This past Friday, March 12, 2004, I was a speaker at the "Wiley Accounting Futures Conference 2004" in New York City. The conference focused on the many changes that are taking place in accounting education, both at the university and professional-practice levels. Following is a link to the conference information page.
My presentation was entitled, "Live and On Line- Resources and Tactics for Motivating Students and Building Effective Accounting Courses". I demonstrated several of the approaches that I am taking to developing and delivering online accounting courses. We talked about ways that technologies can be blended together to create innovative online learning experiences.
Participants' interest really peaked when I described how my students are using Groove to work together in study groups. I compared Groove to course management systems like Blackboard and WebCT. Groove's capabilities clearly stood head and shoulders above the CMS programs. Interest climbed even higher when I described Ashok's GXcel and DocMan tools for the Groove workspace.
(Note: From my comments, you can probably tell that I'm slightly biased when it comes to Groove.)
I generally get a lot of follow-up questions from participants when I speak at a conference like the one in NYC. No doubt, there will be several faculty members who attended the conference who will adopt Groove for use with their courses.
I really enjoy helping faculty members incorporate technology into their instructional design. Small steps often lead to exciting learning experiences for their students. "Sharing" brings me a lot of joy and personal satisfaction.
Dr. Rick Lillie (CSUSB)
Email: rlillie@csusb.edu
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