In this knowledge economy there is a need for a sophisticated set of skills. Learning is a modern day entrepreneurial survival tool, especially given today’s fast-paced and ever-changing landscape. It can go beyond simply company culture and staying on top
Bring experts into the classroom with Skype
Use Skype to extend your classroom by inviting experts to join remotely. Many instructors invite professionals into their classrooms to add diversity to the discussion and dialogue. Introducing students to professionals in their field of study is one way to
Teaching with Technology
Learn six very easy ways to use technology as a teaching tool There are many everyday tools out there that can help you achieve specific educational goals in your teaching. But first, let me emphasize that technology should be used in
Designing Experiential Learning: A field example
In a recent article, my colleague and I published Operations Management Outside of the Classroom: An Experiential Approach to Teaching Enabled by Online Learning, which described a course that brought experimental earning to the MBA curriculum. This course is called
Tools for creating interactive educational videos
Many universities and colleges support faculty in the development of robust video lectures. Short videos can replace long lectures, but how does one know if students are actually watching the videos? The Education Group at the W.R. Berkley Innovation Lab evaluated
Social Media as Content and Conversation in Business School Education
Social technologies have changed the ways that business students communicate with each other, their professors, and their institutions at large. Let’s look at social media from two different perspectives: As course content and as a platform for conversation about any
Course Feedback – Considering asking your students for some….
It’s that time of year where faculty are planning their fall courses. In you planning, consider collecting feedback from your students at least twice throughout the course. It’s good to do this in a formal way through a simple survey.
Social Aggregation Using Postano
Postano is this great tool for aggregating all your social media outlets for personal or business use. The example below is a combination of posts I’m pulling posts from one of the Facebook page that I manage in addition to
2011 – Top 10
Top 10 academic things I did in 2011 Began my new faculty position at NYU-Stern Co-authored my first book with Marjorie Vai – Essentials of Online Course Design Taught Electronic Communities to Stern Langone students this summer with 9 course
Panama City – Tántalo
The NYU-SCPS Panama City Study Tour visited Tántalo Hotel Boutique on October 20, 2011. We were eager to learn more about the development projects happening in the “old town” of Panama City. Tántalo is a boutique hotel in the heart