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Teaching Accounting

Teaching Accounting. Mississippi Society of CPAs Educators Symposium October 29, 2010 Susan V. Crosson Santa Fe College, Gainesville, FL Susan.crosson@sfcollege.edu. Friday Morning Potpourri. Introductions and Welcome

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Teaching Accounting

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  1. Teaching Accounting Mississippi Society of CPAs Educators Symposium October 29, 2010 Susan V. Crosson Santa Fe College, Gainesville, FL Susan.crosson@sfcollege.edu

  2. Friday Morning Potpourri Introductions and Welcome Teaching Fundamentals including VARK learning modalities, learning levels, and the teach/learn/assess process. TPI: Teaching Perspectives Inventory Encouraging Learning with Technology: YouTube, iPads, Smart pens, Tablet pc Tackling Teaching Together Discussions Pathways Commission: Charting a National Higher Education Strategy for the Next Generation of Accountants

  3. Teach/Learn/Assess Fundamentals Susan V. Crosson, Santa Fe College

  4. The Traditional Knowledge Process Do Homework, Participate LEARN Activities to Gain Confidence in Knowledge… Write Papers, Exams ASSESS Demonstrate Knowledge Breadth and Depth… Read Book, Come to Class TEACH Deliver content…

  5. VARK Teaching/Learning Modalities How to make the teach-learn connectionhttp://www.vark-learn.com • I See…visual learners • I Hear…aural learners • I Touch…read/write learners • I Do…kinetic learners • Multi-modal

  6. The Knowledge Process...now Create Activities LEARN Activities to Gain Confidence in Knowledge... Assess Outcomes ASSESS Demonstrate Knowledge Breadth and Depth… Identify Resources TEACH Deliver Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Attitudes, and Values...

  7. The Developmental Stages of Learning Absolute knowing means a student has knowledge of the facts and can answer questions like how, what, where, and when. (Bloom: Knowledge and Comprehension) Transitional knowing means a student can apply the methods or knowledge to specified situations and can compare and contrast methods. (Bloom: Application) Independent knowing means a student uses the knowledge to form opinions in nonspecific situations and can answer the question why. (Bloom: Analysis and Synthesis) Contextual knowing means a student has integrated the knowledge into a broad context and is able to evaluate perspectives to make reasoned decisions and policies using this knowledge.(Bloom: Evaluation)

  8. Learning Intervention Activities

  9. Learning/Assessment Focused Questions

  10. TeachLearnAssess Process Spiral

  11. Learning Outcomes are statements that describe what students are expected to know, think, and able to do by the time of graduation.align with school’s mission statementprogram levelstated from student perspective3-5 intended learning outcomes ( a student will)specificcan be measured by multiple methods

  12. Course Design

  13. Teaching Perspective Inventorywww.teachingperspectives.comJohn Collins, PhDDan Pratt, PhD

  14. Reconfirm or Check for Change • The TPI can be taken again to see changes and “improvements” • Go to www.teachingperspectives.com if you wish to take the assessment again

  15. Encouraging Learning with Technology Susan Crosson Susan.crosson@sfcollege.edu

  16. Why I got involved with Technology To create a learning process as individual as each student requires to master the course content and actively apply with confidence what's learned. 

  17. Google me Susan.crosson@sfcollege.edu YouTube site: http://www.youtube.com/SusanCrosson Financial Accounting playlists: http://dept.sfcollege.edu/business/susan.crosson/Fall%202007/Flip%20Videos%20Fall%202007/FA%20Videos.htm Managerial Accounting playlist: http://dept.sfcollege.edu/business/susan.crosson/Fall%202007/YouTube.htm

  18. HELP

  19. Question:How do you currently use technology?

  20. Video…..Consider the possibilities • Record and playback classes • Chapter overviews—highlight favorite pages or LOs (learning objectives) • End-of-chapter coaching of review problem to model problem solving process • Explanations of textbook visuals, i.e., exhibits, figures • Student created using cell phones & YouTube i.e., interview experts, FAQs • PechaKucha-a structured voice over powerpoint slide presentation limited to a 20 second format per slide for no more than 20 slides. Use instead of term paper or for chapter expert. Forces students to focus. • Learning Interventions for Student Learning Outcomes (accreditation documentation) I see and hear, therefore I learn

  21. Create Videos using Camera or Cell phone

  22. Create Videos with a Smart Pen

  23. LiveScribe Help

  24. Tablet pc and iPad

  25. PowerPoints with Voiceovers • Narrated PowerPoint Presentations • Camtasia produced Videos

  26. Pathways CommissionCharting a National Higher Education Strategy for the Next Generation of Accountants Sponsored by the American Accounting Association (AAA) and the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) (Fill in Organization and Date)

  27. Need Your Input • Send your input via the Pathways Commission space: • http://pathwayscommission.org • Or send your input to Bruce Behn (bbehn@utk.edu) Pathways Commission (AAA and AICPA)

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