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Friday, November 6, 2020

11:00 am–11:15 am EST

Welcome
Karen Osterheld, President TLC Section, Bentley University

11:15 am–12:30 pm EST

Plenary Session
Backward Design: Focus on What Students Need to Learn, and The Teaching Will Follow
Specialized Knowledge - 1.5 CH

Moderator: Julia Frink, Tarrant County College
Speaker: Douglas A. Wilson, Dallas College

12:30 pm–1:00 pm EST

Break
Susan Crosson Recognition

1:00 pm–2:15 pm EST

Concurrent Sessions

Research Track
Academic Writing Workshop – The Teacher-Scholar Balance: Refining your Writing Processes and Projects
Specialized Knowledge - 1.5 CH
Moderator: Angela Spencer, Oklahoma State University
Speaker: Steve Sherwood, Texas Christian University

Teaching Track
Ed Talks: Getting Students to the "A-HA" Learning Moments
Specialized Knowledge - 1.5 CH

Moderator: Gail Hoover King, Washburn University

The "Be..." Virtues of an Exceptional Online Teacher
Denise Probert, University of Colorado Boulder

Remote Teaching: Lessons Learned During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Mary F. Stone, Minnesota State University - Moorhead

Scaffolding: Building an A-Ha Moment by Connecting Prior Knowledge to New Knowledge
Cynthia E. Bolt, The Citadel

Preparing Accounting Students for Virtual Recruitment
Julia K. Ravenscraft, Missouri State University

Use AICPA Resources to Modify an Assignment for Critical Thinking
Susan K. Wolcott, WolcottLynch

Guest Speakers in Zoom – Keeping Students Involved
Karen Congo Farmer, Texas A&M University Amy Fredin, St. Cloud State University

2:15pm – 2:45pm EST

Break
 

2:45pm – 4:00pm EST

Concurrent Sessions

Research Track
Writing for Professionals: Practitioner- Focused Scholarship
Specialized Knowledge - 1.5 CH

Moderators: Kimberly Swanson Church, Missouri State University
Angela Spencer, Oklahoma State University

Panelists: 
Michael Cohn, Accounting Today
Christopher Dowsett, Strategic Finance & Management Accounting Quarterly
Dan Hood, Accounting Today
Richard Kravitz, The CPA Journal
Courtney Vien, Journal of Accountancy 


Teaching Track
Online Student Engagement Workshop
Specialized Knowledge - 1.5 CH

Moderator: Karen Osterheld, Bentley University

Panelists:
Mfon Akpan, Savannah College of Art and Design
Veronica Paz, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Larry Stephens, Austin Community College

4:00pm – 4:30pm EST

Break
Executive Committee Recognition 

4:30 pm– 5:20 pm EST

Research Track Forum
Specialized Knowledge - 0.5 CH
Moderator: Angela Wheeler Spencer, Oklahoma State University

Curbing Carbon Emissions: A Case Study in Measurement, Transparency, and Behavior Change
Megan F. Hess, Washington & Lee University 
Jane Stewart, Washington & Lee University

Capital Investment Decision Making for Medical Technology: Looking Beyond the Traditional Finance-Based Perspective
Michele M. McGowan, King’s College
Daniel J. Gaydon, Geisinger Health System, University of Scranton

Kokopelli Resort
James W. Hesford, University of Missouri–St. Louis
Charles R. Thomas, Tarleton State University
Michael J. Turner, The University of Queensland

The Implementation of Inline XBRL (iXBRL) and the IFRS-based XBRL Taxonomy in the EU and the U.S.—The Case of SAP SE
Kristine Brands, United States Air Force Academy
Mark Holtzblatt (Cleveland State University)

Does Course Length Influence Online Student Success Rates in First-Year Accounting Courses?
Julia Frink, Tarrant County College

Challenges for Integrating Affordable Course Materials in a Taxation Course: A Case Study
Sarah Robertson, The University of Texas at El Paso

Online Quizzes: Does the Selection of Quiz Settings Impact Learning
Debbie Snyder, Calvin University 
Jennifer Dose, Messiah University

Collaborative Technologies for the Online Classroom
Melvin A. Lamboy Ruiz, Georgia Southern University 
Abhijit Rao, Lakehead University

Self-Regulated Learning Strategies: Perspectives from an Introductory Accounting Course
James Meersman, Juniata College
Kathy Baughman, Juniata College

The Consistency and Efficacy of Study Habits, Skills, and Attitudes (SHSA) Across Disciplines and Modes of Instruction: Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Kathryn Simms, Virginia Military Institute 
Samuel Allen, Virginia Military Institute 
Clifford West, Virginia Military Institute
Bryce Mann, Virginia Military Institute

Development of Skills in Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy
Susan K. Wolcott, Wolcott Lynch
Matthew J. Sargent, The University of Texas at Arlington

Critical Thinking Development: Education Recommendations and Directions for FutureResearch
Susan K. Wolcott, Wolcott Lynch
Matthew J. Sargent, The University of Texas at Arlington

An Appreciative Inquiry Approach to Teaching Accounting
Vanuza da Silva Figueiredo, Federal Fluminense University

Focus Group Technique in Accounting
Vanuza da Silva Figueiredo, Federal Fluminense University
Mirela Cavalcante Colares, State University of Goiás
Fátima de Souza Freire, University of Brasilia

Did COVID-19 Impact Student Learning in an Introductory Accounting Course?
Janet Meade, University of Houston
Kiran Parthasarathy, University of Houston

The Effect of Team-Based Active Learning in Introduction of Financial Accounting Course
Sudha Krishnan, California State University, Long Beach
Sabrina Landa, California State University, Long Beach
Ping Lin, California State University, Long Beach

The Switch: A Study of Promoting Introductory Managerial Accounting as the First Accounting Course for Business and Non-Business Majors
Kathleen A. Kaminski, University of Louisiana Monroe
Deborah Golemon, University of Louisiana Monroe
Michelle McEacharn, University of Louisiana Monroe

COVID-19 Related Fraud at Turbo Global Partners Inc: What are the Lessons?
Srinivasan Ragothaman, The University of South Dakota

Teaching Audit Client Interview Skills in the Classroom: A Simulation Using an Internal Control Evaluation Case Study
Kevin Brown, Wright State University
Susan S. Lightle, Wright State University

Not So Fuzzy Audit Analytics
Jamie Hoelscher, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Trevor Shonhiwa, Truman State University

Finding the Fraudster: A Problem-Based Learning Activity for the Auditing Classroom
Christie Novak, Le Moyne College

5:20 pm– 5:35  pm EST

Break

5:35 pm - 6:25 pm EST

Teaching Track Fourm
Specialized Knowledge - 0.5 CH
Moderator: Gail Hoover King, Washburn University


Can You Defuse the Bomb? Using Escape as a Teaching Strategy to Lead Students to the
A-HA Moment!
Vitor Hideo Nasu, University of Sao Paulo

Using MURAL: Visual Collaboration Tool to Increase Student Engagement in a Virtual Learning Environment
Marlissa Phillips, Clark Atlanta University
Tonya Smalls, Clark Atlanta University

High-Level Concept Map Shows the Puzzle and its Pieces
Karen Congo Farmer, Texas A&M University

Alternative Accounting Careers for Student Retention
Kimberly Swanson Church, Missouri State University
Gail Hoover King, Washburn University

Driving Student Learning Through Gamification: An Accounting Perspective
James Meersman, Juniata College

Using an Entrepreneurial Mindset to Learn the Language of Business
Alyssa Vowell, Oklahoma State University

Can Open Resources Change On-Line Accounting Courses?
Mary Stolberg, Appalachian State University

I Thought it was Just Paperwork and Files: Using Student Sketches and Videos to Reflect
Upon the Accounting Profession
Susan McCarthy, Loyola University Chicago

Connecting with the Social Media Generation: Using Instagram in Introductory Accounting to Encourage Student Engagement
Christie Novak, Le Moyne College

A Global Classroom Experience: Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)
Amy Foshee Holmes, Trinity University 
Teresa Elizondo Montemayor, Tecnológico de Monterrey
Ashley Douglass, Trinity University
 

Coffee Chats, & Continuity
Brandon M. Di Paolo Harrison, Austin Peay State University
Susan R. Cockrell, Austin Peay State University
Jennifer Thayer, Austin Peay State University
Justin Hood, Austin Peay State University

The Value of Cooperative Learning for Accounting Students
Pam Thompson, University of North Texas–Dallas
Cathy Scott, University of North Texas–Dallas

Virginia Military Institute’s Successful Transition to Online Education: A Counterintuitive
Success?
Kathryn Simms, Virginia Military Institute

Using Reflection Papers in Managerial Accounting
Julia Frink, Tarrant County College

Using Backwards Design to Guide the Transition to Virtual Learning
Barbara Lamberton, University of Hartford

Learning to Engage Technology in a Remote Accounting Course
Dan W. Royer, Ball State University

Effective Teaching of Nonmonetary Asset Exchanges In Undergraduate Financial Accounting
Nell Adkins, University of Southern Mississippi

My Tax Life: A Practical Guide for Tax Planning
Marlissa Phillips, Clark Atlanta University
Tonya Smalls, Clark Atlanta University

Bridge to the Future: Teaching VAT in the U.S.
Stephanie Mongiello, University of North Texas–Dallas

Teaching Tax I Using Continuum of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and Team-Based Learning (TBL)
Judy Sage, Sage & Sage
Lloyd Sage, Sage & Sage

6:30 pm–7:15 pm EST

Block Party sponsored by KPMG Foundation and KPMG LLP

Saturday, November 7, 2020

11:00 am–11:10 am EST

Welcome Back
Kimberly Swanson Church, TLC Midyear Colloquium Program Chair, Missouri State University

11:10 am–12:00 pm EST
 

Concurrent Sessions

Research Track

Breakout Discussions Room
Accounting Education Research Dialogue Sessions
Specialized Knowledge - 1.0 CH


Research Dialogue Session: Case Studies and Classroom Activities
Room 1
Moderator: Megan Hess, Washington & Lee University

Curbing Carbon Emissions: A Case Study in Measurement, Transparency, and Behavior Change
Megan F. Hess, Washington and Lee University
Jane Stewart, Washington and Lee University

Capital Investment Decision Making for Medical Technology: Looking Beyond the Traditional Finance-Based Perspective
Michele M. McGowan, King’s College
Daniel J. Gaydon, Geisinger Health System, University of Scranton

Kokopelli Resort
James W. Hesford, University of Missouri, St. Louis
Charles R. Thomas, Tarleton State University
Michael J. Turner, The University of Queensland

The Implementation of Inline XBRL (iXBRL) and the IFRS-based XBRL Taxonomy in the EU and the U.S.—The Case of SAP SE
Kristine Brands, United States Air Force Academy
Mark Holtzblatt, Cleveland State University


Does Course Length Influence Online Student Success Rates in First-Year AccountingCourses?
Julia Frink, Tarrant County College


Research Dialogue Session: Techniques for Improved Student Learning
Room 2
Moderator: Debra L. Snyder, Calvin University

Challenges for Integrating Affordable Course Materials in a Taxation Course: A Case Study
Sarah Robertson, The University of Texas at El Paso

Online Quizzes: Does the Selection of Quiz Settings Impact Learning?
Debbie Snyder, Calvin University
Jennifer Dose, Messiah University

Collaborative Technologies for the Online Classroom
Melvin A. Lamboy Ruiz, Georgia Southern University
Abhijit Rao, Lakehead University

Self-Regulated Learning Strategies: Perspectives from an Introductory Accounting Course
James Meersman, Juniata College
Kathy Baughman, Juniata College

The Consistency and Efficacy of Study Habits, Skills, and Attitudes (SHSA) Across Disciplines and Modes of Instruction: Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Kathryn Simms, Virginia Military Institute
Samuel Allen, Virginia Military Institute
Clifford West, Virginia Military Institute
Bryce Mann, Virginia Military Institute


Research Dialogue Session: Future Directions for Teaching and Research
Room 3
Moderator: Angela Wheeler Spencer, Oklahoma State University

Development of Skills in Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy
Susan K. Wolcott, Wolcott Lynch
Matthew J. Sargent, The University of Texas at Arlington

Critical Thinking Development: Education Recommendations and Directions for FutureResearch
Susan K. Wolcott, Wolcott Lynch
Matthew J. Sargent, The University of Texas at Arlington

An Appreciative Inquiry Approach to Teaching Accounting
Vanuza da Silva Figueiredo, Federal Fluminense University

Focus Group Technique in Accounting
Mirela Cavalcante Colares, State University of Goiás
Fátima de Souza Freire, University of Brasilia
Vanuza da Silva Figueiredo, Federal Fluminense University

Research Dialogue Session: The Introductory Accounting Classroom
Room 4
Moderator: Kimberly Swanson Church, Missouri State University

Did COVID-19 Impact Student Learning in an Introductory Accounting Course?
Janet Meade, University of Houston
Kiran Parthasarathy, University of Houston

The Effect of Team-Based Active Learning in Introduction of Financial Accounting Course
Sudha Krishnan, California State University, Long Beach
Sabrina Landa, California State University, Long Beach
Ping Lin, California State University, Long Beach

The Switch: A Study of Promoting Introductory Managerial Accounting as the First Accounting Course for Business and Non-Business Majors
Kathleen A. Kaminski, University of Louisiana Monroe
Deborah Golemon, University of Louisiana Monroe
Michelle McEacharn, University of Louisiana Monroe

Research Dialogue Session: The Audit Classroom
Room 5
Moderator: Kevin Brown, Wright State University

COVID-19 Related Fraud at Turbo Global Partners Inc: What are the Lessons?
Srinivasan Ragothaman, The University of South Dakota

Teaching Audit Client Interview Skills in the Classroom: A Simulation Using an Internal Control Evaluation Case Study
Kevin Brown, Wright State University
Susan S. Lightle, Wright State University

Not So Fuzzy Audit Analytics
Jamie Hoelscher, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Trevor Shonhiwa, Truman State University

Finding the Fraudster: A Problem-Based Learning Activity for the Auditing Classroom
Christie Novak, Le Moyne College

Teaching Track
Breakout Discussions Room
Accounting Education Teaching Dialogue Sessions
Specialized Knowledge - 1.0 CH

Teaching Dialogue Session
Room 1
Moderator: Gail Hoover King, Washburn University

Can You Defuse the Bomb? Using Escape as a Teaching Strategy to Lead Students to the
A-HA moment!
Vitor Hideo Nasu, University of Sao Paulo

Using MURAL: Visual Collaboration Tool to Increase Student Engagement in a Virtual Learning EnvironmentMarlissa Phillips, Clark Atlanta University
Tonya Smalls, Clark Atlanta University

High-Level Concept Map Shows the Puzzle and its Pieces
Karen Congo Farmer, Texas A&M University

Alternative Accounting Careers for Student Retention
Kimberly Swanson Church, Missouri State University
Gail Hoover King, Washburn University

Teaching Dialogue Session
Room 2
Moderator: Alyssa Vowell, Oklahoma State University

Driving Student Learning Through Gamification: An Accounting Perspective
James Meersman, Juniata College

Can Open Resources Change On-Line Accounting Courses?
Mary Stolberg, Appalachian State University

I Thought it was Just Paperwork and Files: Using Student Sketches and Videos to Reflect
Upon the Accounting Profession
Susan McCarthy, Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago

Using an Entrepreneurial Mindset to Learn the Language of Business
Alyssa Vowell, Oklahoma State University

Teaching Dialogue Session
Room 3
Moderator: Cathy Scott, University of North Texas–Dallas

Connecting with the Social Media Generation: Using Instagram in Introductory Accounting to Encourage Student Engagement
Christie Novak, Le Moyne College


A Global Classroom Experience: Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)
Amy Foshee Holmes, Trinity University
Teresa Elizondo Montemayor, Tecnológico de Monterrey
Ashley Douglass, Trinity University

Coffee Chats, & Continuity
Brandon M. Di Paolo Harrison, Austin Peay State University
Susan R. Cockrell, Austin Peay State University
Jennifer Thayer, Austin Peay State University
Justin Hood, Austin Peay State University

The Value of Cooperative Learning for Accounting Students
Pam Thompson, University of North Texas–Dallas
Cathy Scott, University of North Texas–Dallas
 

Teaching Dialogue Session
Room 4

Moderator: Markus Ahrens, St. Louis Community College, Meramec

Virginia Military Institute’s Successful Transition to Online Education: A Counterintuitive
Success?
Kathryn Simms, Virginia Military Institute

Using Backwards Design to Guide the Transition to Virtual Learning
Barbara Lamberton, University of Hartford

Learning to Engage Technology in a Remote Accounting Course
Dan W. Royer, Ball State University

Teaching Dialogue Session
Room 5
Moderator: Julia K. Ravenscraft, Missouri State University

Effective Teaching of Nonmonetary Asset Exchanges In Undergraduate Financial Accounting
Nell Adkins, University of Southern Mississippi

Teaching Tax I using Continuum of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and Team-Based Learning (TBL)
Judy Sage, Sage & Sage
Lloyd Sage, Sage & Sage


Bridge to the Future: Teaching VAT in the U.S.
Stephanie Mongiello, University of North Texas–Dallas

My Tax Life: A Practical Guide for Tax Planning
Marlissa Phillips, Clark Atlanta University
Tonya Smalls, Clark Atlanta University
 

12:00 pm–12:30 pm EST

Break
Award Recognition

12:30 pm–1:45 pm EST

Active Learning – Engaging Gen Z to Infinity and Beyond (Even Online)
Specialized Knowledge - 1.5 CH
Moderators: Julia Frink, Tarrant County College 
Speaker: William Torres, Midland College

1:45 pm–2:00 pm EST

Break

2:00 pm–3:15 pm EST

Concurrent Session

Research Track
Getting Past Pain Points: Addressing Common Publication-Process Problems
Specialized Knowledge - 1.5 CH

Moderators: Julia Frink, Tarrant County College and Angela Spencer, Oklahoma State University

Academic Research Panelists:
Elizabeth Almer, Issues in Accounting Education
Thomas Calderon, Advances in Accounting Education
Natalie Churyk, Journal of Accounting Education
Alan Sangster, Accounting Education: An International Journal 

Teaching Track
Forced into a Virtual Learning Environment - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly!
Specialized Knowledge - 1.5 CH​
Moderator: Markus Ahrens, St. Louis Community College, Meramec

Panelists:
Markus Ahrens, St. Louis Community College, Meramec
Karen Braun, Case Western University
Karen Osterheld, Bentley University
Cathy Scott, University of North Texas–Dallas

3:15 pm–3:30 pm EST

Break

3:30 pm–4:45 pm EDT

Joint Bookclub Session
The Inagural 2020 Join  the Discussion! "How to be an Antiracist"
by Ibram X. Kendi
Specialized Knowledge - 1.5 CH​
Moderators:
Tracie Miller-Nobles, Austin Community College
Sandria Stephenson, Georgia College & State University
Wendy Tietz, Kent State University

4:45pm – 5:00pm EST

Break

5:00 pm–6:00 pm EST

Joint Closing Session
Developing an Organized Learning Framework
Specialized Knowledge - 1.2 CH

Moderator: Angela Wheeler Spencer, Oklahoma State University
Speaker: Wayne Thomas, University of Oklahoma

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