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Where We Were and Where We A re Going. Sherie Saltveit Minot State University. Business Education – What Is It?. The National Standards for Business Education defines Business Education as follows:
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Where We Were and Where We Are Going SherieSaltveit Minot State University
Business Education – What Is It? • The National Standards for Business Education defines Business Education as follows: “education for and about business offers students the opportunity to master the fundamental knowledge and skills needed to succeed in business – wherever in the world it is conducted – and more importantly, an equal opportunity to succeed in life.”
History of Business Education • 1600s • Apprenticeship system • Puritans arrive – led to Boston Latin Grammar School which led creation of more private school • Vocational education versus profession • 1700s • Thomas Jefferson – public school should be free of religion and private control • Growth of English Grammar Schools • Commercial Textbooks appear
History of Business Education • 1800s • Growth of Private Business Schools or Commercial Colleges • Emphasis on bookkeeping and penmanship; • Structured education more effective than apprenticeship system • Training was too narrow • High Schools created • Shorthand and typewriting were introduced in the 1870s
History of Business Education • 1900s • The Big Three: typewriting, shorthand, and bookkeeping • High schools start offering business curriculum • Marketing Education and Business Teacher Education created • Congressional Acts • Technology makes it debut
Where Are We Now? • Computers are an essential part of education • Students will need computer skills for successful college experience • Minot State University • Online Courses and Degrees • Hybrid Courses – uses a combination of online and f-2-f • Synchronous and asynchronous • Specialized Software
Specialized Software • Blackboard CE 8 – learning management system • Adobe Connect • Wimba • SafeAssign • RespondusLockDown Browser • Audio • Video • Simulations • SmarThinking
Global and Growing • MSU Online is global reaching • Diverse student body • Diverse faculty • Enrollment has increased since the first online offerings in 1996 • What next?? Questions?