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Download full textDickinson, J. Barry; Dickinson, Carleen D. – Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 2012
This study examines the impact that experienced mentoring has on business decisions in a higher education business school. Students, arranged in teams, were given the opportunity to operate virtual companies in a well-known, business simulation program called Capsim. They were required to make decisions concerning marketing, production, finance,…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Coaching (Performance), Professional Personnel, Performance
Association Supporting Computer Users in Education, 2019
The Association Supporting Computer Users in Education (ASCUE) is a group of people interested in small college computing issues. It is a blend of people from all over the country who use computers in their teaching, academic support, and administrative support functions. Begun in 1968 as the College and University Eleven-Thirty Users' Group…
Descriptors: Small Colleges, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Open Educational Resources
Direct linkYoon, Jiyoon – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2007
All teacher education programs require teacher candidates to have in-school practicum experiences. Placing student teachers in schools is not always easy, however, and it is getting harder. According to the field experience office at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, it is getting more difficult to find schools where the teacher candidates can…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Student Teachers, Practicums, Mentors
Sims, Edward M. – Computers and Education, 2007
Lifelike, interactive digital characters, serving as mentors and role-playing actors, have been shown to significantly improve learner motivation and retention. However, the cost of modeling such characters, authoring and editing their interactions, and delivering them over limited-bandwidth connections can be prohibitive. This paper describes a…
Descriptors: Foreign Culture, Educational Technology, Military Personnel, Mentors
Hughes, Katherine L.; Golann, Joanne Wang – Institute on Education and the Economy, Columbia University, 2007
Virtual Enterprises International (VE) is a high school program that teaches students about business through task-oriented and hands-on coursework. With the assistance of a coordinator and business mentors, VE students create and oversee a virtual firm, conducting business with other virtual firms nationally and internationally. The program…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Learning Activities, Economics Education, Program Effectiveness
Schweder, Heather A. – 1999
This publication is intended to provide educators and business leaders with examples of school-to-career activities that use computer-based and other technologies to enrich and enhance learning about the world of work. The five specific topics are as follows: (1) school-to-career partnerships; (2) bringing the world of work to the classroom; (3)…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Career Guidance, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education
