WWC: Leveraging Extreme Events in Teaching Conference Paper

abstract

• 2022 opened with World War C, the first major cyber world war. Wanting to capitalize on history in the making, Information Systems faculty are integrating real time events to increase student engagement, comprehension, and application of IS concepts. This paper outlines a successful midterm evaluation pivot that leverages current events. We discuss two different actions taken and objectives, outcomes, and implications for teaching and educational research. We find that incorporating extreme current events motivates students towards self-learning and creative knowledge outlets, which in turn stimulate greater comprehension, application, and retention across the entire class.

name of conference

• Information Systems and Computing Academic Professionals

authors

• George, Jordana

published proceedings

• ISCAP Proceedings 2023

author list (cited authors)

• George, J., & Aasi, P.

complete list of authors

• George, Jordana||Aasi, P

publication date

• November 2023

start page

• 1

end page

• 10

volume

• 9

issue

• 5940

URL

• https://iscap.us/proceedings/2023/pdf/5940.pdf