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[OLC Presentation] The Best Case Scenario: Scenarios For Serious Learning

March 17, 2021 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm EDT

The Best Case Scenario: Scenarios For Serious Learning

Topic Relevance

The world is changing rapidly and our graduates need to be able to solve wicked problems. We approached the redesign of our MBA program with this challenge in mind. In this session, we focus on foundational teaching and learning practices: scenario-based learning, backward design, curriculum mapping, and neuro-education research related to design and teaching. We will share how we applied these approaches to create new teaching and learning experiences designed to meet the demands of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR).

Interactivity

The inspiration to redesign the program stemmed from many factors including the competitive marketplace, student feedback, faculty feedback, and the need for curricula to adapt to industry standards. As with any university, we had some non-negotiable constraints to work within. Each speaker will present a scenario that drove our decision making. After we set the stage with a scenario, we’ll provide a range of options that we faced, and invite participants to consider which option they would have pursued.

Takeaways

We will share key inflection points: How do we learn more about our learners? How do we balance the theoretical with the practical to create a student-centered program? How are business practices — teamwork, leadership, self-directed learning, strategic and operational thinking, corporate social responsibility — best integrated into the curriculum? How can scenario-based learning be designed to give students a safe space to practice, fail, and practice more the skills their current and future employers seek? How do we map the curriculum for increased flexibility and with future program efficacy data in mind? Attendees will come away with reference tools and concrete ideas that address these and other questions.

Presenters

Jessica Rogers

Jessica Rogers

Southern New Hampshire University

Justin Brigham

Southern New Hampshire University

Kate Parker

Kate Parker

LearningMate

Mark Hobson

Southern New Hampshire University

Joshua Heyman

Southern New Hampshire University

Details

Date:
March 17, 2021
Time:
11:30 am - 12:30 pm EDT
Website:
https://onlinelearningconsortium.org/olc-innovate-2021-session-page/?session=9646&kwds=

Venue

Virtual

Organizer

Taya Bures
Email
taya.bures@learningmate.com