Author: abdulkane
Q&A IN THE TRENCHES
Why is sharing learning outcomes with students so important? Learning outcomes (LO) are statements of what a learner is expected to know, understand and/or be able to demonstrate after completion of a process of learning. LO statements allow the instructors to select appropriate learning and assessment activities when designing their courses or modules. Sharing LO […]
SOMETHING I TRIED
Lysanne Lessard discusses how quizzes helped with student motivation and marks. “Case-style take-home exercises were not working” says Lysanne Lessard speaking of her intro class on information systems. Students were telling her that while the cases were interesting, they were not a good preparation for the multiple-choice portion of the exam. “Students were a bit […]
RESEARCH ON MANAGEMENT TEACHING
In her Management Teaching Review article titled Enhancing Simulation Learning With Team Mental Model Mapping, Sonia Goltz examines ways to improve learning from simulations. Focussing on mental model games, she argues that they “introduce self-directed student learning about the relationship between their decisions and the outcomes of the simulation.” (p. 212). She used and tested […]
