CTLA Sessions

May 8, 2020

10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Session 1.02: A Data Visualization Workshop
Presenter: Gail Hoover King, Washburn University
In this session, we will discuss how to develop students’ ability to communicate using visualization in both written and oral communication. We will share examples of lecture and assignment materials to integrate “communication of data insights” into accounting courses and provide assessment methods. Participants will share ideas and develop their own assignments and assessment methods.

1:45 pm - 3:22 pm
Session 2.02: Practical Techniques for Course Management: Academic Integrity, Student Learning, and Your Questions
Presenter: TBD
A panel session focused on teaching issues for new, seasoned, or aspiring faculty to examine how students learn, ways to address academic integrity, and how to respond to issues confronting you in your classes.

3:55 pm - 5:35 pm
Session 3.02: Identifying Your Teaching Perspective to Leverage Student Performance
Presenter: TBD
A session focused on teaching for new, seasoned, or aspiring faculty to examine and understand their students and themselves and how best to connect for an optimal teaching/learning experience.

May 9, 2020

9:05 am - 10:45 am
Session 4.02: Integrating AR/VR Technology into Your Accounting Classrooms Part I
Presenters: Michael Grant, AICPA, Christine M. Olear, Pennsylvania State University, Brandywine, Veronica Paz, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
What are the latest tools, trends, and technology breakthroughs that can be leveraged to make learning more actively engaging with greater empathy, heightened relevance and overall impact across a multi-generational membership base? VR and AR! Although this technology has been used for years for entertainment purposes and gaming, the decline in the cost of the technology provides an opportunity to use for educational purposes. Let’s explore this spectrum from adaptive learning techniques that incorporate branched content to customize each learner’s journey, to augmented reality (AR) generating just-in-time interactive experiences leveraging mobile apps to augmented intelligence through chatbots and virtual reality (VR) simulations designed to reinforce critical thinking skills.   In this session you will be introduced to these resources.

11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Session 5.02: Integrating AR/VR Technology into Your Accounting Classrooms Part II
Presenters: Michael Grant, AICPA, Christine M. Olear, Pennsylvania State University, Brandywine, Veronica Paz, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
This hands-on session is a continuation of Part I.  In this session participants will see immersive videos that can be viewed via VR headset or mobile phone VR Reader of specific accounting scenarios. In this session, you will receive practical guidance and collaborate with others in breakout groups to reimagine the learner experience, make recommendations, and interact first-hand with real course examples, simulations and prototypes from the AICPA and the authors, utilizing disruptive technology. I share all of these videos via me YouTube Channel and website www.drvpaz.com. All of the AICPA videos are available for educational purposes.