Bridge Program

The AACSB Bridge Program has helped hundreds of business executives transition into academic roles by providing best practice in teaching from professors around the country.

Program Agenda

Quest for Master Teacher

What it takes to be an effective teacher

Inflect and emotion
Passion, rapport, and pedagogy
Importance of motivation

Building the Course and Syllabus

Creating or improving a syllabus

Begin at the END- learning objectives
Week-by-week planning for learning
Setting expectations

Assignments, Projects, Exams

Designing a plan for learning
Course-level and type-affect choices
Avoiding common pitfalls
Using grading rubrics

Active/Experiential Learning

Make it stick! Science of learning
Building activities into every class
Group projects plus and minus
What will you do?

Discussion Learning

Involving students in learning
Handling the unexpected
Tracking and participation
Finding good causes

Managing the Classroom

First and second day classes
Creating a manageable classroom
Dealing with challenges
The last day—excitement and exhaustion

Online Teaching

Synchronous teaching
Q&A and participation reflections

Placement Panel: Tips From the Top

Tips for securing a faculty appointment
Responsibilities beyond teaching
Suggestions for building relationships
B-school structure and power