML, CSS and graphics (through the course The Internet and dissemination 1, text and images ). Online Update (Home page updating) International experience In addition to my educational stay at Rhode Island College in 1990 (studying art subjects, e.g. dance, drawing and music) I have spent 4 years of my childhood in USA (Lexington, Kentucky and Stanford, California).