National Business Educators Association
Conference notes
San Antonio
March 18 - March 22 2008
Started with a great conversation with two people from Trinity Valley Community College David Loper and Ronald and finished up at the President's Reception with Nancy, from Wymoing and a man from Wisconsin, who both agreed that you can teach innovation to people with an aptitutde for innovation.
Section 1: Business Etiquette
You only have one chance to make a good first impression
Perceptions are important but should they be based on appearances? That's my question not the presenters.
Dressing is about "who am I going to be today"?
If you look liKe an expert, dress like an expert
Dress for where you are going, not for where you are
Appearance top to bottom and need to ensure fingernails. Body odors, breath. Can be positive too e.g. Perfume
Your aura, electncity and self -confidence are what matters
Introductions are very important and should plan and practice these
Presenter: Dr Robert Blair
Section 2: Photoshop Workshop
This was initially disappointing, sharing with one PC between two people, so no opportunity to even try it out, until after the break. For $50 this was not good value :-) Having said that, the teaching in the Photoshop workshop was some of the best, most innovative ever experienced. I have a CD of the material presented, and will be reviewing that in terms of what we have available for SWSI on Phtooshop
Presenters:
Utah State University: Dennis Garner, Karen Woolsten-Hulme, Kirk Bostick
Photo tips:
When taking a photo get as close as possible
Use the rule of thirds # Divide the picture into thirds
Section 3: Keynote speaker: John Kasich
John Kasich "Stand for Something'
What people care about is whether you have integnty, honesty and ethics
- We need to take personal responsibility
- Raise the bar
- Teamwork is essential
- When you're worn out it's time to move on
- Teaching entreprenurship is extremely important as is teaching the Kids about financial literacy as well as computer literacy.
Section 4: March 20 Generational learning
Have a look at Teacher Tube Did you know Web 2.0. on the home page of this Wiki
Teachers all over the world are worried by the lack of control that Web 2.0. tools imply
What you can do in terms of students who are different. The introduction of stondards meant that a lot of high school students got left behind.
Millenial students expect:
- Success to be based on performance
- Seek interesting and rewarding work/ life balance
- Desire input/shared decision making
Classroom-related characteristics
- Prefer team-related leaning
- Expect technology based learning activities
- Meaningful and relevant
- Rapid frequent and ongoing feedback
- Fun
- Want communication on their level
- Expect behaviour to be modelled by teachers
- Motivated by pesonal recognition
- Goal and achievement oriented
- Expect structure and mentoring
- Relaxed classroom atmosphere
Strategies to meet expectations
- Authentic learning
- Create situations so students car self- direct and monitor their own learning
- Use group synergy
A good example is using industry and community for assessment
Great example of starting a business and using real information from industry and community. Teaching students how to learn to learn.
Another example: give criteria but the end product is up to them; enough structure but not too much. Have to create instructions to get to this place including a food stop and a podcast to promote the visit.
An excellent point was made by a Community college teadrl about the range of ages and expectations of older students, and parents.
Presenters: Dr David Hyslop and D.J. Kern-Blystone Bowling Green Ohio
Section 5: March 20
Total Implematation of a Practical System (TIPS)
For developing online course instruction
Presenters: Tina B Crews University of South Carolina
Online Learning is about continuity and interaction to achieve the set level of learning
Facilitator + Communication + Motivation = Student responsibility for own learning
What is the first thing you need?
- Frequent, formative assessment
- Take learning outcomes and keep target group in mind before looking at the technology. Think of the lowest common denominator- remember that a lot of people have dial up
- STORYBOARD OR plan your sessions
- What kind of interaction are you going to have?
- Strocture is vey important and need due dates!
- Feedback and checking is even more essential. Group are one way to streamline this process.
Student roles
- Leader
- Facilitator
- Recorder
- Reporter
http://www.hrsm.sc.edu/crews/onlineexamples.html
Adobe Connect is one way to ensure inteaction or Camtasia or Jing to ponde assessment and feedback. Actually cuts down on time for assessment. Uses avatars when possible. Peer ard self assessment is essential.
Think about other uses of the technology.
Push the limits :
Free web sites and software: see http://www.ed.sc.edu/caw/toolboxfree.html
Also,see http://www.4teachers.org
Wikis and Blogs, Delicious and FlicKr are not as popular as Blackboard
Students must be involved in order to learn.
Put expectations up front -must add to the discussion
Section 6: March 20 Creating rigorous and relevant business education
Please see the web site for further information http://www.leadered.com/rig_rel_instructions.html
Good site for learning more about Bloom's taxonomy
Section 7: March 20
Keynote speaker: <link to page> motivating and uplifting and inspiring
Notes not taken for this session
Section 8: March 20
IBSE dinner and awards - please see photos and comments on blog
Section 9: Virtualisation
Presenter: Dr Herbert Brown
Refers to the abstraction of resources across many aspects of computing
Ore physical machine to support multiple virtual machines that run in parallel
Multiple operating systems running in parallel on one host computer
Why use virtualisation?
- Low server utilisation
- Need to diversify server installs
- Aging hardware reaching the end of usable life
- Limited flexibility in physical server infrastncture for change
- Students can explore multiple operating systems on one machine
- New software development and testing
Software
Server hosted:
Microsoft Virtual Server http://www.microsoft.com.virtualserver
VMWare server http://www.vmware.com
Open VZ/XEN 3. 0 (Open source- free) http://www.xensource.com
Desktop:
Microsoft Virtual PC
VMWARE Workstation
VMWare server
Drawbacks
- Large file sizes
- Slower performance when more VMs running
- Potential backup issues
- Security concerns
Future
Free software
Don't have to buy new hardware
Students must know as more and more businesses use it
IT Support concerns
Disable network connections
Licensing
Section 10: Experiential learning with international students
Presenter: Dr Robert Blair
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Section 11: Technolearning for technosavvy students
Today's students demand technology in the classroom. Podcasts,wiikis, blogs and other "digitools' were discussed.
Toni started with a heairing test. Students use nngtones inaudible to the older ear.
Wiki, Blog and podcasting applications for the classroom
A great list is available at http://groups.goggle.com/group/sccbusiness click NBEA 2008
This site also has a fantastic Wiki etiquettefor students.
A great example of an assessment on Business Etiquette incorporating lots of different technologies. This is at http://www,Ksbea.org/2007%20KBEA/archives.htm
Have a look at the rubrics especially.
There are also very good handouts about blogs , Wikis, etc, available from http://connect.educause.edu/Library/ELI These are free to use for educational use.
Emphasised again the usefulness of using Wikis for learning, and by people with no web knowledge, but recommends PBWiki or Curriki
Try Google Groups which is actually a Wki.
Do rot record or able lecture. Key points are much better, short videos or audio. Combine with Wikis and blogs.
Good example - video student of the week.
Presenter: Toni Landenburger Southeast Community College. Beatrice New England
Can you teach students to be innovative?
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Section 12: March 21 Texas Ranch night
This was a social occasion, and an excellent opportunity to talk with business educators from all over the USA. Not only tonight but throughout the conference a lot of the conversation has been about the bureacracy, and hoops that teachers need to jump through. One person was telling me about how he was a corporate trainer, and even though his qualifications (including an MBA) meant that he could teach, he had to simultaneously undertake more studies in education. None of his previous work experience was recognised by the university where he is tkaing his course.
How do you say New Orleans
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Closing Session: LaDonna Gaitlin
One of my favourites, because of all the sining and sing along!
This closing Session opened with a song Everything is Beautiful.
Do Do things to help youself and give back
Re Realise your potential by helping others realise theirs
Mi nd your manners
Fa ilures can be turned into fertiliser ard we should teach our children that they can fail and that ANYTHING CAN BE REDEEMED
So lotions begin with me
La ugh
Ti me is valuable
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