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Our November 22nd workshop on Team Based Learning (TBL) was excellent. Jim Sibley, Director of the Centre for Instructional Support at the Faculty of Applied Science at University of British Columbia and a strong advocate for TBL, did an excellent job modelling how this pedagogy can be used in the classroom. Team-Based Learning was born in the University of Oklahoma Business School. The methodology focuses on having teams make difficult decisions and then publicly report […]

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A teaching forum hosted by the Beedie School of Business this past fall for faculty demonstrated once again why Beedie is recognized as one of Canada’s leading institutions not only in the realm of academic research but also for teaching and learning. Held on November 2, 2012, the second annual Teaching and Learning Luncheon offered the school’s faculty members an opportunity to come together in a supportive and collegial environment to engage in learning and […]

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by David Rubeli Shauna Jones and I attended the 2012 Academy of Management (AoM) meetings in Boston, MA. In this article, I share five conference highlights that are relevant to the Beedie B.BA program and graduate programs at the Segal School: 1. Deep explorations of reflection and action learning at MIT Sloan 2. Henry Mintzberg’s inspiring MED Division Keynote 3. Clayton Christensen and David Teece on innovation in business schools 4. Exciting research on experiential […]

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