Effective Learning Strategies Forum - Poster Sessions
Tuesday, August 5, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

19. Implementing Role Playing in Accounting Courses
Presenter: Diane Janvrin, Iowa State University

Description: Role playing is an innovative teaching strategy designed to approximate a real-life experience under controlled conditions. Most cases passively present information to students (i.e., students obtain information via reading the case). In contrast, with role play, information is disseminated to students as they participate in the case. Surprisingly, few accounting professors use role playing in their courses. This session provides participants with the tools and resources needed to successfully implement role playing in their teaching. The poster session includes:

• Identification of role-playing benefits
• Implementation tips
• Role-playing cases
• Suitable accounting topics for role playing
• Role-playing resources

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