2:30 - 5:30 pm Concurrent afternoon workshops.
Cross-Cultural Business Vignettes and Cases: A Methodology to Enhance Real World Analysis
This pre-conference workshop provides participants with a practical and hands-on approach to combine traditional business case methodology with the added element of dealing with cross-cultural issues. Workshop participants learn how to utilize brief case study vignettes that also exemplify cross-cultural behavior and they come away with strategies to engage learners in an open-ended analysis that provides multiple culturally appropriate solutions.
David Victor, Eastern Michigan University
Engaging Classroom Interaction: Strategies & Best Practices To Promote Learning
This pre-conference workshop explores questioning and responding techniques, class climate, policies and instructional practices that promote both the quantity and quality of student interaction to advance learning. The goal is an interactive session that provides participants with greater insights into classroom interaction, plenty of practical strategies, and questions that merit further consideration.
Lolita Paff, Penn State Berks