Business schools face rising challenges as they move into the 21st century. New emphasis on lifelong learning raises questions for faculty about what qualities of thinking, knowledge, attitudes, and skills are needed for success. Teaching excellence Faculty experience increasing pressures on their time arising from demands for individual accomplishment and institutional development. Faculty must pursue teaching excellence as well as achieve high-quality research, consulting, and program development. Teaching initiatives Faculty create new ways of integrating academic research and classroom offerings, to expand team exercises, and to collaborate with businesses on student projects and executive programs.
Technology drives faculty to extend traditional modes of delivery.
Distance learning, networked courses, chat rooms, video conferences, and e-mail interaction challenge faculty to reconsider their teaching methods and teaching goals. Experience the process of teaching. Observe some of the best teachers of business in the world model the teaching process, using a range of teaching methods including cases and multimedia. Discuss the process with the faculty leaders. Tapping into sources of creative energy in teaching, to bring continuous energy, enthusiasm, and confidence to your preparation and delivery.