In AIB Miami 2022, AIB Teaching & Education SIG is organizing a Professional Development Workshop (PDW) “Using Digital Platforms to Facilitate Critical Thinking in IB Classroom”.

In this high impact pre-conference workshop designed for faculty teaching international business courses, participants will be presented with the overview of the most useful digital platforms to enrich classroom experience in International Business and International Management courses. This PDW is designed to share the most useful digital tools instrumental in internationalization of IB classroom and provide inspiration for IB educators looking to enrich traditional classroom experience. Teaching materials and resources will be provided to participants. Participants will be awarded Certificates of Workshop upon completion.

Registration: click here to complete it by May 15

Workshop Date: 5 July 2022, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. EST

Registration Deadline: 15 May 2022

PDW Chairs:

  • Daria Panina, Texas A&M University, USA
  • Ilke Kardes, Valdosta State University, USA

Panelists:

  • Miguel Cordova, PUCP, Peru
  • Karen Lynden, UNC Greensboro, USA
  • Ilke Kardes, Valdosta State University, USA
  • Daria Panina, Texas A&M University, USA
  • Marina Schmitz, IEDC-Bled School of Management, Slovenia

What is the Purpose of This Workshop?

This PDW is developed by AIB Teaching & Education Shared Interest Group. Its purpose is to provide an overview of the variety of digital platforms, that are available to AIB members through the T&E SIG’s website. In this high impact pre-conference workshop designed for faculty teaching international business courses, participants will be presented with the most useful digital platforms to enrich their teaching. Workshop attendees will get a hands-on experience with Chatam House’s Data Visualization, globalEdge Country Comparator, Human Development Index, Hofstede Cultural Dimensions country comparison tool, ISSUE Project materials, Solarpunk storytelling, and sociodrama role play, Heritage Index of Economic Freedom, and many others. This PDW is designed to share the most useful digital tools instrumental in IB teaching and provide inspiration for IB educators looking to enrich the traditional classroom experience. Teaching materials and resources will be provided to participants.

Who is This Workshop For?

This workshop is targeted at IB scholars at all stages of their careers (including PhD students) who teach International Business. The available digital platforms will be instrumental in enriching classroom experience in a variety of courses, and include, but are not limited to topics such as International Business, International Management, Business Strategy, Emerging Markets, Sustainability, and Globalization.

How is This Event Structured?

The 180-minute workshop is structured as follows:

  • The Chairs will open the workshop (5 min)
  • Three presentations will overview a variety of digital platforms for different IB topics (30 min each)
  • Each presentation will be followed by a brief Q&A session (15 min)
  • Coffee Break (20 min)
  • Roundtable discussions will follow, during which participants will be grouped with panelists and T&E SIG’s members to discuss their teaching ideas and use of digital platforms based on their teaching interests (60 min)

How Can I Register for this Workshop?

Pre-registration for this workshop is required by 15 May 2022. All participants are expected to have valid AIB membership and to have registered for the AIB 2022 Conference.

Registration: click here to complete it by May 15