Reading Time: 3 minutesFor those of us who have been teaching for two or more decades, we have faced several generations of students. Each has brought challenges that required assessment of our methods. Baby Boomers Born 1946 to 1964: the years are approximate and overlap. Many grew up in a very structured and well-disciplined household, which led to […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesSWFT Tax Blog, March 2020 Author: Toby Stock Chapters Individuals, Chapter 11 Comprehensive, Chapter 11 Essentials, Chapter 12 Introduction Students (and others) often do not understand how a “business” that breaks even on before tax cash flows can be a desirable investment. However, this was a possible outcome before Congress enacted §469. The example below […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe past several weeks has seen a flurry of Federal legislative activities related to the coronavirus, as well as actions by the Internal Revenue Service: The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act [CARES Act; P.L. 116–136 (March 27, 2020)]; The Families First Coronavirus Response Act [P.L. 116–127 (March 18, 2020)]; IRS Notices 2020-18 and […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesJanet Mizrahi is a continuing lecturer of professional writing at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is also an author at BizCommBuzz. As if our students don’t have enough to contend with, many of them who were counting on internships during spring and summer are being met with shut doors. While colleges across […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesJanet Mizrahi is a continuing lecturer of professional writing at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is also an author at BizCommBuzz. This is a departure from my typical contributor posts. It chronicles my experiences teaching online in a journal format. I hope it resonates with you as you work to navigate teaching […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn some ways, having someone set a schedule for us makes our lives somewhat easier, doesn’t it? When we’re young, our parents and teachers schedule our time for us, but as we get older, we gradually become more responsible for making our own good decisions for how to manage our time. Online learning can present challenges […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesParticularly for online courses, using discussion boards can be an effective way to encourage group or team interaction. You can encourage peer-to-peer interaction as students react or respond to a prompt and then interact with one another based on those responses, or assign a prompt for each student to read and respond to that you […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn many respects, teaching online bears many similarities to a traditional on-campus course. You need to deliver your course content, create assignments that build student learning, and design assessments that measure student learning. However, there are several factors that require you to approach your plans from a different angle. One such factor—how to assess learning—may […]
