Sharpen Your Teaching Skills Sessions

Presented on Friday and Saturday at the meeting, sessions in this track will feature presentations by educators from across the country sharing valuable teaching tips that you can put to use immediately in your classes.

October 5, 2018

​10:45 am - 12:00 pm

Session 1.01: Competency-Based Learning in Accounting Education
Presenter: Christine A. Denison, Iowa State University
Competency-based learning is a model in which students are evaluated based on whether they have mastered the material they learn before they progress onward, in contrast to traditional models in which they are evaluated based on snapshots of their performance on exams, homework and other assignments. Over the last decade, this model has become commonly used in K-12 education and used more and more frequently in higher education. A competency-based accounting course can be challenging to develop, but valuable to students and rewarding to their instructors.

1:45 pm - 3:25 pm
Session 2.01: Panel Session: Anatomy of a Semester
Panelists: Katherine Campbell, University of North Dakota, Dee Ann Ellingson, University of North Dakota, Lori M. Olsen, Central Michigan University, Matthew T. Stern, DePaul University, Richard Walstra, Dominican University
This interactive panel discussion will provide insights on topics that include: assembling a syllabus, preparing and administering exams, teaching the first day of class, teaching a typical class meeting, keeping students engaged, assigning grades, and assurance of learning. There will also be opportunities to ask questions of the experienced panelists.

3:55 pm - 5:35 pm
Session 3.01: Teaching International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS): Comprehensive Overview of Updates to IFRS9, IFRS15, and IFRS16
Presenter: Patricia A. Goedl, University of Cincinnati, Clermont College
Accounting standards are constantly changing. Keeping up-to-date with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) is a daunting task for accounting academics as well as accounting practitioners. In the case of new standards or significant revisions, faculty and community practitioners require training on the updated regulations. This presentation is intended to address the knowledge gap created by recently updated international standards, specifically the recent updates to IFRS9, IFRS15, and IFRS16. The presenters will focus on the practical issues of these IFRS updates including an overview of the revised standards, the challenges of transitioning from current practices to new practices, and how to overcome these challenges.
Teaching Introductory Financial Accounting with Financial Statement Analysis Projects
Presenter: Barbara W. Scofield, Washburn University
There are many versions of a financial statement analysis project for introductory students because such projects are effective in motivating students to see the application of accounting across business interests, they provide an integrative experience using students' insights from a semester of looking at accounting issues one accounting element at a time, and they acquaint students with company information resources.

October 6, 2018

9:05 am - 10:45 am
Session 4.01: Teaching With Technology: Incorporating Virtual Reality in the Accounting Classroom
Presenter: Mfon J. Akpan, National Louis University
The 360 video or immersive video allows the watcher to view in every direction of the video. The viewer can view the video from a desktop or mobile device like watching a YouTube video. The 360 videos can also be viewed with virtual reality goggles for a more immersive experience. The presentation will discuss the best practice of using 360 videos in the face-to-face classroom environment to promote student discussion around key accounting topics. The students view and interact with the 360 videos and simultaneously while simultaneously answering instructor questions. The 360 videos also help to visually reinforce general business concepts.
Teaching With Technology: Preparing Students for the Future: Embracing Disruptive Technology in Accounting Education
Presenters: Markus Ahrens, Saint Louis Community College-Meramec, Cathy J. Scott, Navarro College
Are you having difficulty keeping up with how quickly technology is changing? Do you feel that you already have too many topics to cover in your accounting course? This interactive session will examine where you and/or your campus are on the technology curve. Resources will be introduced which can help to successfully integrate technology into your classroom environment. Participants will be provided the opportunity to determine which technology resources can best facilitate meaningful learning in their courses, as well as fit with their teaching style.

11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Session 5.01: Panel Session: Advising Accounting Student Organizations
Panelists: Katherine Campbell, University of North Dakota, Dee Ann Ellingson, Steven A. Harrast, Central Michigan University, University of North Dakota, Elizabeth A. Murphy, DePaul UniversityUniversity
This interactive panel discussion provides insight on faculty advisement of accounting student organizations, including Beta Alpha Psi and Accounting Club. Discussion topics include attracting and retaining student members, organizing an introduction ceremony, attracting and motivating student officers, examples of engaging activities, and strategies for attaining formal recognition for the chapter of your student organization. There will also be opportunities to ask questions of the experienced panelists.