Faculty rules when it comes to shaping the knowledge and experience of business school students. The increasingly popular Faculty Conference on Learning and Research— designed specifically for those on the front lines of business education— returns for its third year. This conference features the most groundbreaking ideas for learning across disciplines in business, encouraging participants to strengthen their own approaches to teaching and research. This summer conference’s location in beautiful South Florida is the perfect opportunity for you to bring the entire family.

Conference Chairperson:

• Eileen Peacock, dean, Charlton College of Business, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth

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Faculty, academic program directors responsible for curriculum development, and associate/assistant deans with faculty responsibilities

Learning Outcomes:

• Create and deliver integrated, cutting-edge curriculum.
• Gain methods for increasing teaching effectiveness.
• Leverage technology to enhance learning, facilitate courses, manage student needs, and assess learning outcomes.
• Bridge theory and practice with active student learning and real-world examples (e.g., experiential models, incubators, simulations, etc.).
• Understand the value of publishing research.

Keynote Speakers:

How do Great Teachers Foster Adaptive Experts?

Dr. Ken Bain
Vice Provost and Director
Research Academy for University Learning
Montclair State University

Dr. Ken Bain is an education expert and author of the award-winning book, “What the Best College Teachers Do,” which explores the results from his 15-year study of over 100 colleges across the country and is one of the nation’s top selling books on higher education—adopted by many colleges and universities for their faculty development programs. He has won several teaching awards and has been the founding director of four teaching and learning centers across the country. Join Dr. Bain as he explores the practices and insights of the nation’s most successful teachers. 

B-Schools by the Numbers

Dan LeClair
Vice President, Chief Knowledge Officer
AACSB International
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In this session, AACSB’s Chief Knowledge Officer will bring together data and information from a variety of sources with his own insights and experience to offer a macro view of business schools. The emphasis will be on business school faculties, leveraging new data from AACSB's forthcoming report on trends in faculty qualifications, demographics, and compensation. The session also will offer insights into recent developments related to students, programs, and finances of business schools, as well as the most pressing issues facing business schools worldwide. As Vice President and Chief Knowledge Officer, Dan LeClair guides AACSB International’s thought leadership initiatives and leads its Knowledge Services area. He is a recognized expert and frequent presenter on business education topics.

Continuous Improvement Strategies for Improving Your Teaching Effectiveness

Dr. Earl Simendinger
Professor of Management
John H. Sykes College of Business
The University of Tampa

Dr. Simendinger is a tenured Professor of Management in the College of Business at The University of Tampa, formerly a tenured Professor at Central Michigan University. He was a hospital administrator for twenty years and holds a Doctorate Degree in Organizational Behavior from Case Western Reserve University and two Masters Degrees - one in Health Care Administration from Washington University, St. Louis, MO, and the second in Industrial Engineering.

Dr. Simendinger was a Fellow of the American College of Health Care Executives. He has co-authored or co-edited nine books and published over sixty articles in health care and management journals. He is president of Organization Designers, a management and organizational development consulting firm focusing on organizational redesign, executive leadership training, corporate board development programs and strategic and tactical planning.