Designing and Managing an Online or Hybrid Accounting Course

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1 2008 CSCPA Accounting Educator Conference Susan V. Crosson Santa Fe College Gainesville, FL Designing and Managing an Online or Hybrid Accounting Course

2 Teaching a Course is like a Rubber band Teaching/Learning/Assessing occurs best if the faculty/student relationship is in sych... Sych the tension properly through goal congruent facultystudent course expectations... And maintain tension throughout the course by actively involving students in learning...

3 Begin with the end in Mind! Teach/Learn/Assess Fundamentals Course Ideas/Examples Additional Resources If you know where you re going, you re more likely to get there.

4 Traditional Knowledge Process... Do Homework, Participate LEARN Activities to Gain Confidence in Knowledge Write Papers, Exams ASSESS Demonstrate Knowledge Breadth and Depth Read Book, Come to Class TEACH Deliver content

5 A More Engaging Knowledge Process... Create Activities LEARN Activities to Gain Confidence in Knowledge... Assess Outcomes ASSESS Demonstrate Knowledge Breadth and Depth Identify Resources TEACH Deliver Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Attitudes, and Values...

6 Teaching/Learning Modalities How to make the teach-learn connection I See visual learners I Hear aural learners I Touch read/write learners I Do kinetic learners

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8 Connecting Teaching/Learning I See (Visual) I Hear (Aural) I Touch (Read/Write) I Do (Kinetic) Online practice quizzes Group projects Textbook Classroom lectures and notes Podcasts PowerPoint slides PowerPoint with audio Exhibits, mind maps & concept maps

9 Learning Focus Questions I What? III Why? II How? IV What If?

10 Developmental Stages of Learning Absolute knowing means a student has knowledge of the facts and can answer questions like how, what, where, and when. (Frosh : 70%, Soph: 50%) Transitional knowing means a student can apply the methods or knowledge to specified situations and can compare and contrast methods. (Frosh 30%, Soph: 50%) Independent knowing means a student uses the knowledge to form opinions in nonspecific situations and can answer the question why. (Most Juniors and Seniors) Contextual knowing means a student has integrated the knowledge into a broad context and is able to evaluate perspectives to make reasoned decisions and policies using this knowledge. (Grad school or 5 years out) From Baxter-Magolda s Developmental Stages of Learning and Knowing

11 Match the questions: What? How? Why? and What If? to the Developmental Stages of Learning and Knowing. What question does the Absolute knower prefer? What question does the Transitional knower ask most often? What question is the favorite of the Independent knower? What inquiry does the Contextual knower pursue?

12 Teach/Learn/Assess Activities What (Absolute): Lecture with Visuals Textbook reading Data Gathering Objective Exams Why (Independent): Socratic Lecture Group Discussions Motivational Stories Group Projects/Exams How (Transitional): Lecture with Demos Homework Problems CAI (Computer-Aided Instruction) Problem Exams What If (Contextual): Student Lectures/Presentations Role Play Open-ended projects Subjective Exams

13 Next Step Develop a Course Plan Course Goals Curriculum, Course, and Professor Course Basics Orientation/First Day Course Sessions Learning Objectives Syllabus Calendar Gradebook Course Evaluations by Students Student Readiness Student To Do List Student Consent Form Teach Assess Pre & Post Learn Online/Blended: Eduspace.com password please

14 Course Planning Worksheet Student Learning Level Goal: Absolute Transitional Independent Contextual What? How? Why? What If? *Knowledge, Skills, Attitudes, Abilities, and Values Learning Outcome Selected GOAL Level of Learning to be Achieved GOAL Targeted KSAAV* to be Enhanced GOAL Instructional Strategy TEACH Specific Assignment Materials LEARN Methods of Evaluation PRE & POST ASSESS

15 Course Ideas/Examples Engaging Students Encouraging Discussions Bringing in the Real World Teaching Efficiency Add Meaningful Technology

16 Engaging Student Strategies One minute memos or journaling collect periodically Core dump beginning &/or end of topic i.e., create a wikiepedia Argue for/argue against What would X say about Y Examples you ve observed from personal lives regarding X concept Think/Pair/Share Pair summarizing/checking/editing Group work--all group members prepare & you select spokesperson Mini-cases or problems Peer reviewed projects Student discussion recorders Chapter Expert Posts chapter and class notes, answers student posted questions online, and develops sample exam questions Give points for posting questions and responses

17 Encouraging Discussions Good Beginnings: What is the main idea of? What if? How does affect? Why is...important? What is a new example of? Explain why or Explain how How does this relate to what you have learned before? What conclusions can you draw about? What is the difference between and? How are and similar? How would you use to? What are the strengths and weaknesses of? What is the best and why? Beginnings to Avoid: Are there any questions? Does everyone understand?

18 Bringing in the Real World Classroom=Workplace Give points for doing homework on spreadsheets Encourage collaborative web-based instead of paper-based projects Build students resumes by using real accounting software like QuickBooks, Office Accounting, or Dynamics-GP Utilize XBRL and XML based documents Use teams and collaboration Evaluate peers-multiple times Require Communication similar to workplace

19 Teaching Efficiency Ever Expanding Knowledge and Skills Consultants/Knowledge Experts Business Model Today Use your student demographics Students prepare notes and solutions Course resources on the web Grading Rubrics Encourage Web-based research in addition to library-based research Use authentic source documents Provide content in students comfort zone Personalized Faculty Evaluation Keep the Best of What You Do, Rethink the Rest!

20 Add Meaningful Technology Tools Course Website-24/7 gradebook, syllabus, calendar Online Resources for Textbooks Learning Management Systems: WebCT/Bb, Angel, Publisher PowerPoint with voiceovers Tablet pc Audio podcasting Videos Accounting software

21 Tablet or Convertible PCs

22 Class Notes What I write each class every semester:

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25 What you need One Note or other digital inking program Tablet pc or other Digital ink device USB drive to transfer files to website Webpage to view files (One Note must be viewed using Internet Explorer) Students need only the Internet & Internet Explorer

26 What s a Podcast? Podcasting is the method of distributing multimedia files, such as audio programs or music videos, over the Internet for playback on mobile devices and personal computers. Podcasting's essence is about creating content (audio or video) for an audience that wants to listen or watch when they want, where they want, and how they want. Wikipedia

27 Podcasts Consider the possibilities Record and playback classes Chapter overviews highlight favorite pages or LOs (learning objectives) End-of-chapter coaching of review problem to model problem solving process Explanations of textbook visuals, i.e., exhibits, figures Podcasts-audio or video broadcasts available on itunes, MySpace, YouTube I hear, I see.therefore I learn

28 A c c o u n t i n g o n i T u n e s

29 W S J o n i T u n e s P o d c a s t s

30 How to Make an Audio Podcast ipod ipod-compatible microphone, i.e., Belkin s Voice Recorder itunes Download free to PC External Media, CD, or Webpage

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33 Student Comfort Zone Audio files-podcasting.wav files that students can listen to as they view their text or notes using either a computer, ipod, or mp3 player Managerial Accounting Chats Managerial Accounting Look and Listens Video files-videocasting.m4v files that students can see/hear using either a computer or video ipod Chapter 6 LO4 SE 6

34 How to Make a Video Podcast Video capture, editor and rendering program Camtasia QuickTime 7 Pro GarageBand SnapZ Camera (like FlipVideo) / webcam with mic Computer Theflip.com

35 Publishing to the Web YouTube Web page on College server MySpace itunes podcast itunes U

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40 Podcast Takeaways Quick, easy and low (no) cost Use.mp3 files (audio) or.m4v (video) Short audio clips Link to textbook

41 More Podcast Takeaways Consider attention span and downloading time. Keep it short! 5 minutes of MP3 file is about 5 MB! Too long----> Students tune out. Too short ----> Not worth it.

42 Software in Your Course? QuickBooks, Peachtree, Office Accounting, Dynamics-GP, SAP

43 Why add Accounting Software to your courses? Business/Financial Literacy Accounting Literacy Because it is how accounting is actually done.

44 Accounting and Accounting Education is Changing Doing Focus THE BOOKS Principles of Accounting, Tax, Audit, Government Accounting and Bookkeeping Skills and Expertise Manual systems to learn accounting processes Value added since gatekeeper to data and accounting information Stewards of locked up data and information Using Focus THE COMPUTER Computer-based (evolved from manual) accounting programs Accounting done by accountants in accounting department Value-added from Information and analyses fulfillment Team player who provides data and information to their business Present and Future Focus THE INTERNET Technology and accounting integrated throughout economy Accounting software on every desktop not just in accounting department database not legacy systems Information accessible from anywhere xbrl, search engines Accounting generated & accessed by everyone B2B Value-added is driven by User Interface What s Accounting s role?

45 Popular Accounting software

46 Software 2008 Educational Cost Retail Cost Peachtree by Sage FREE to schools _partnerships.cfm $ $ QuickBooks by Intuit Office Accounting 2007 by Microsoft Two versions: Express or Professional Dynamics-GP by Microsoft Pro Educational Site license $ $ intuit_education_program/qb_educator_r esources.aspx Or 140 day Pro Trial version w/ textbooks Or 30 day FREE Online Plus Edition Office Accounting Express 2007: Office Accounting Professional 2007: officeaccounting&culture=en-us Students 120 days free and MSDN version free to schools Academic Alliance FREE to schools or 120 day educational version _alliance.mspx Pro: $99.95 to $3, Online: $ /mo. Express FREE download or part of Office Small Business, Professional, or Ultimate Suites Professional: FREE limited use or $149 new or $99 upgrade $15,

47 Computer Accounting textbooks & supplements, Computer Accounting with Peachtree 2008, Release 15, 12e (includes software CD) 700 pages Computer Accounting Essentials using QuickBooks Pro 2008 (140-day software CD) 225 pages Schools need to contact Intuit for site license price list ( Computer Accounting Essentials using QuickBooks Online Plus (30 days FREE) 200 pages Internet-delivered software. Free for 30 days. Computer Accounting with Microsoft Office Accounting 2007 (includes software CD) 600 pages Computer Accounting Essentials with Microsoft Office Accounting (includes software CD) 275 pages Free no time limit MSDN version available for computer labs and instructors. Computer Accounting with Dynamics GP 10.0, 2e (includes software) formerly Great Plains 650 pages Computer Accounting Essentials with Dynamics GP 10.0, 2e (includes software CD) pages Data has 120-day time limit. Software has no time limit (Primus) X

48 Susan Crosson Santa Fe College Gainesville, FL My courses