Authentic Learning Modules: Harnessing the Expertise of Practitioners in Classroom Teaching

In this project, students benefit from "plug and play" teaching modules. Each module includes a short video, related articles, and teaching notes, allowing instructors to easily integrate these resources into their existing courses for a lasting impact.

Author: Sanchita Saxena, Lecturer in Haas School of Business
Grant Type: Lecturer Teaching Fellows Program (LTF)
Project Details: "Plug and Play"
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From the author: "Many of our classes already utilize the expertise of practitioners—those who are “doing” something in the real world and have an expertise in a particular area, topic, or subject. As a participant in the LTF Program, I would like to not only harness the expertise of our practitioners, but make their impact long lasting by creating modules on their particular topic to be used as a teaching tool and resource. These “plug and play” teaching modules will include a short video, one or two related articles, and teaching notes/guidelines. Instructors will be able to plug these models into their already existing course to enhance the content by incorporating these additional topics. These modules will be put into a virtual library and indexed by theme for use by those at UC Berkeley (and eventually beyond)."