Thursday, September 29, 2016

   
6:00 pm–7:30 pm Welcome Reception

   

Friday, September 30, 2016

   
   
8:00 am–9:00 am Breakfast

   
9:00 am–10:30 am Learning Something New

John F. Simon Jr., Visual Artist and Author

John was one of the pioneers in the development of Software Art and is renowned in this area for articulating the use of code in digital and multimedia works. His session will introduce his methods of mindful drawing. He will ask participants to put these ideas into action using pencil and paper. The hands-on activities will put us in touch with our basic instincts to learn by exploring, our joy in spontaneously inventing, and noticing how we judge our results. John then leads a group discussion exploring non-verbal learning and what these simple drawings reveal about ourselves.

   
10:30 am–11:00 am Break

   
11:00 am–12.30 pm Every Day Bias

Cassy Budd, Teaching Professor, Brigham Young University

Cassy Budd has more than 14 years of experience teaching accounting at the at USU and at BYU. Cassy’s sessions will explore daily bias and how to recognize its effect on our interactions with students and colleagues.
Note: To receive the greatest benefit out of this session, please complete the 2 online implicit bias studies found at the following site: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html.Each study will
10-15 minutes to complete. Please print your results for your own personal reference during the colloquium.

   
12.30 pm–1:00 pm Lunch
   
1:00 pm–2:30 pm

Applying Learning Design to Improve Student Performance

Dr. David Porcaro, Director of Learning Capabilities Design, Pearson

David will introduce participants to several cutting-edge research techniques that demonstrate how learning research can directly affect instructional and learning strategies in order to help learners have an effective learning experience.
   
2:30 pm–2:50 pm Break
   
2:50 pm– 4:50 pm

Learning Theories That Move Student Performance

Jeff Bergin, VP of Learning Experience Design/Pearson

This interactive session will build on Dr. Porcaro’s session. Jeff and his fellow presenters will demonstrate how to apply cognitive load theory and learning theory to deal with frustration and bored and use it for learning design. The participants will take a hands-on approach to learning how to apply learning theories to teaching and learning practices.

   
5:00 pm–5:30 pm Teaching Perspective Inventory Interpretation

Cassy Budd, Teaching Professor, Brigham Young University

Cassy’s session will help you understand how your teaching perspectives reflect your teaching beliefs, intentions and actions.
Note to receive the most benefit from this session, please complete the Teaching Perspectives Inventory found at the following site: http://www.teachingperspectives.com/tpi/. Please print your results for your own personal reference during the colloquium.

   
6:30 pm–8:00 pm Dinner
   

Saturday, October 1, 2016

 

7:30 am–8:00 am

Yoga

Dan Stone, Accounting Professor, Gatton Endowed Chair at the University of Kentucky

   
8:30 am–9:00 am

Breakfast: Mindful Eating

Dan Stone, Accounting Professor, Gatton Endowed Chair at the University of Kentucky

   
9:00 am–10:15 am Mindfulness: The Impact of Teaching and Career

Dan Stone, Accounting Professor, Gatton Endowed Chair at the University of Kentucky

Dan’s session will explore some of the most important contemplative practices, i.e., mindfulness and yoga, that have enabled him to remain sane, productive, and sometimes reasonably agreeable during his ~ 30 years as an accounting scholar. His scholarly focus, in both teaching and research, now includes exploring the role of contemplative practices in the lives of accounting students, scholars and professionals.

   
10:15 am–10:45 am Break
   
10:45 am–12:00 pm Building Your Personal Teaching Brand

Cassy Budd, Teaching Professor, Brigham Young University

Cassy’s session will build on the unconscious bias and TPI sessions to help you actualize your personal teaching style, leverage your strengths to counterbalance your weaknesses, and develop your teaching brand.

   
12:00 pm–12:30 pm Closing Activity

   

Note: The CPE Fields of Study curriculum is divided into twenty three subject matter areas. These fields represent the primary knowledge and skill areas needed by accounting licensees to perform professional services in all fields of employment. Sessions that offer CPE credit have the Field of Study and Credit Hours (CH) in red. Each Credit Hour is based on 50 minutes. The Program Level for each of these sessions is Basic, unless otherwise stated. Delivery Method: Group Live

American Accounting Association is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website:www.learningmarket.org.

To register for this course, visit the Web site and register online or contact (941)-921-7747. For more information regarding refund, complaint and program cancellation policies, please contact our offices at (941)-921-7747.