Presenters:
- Steve Balaban, Adjunct Professor, Private Equity and Venture Capital
- Sam Luo, Tiffany Xie, and Bianca Vasu, students from Steve's AFM 204 course
Steve Balaban (School of Accounting and Finance) and his students describedand demonstratedsome of the various exciting, interactive exercises that Steve plans for his students to help them make sense of concepts related to finance and help them develop skills they'll need outside the classroom.
Planning weekly classroom activities that encourage students to take more responsibility for their learning can be time consuming for the instructor as it requires more advance planning. But the pay-off is worth it. Instructor and students alike are more engaged and come to class more prepared. In addition to learning the finance concepts, the students learn the value of getting to know their classmates. They benefit from the instructor's real-world experience, and they are able to practice professional, transferable skills that will serve them long after the course is over.
A YouTube video of Steve Balaban's presentation is available.