Prepare students today for accountants’ shifting roles
Show students how emerging technologies could affect their careers.
Accounting Education
iPads, board games, and lemonade: Fun ideas for classes
Discover techniques for gamifying academic integrity, helping Googlers, and more.
How to identify your students’ stage of cognitive development
Susan Wolcott, CPA, Ph.D., recommends some practical ways to determine what stage of cognitive development your students have reached.
Austin receives Sidney Kess Award for Excellence in Continuing Education
P. Thomas Austin received the Sidney Kess Award for Excellence in Continuing Education.
Best practices for working with your TAs
It’s a new year, and you’re getting started with a fresh group of teaching assistants. When all goes well, your relationship with your TAs can benefit both of you.
How to help students who are ‘Perpetual Analyzers’
Students in the “Perpetual Analyzer” stage of critical thinking development struggle with prioritizing evidence and coming to conclusions. Learn about some practical classroom exercises that can help them move past these roadblocks.
What your students need to know about tech
Take a look at how dramatically accounting education has changed in the past four years.
99 minority college students complete Accounting Scholars Leadership Workshop
The ASLW program is an annual, all-expenses-paid event for racial and ethnic minority students anticipating a career in accounting.
Ask the expert: Education
Roger O’Donnell leads the Global Audit D&A initiative and currently serves as the lead engagement partner for several multinational companies.
How to help students who are ‘Biased Jumpers’
Learn practical strategies you can use to encourage students in the “biased jumper” stage to become more tolerant of ambiguity.
Get students to read the syllabus
Accounting faculty have come up with some helpful tactics to get students to read this important document.
How to cope with new-semester jitters
Faculty at all levels of experience often report feeling a little anxious at the beginning of a new semester. Here are some tips on how to overcome the butterflies and get a new class off to a great start.
Proposal would enable adaptive-learning CPE self-study for CPAs
Credit for customized learning is the goal.
Why the CPA licensure process could change
This episode addresses how and why CPA licensure requirements might evolve as a result of the technological revolution that’s transforming the accounting profession.
A closer look at threats to CPA licensure
Legislation in states around the country could put CPA licensure in danger. This episode examines what practitioners need to know to help ensure the profession is protected.
How top innovators teach technology
Four faculty members known for their innovative approaches to teaching technology were interviewed for the AICPA’s 2019 spring Council meeting.
Help international students thrive on campus
Follow these five tips to help students far from home fit in.
How to help students who are ‘Confused Fact-Finders’
Because Confused Fact-Finders believe that all problems can be solved correctly, they are highly resistant to the idea that they must reach their own conclusions.
Resources for teaching data analytics in accounting
This helpful guide provides the best-known free educator resources for teaching data analytics, including software, case studies, tutorials, assignments, full curricula, and more.
Guide students toward better critical thinking
Learn about the stages of critical thinking to help accounting students develop skills needed for professional success.
