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Lessen your stress heading into 2021
Try these suggestions from faculty and other experts for reducing the strain and taking better care of yourself and your students.
Look your best during online classes
Improve the way you appear on camera with a few simple tweaks.
Spend less time on repetitive tasks with Excel macros
Make mundane tasks easier by harnessing the power of automation.
Use VLOOKUP to help manage your gradebook
VLOOKUP is a formula that allows you to “look up” certain data and retrieve it into another table, by row. This function can be especially useful when you have a well-structured table with information organized by rows (such as a gradebook)!
Get the most out of a guest speaker visit
Preparation can make the difference between a great experience and a mediocre one.
9 tips for teaching data analytics
Four professors offer insight and advice on this challenging subject.
Bring the remote work trend into your accounting classroom
Use this trend as a springboard into discussing the impact of technology on accounting.
Accounting education research reveals benefits of active learning strategies in the classroom
Try these active learning strategies in your courses.
Use the Quick Access Toolbar to increase your efficiency in Excel
Try this tip and have your most-used functions right at your fingertips.
Help students succeed with online testing
Think about exams from the students’ point of view to anticipate possible issues.
Variety is the spice of online learning
Variety is the spice of not only life but also teaching and learning. Here are some simple ways to add some S-P-I-C-E to a classroom to break the monotony of an online lecture or hybrid class.
Level up your accounting class with these tech tools
These teaching tools liven up both in-person and virtual classes.
5 activities for the in-person or virtual classroom
Try these fun and engaging ways of teaching accounting topics.
Prevent cheating while teaching remotely
Faculty can take these motives into account when attempting to deter cheating in their courses.
Calculating depreciation using the SLN function
When teaching depreciation in Introduction to Accounting, faculty always cover a variety of different depreciation methods, including straight-line depreciation. Next time you teach this topic, build your students’ Excel skills by showing them how to use the straight-line (SLN) function in Excel.
Make the first day of your online class count
Your first remote class of the semester is your chance to let students know what to expect, start building connections with them, and help them get comfortable with the technology. Try these tips for getting a remote semester off to a great start.
Use conditional formatting in Excel to visualize letter grades
Highlight different letter grades with different colors so you can see at a glance how your students performed.
What faculty will change about their remote teaching this fall
Amid the challenges of suddenly pivoting to online teaching midway through the semester, many accounting professors learned new techniques and principles that will inform their teaching this fall.
‘Engagement triggers’ help students learn and remember
Try these easy ways to create relatable lessons in accounting.
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