The AIM Program Recently Received a Marquette College of Business
Administration Faculty Development Support Grant for a ‘Flipped Classroom’
On July 26, 2017, the dean of
Marquette’s COBA, Brian Till, announced faculty development support
awards to various Marquette professors; including Dr. David Krause and the AIM
program. The grant submission was for FINA
4320 (the second AIM course which is focused on investment research and
valuation). Krause wrote that the reason for seeking the grant was to continue to provide relevant curriculum and assessment in an on-line format allowing more time for applied learning and outside speakers during class meeting time. The grant will be received and implemented in the fall 2017 semester.
Dr. Krause stated, “We are thankful
for receiving the grant. While we have been employing many
variations of the flipped classroom since AIM was created in 2005, it is useful
to formalize the process and to receive funding to continue integrating
technology into the curriculum. The purpose of this grant is to further the
process of working with SS&C Technologies.”
SS&C Technologies (ticker: SSNC) is the parent company of SS&C
Learning Solutions (formerly Zoologic) http://www.ssctech.com/li/Home.aspx.
The firm offers a deep and rich curriculum of the critical subject areas in investments
and the financial services industry. Krause added, “SS&C Learning Institute’s
courses provide a strong conceptual foundation and work well with the AIM
program – we look forward to working with them this semester and beyond.”
The AIM program has been employing active learning techniques
the past decade. Experiential learning has been shown to improve the classroom
experience, leading to higher student success rates and greater student
engagement.
Krause said, “Flipping a classroom sounds easy, but an effective flip requires careful preparation and the right on-line curriculum. While a flipped classroom puts greater responsibility for learning on the students, the benefit is that it provides them with more room for relevant, applied learning in the classroom. This leads to a shift in priorities, allowing AIM classroom time to move from merely covering material to working toward mastery of it. The ability to bring in outside speakers and to have more student presentations is valuable.”
Krause said, “Flipping a classroom sounds easy, but an effective flip requires careful preparation and the right on-line curriculum. While a flipped classroom puts greater responsibility for learning on the students, the benefit is that it provides them with more room for relevant, applied learning in the classroom. This leads to a shift in priorities, allowing AIM classroom time to move from merely covering material to working toward mastery of it. The ability to bring in outside speakers and to have more student presentations is valuable.”
