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Publications on teaching
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In a recently conducted phenomenological study among seven Los Angeles based MBA students some interesting findings emerged. The students, who were all working adults, varying from 25 to 50 years of age, and enrolled in a course on Spirituality in the Workplace, succumbed to a process of in-depth soul searching by answering the questions formulated in a detailed interview protocol. The study resulted in some useful conclusions about the possibility of applying Spirituality in the Workplace at various levels, while it also reviewed, among other issues, the reasons why this trend has yet to massively break through in Corporate America.
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This paper reviews, with the book "The Adult Learner: The Definitive Classic in Adult Education and Human Resource Development" as its main foundation, the andragogical techniques applied by a business and management course facilitator toward college students in the age category between 19 and 30 years. The author refers to these techniques as "adult learning theory with a grain of pedagogy." The author subsequently explains the reasons why the application of this approach is important for young adults, and how it may serve as a contribution to their performance as members of the future workforce.
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In the summer of 2005, two LA-based professors specializing in Organizational Leadership, facilitated an MBA course titled "Spirituality in the Workplace," with the intention to better prepare their students in the changing reality of the modern workplace. In wake of recent corporate scandals and terrorist events in the international arena, there is resurgence of interest in transforming the workplace by invoking spirit at work. The course participants were encouraged to not only review and critique an existing business entity on its perceived level of compliance with workplace spirituality, but also to develop a report consisting of the main components in a spiritually oriented organization of their founding. This course was not only a success based on the scholastic performances of the students, but also in regard to the creativity and the interesting insights that emerged, of which some will be shared in this paper
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Based on the findings of the author as an instructor of business and management in higher education, and supported by statements from various sources, this research paper first reviews the basic component for excellence in learning, after which it connects learning mentalities with workplace behaviors, thereby aligning the performance of mediocre students with meager performing members of the workforce, and the characteristics of great learners with the behaviors of great leaders.
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This article presents three advises a college professor has successfully shared with her students throughout the years. Although these advises were given to students in the business and management program, they are applicable to adult learners in all majors. The deliberations in this article can enable college students to realize their purpose in college, and encourage them to continue attending school, even at a time when jobs are massively outsourced; when change seems to happen faster than the speed of light; and when everyone seems to try to convince everyone else about the uselessness of a college degree.
Abstract: Learning is often perceived as an act that can happen in various ways, for instance, through experiences and course participation. However, learning improves when unlearning is incorporated. This short article reviews the phenomenon of unlearning as a means toward improved learning. A cycle of unlearning is introduced and a simple model to illustrate this cycle is presented.
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This article shares a few practical approaches toward enhancing student engagement. Although the findings presented in this paper are derived from the experiences of an instructor of business and management; it seems, through sharing these practices during faculty workshops, that instructors of practically all types of course topics have perceived these strategies as useful in their facilitating practices.
Abstract:A short paper entailing ten success strategies that, in my opinion, work for practically every course in higher education.