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Update: November, 2024
Visit the "2025 New Study Abroad to Singapore" page for information about the University at Buffalo study abroad trip to Singapore starting May 31, 2025, online, and continuing on June 2, 2025 in Singapore. Students will spend two days in Singapore visiting cultural venues, non-profit organizations, and for-profit businesses, to learn about the many cultures of Singapore.
Students from State University of New York (SUNY) campuses may be able to participate. Students should check with their academic advisors.
Visit the "2025 New Study Abroad to Singapore" page for information about the University at Buffalo study abroad trip to Singapore starting May 31, 2025, online, and continuing on June 2, 2025 in Singapore. Students will spend two days in Singapore visiting cultural venues, non-profit organizations, and for-profit businesses, to learn about the many cultures of Singapore.
Students from State University of New York (SUNY) campuses may be able to participate. Students should check with their academic advisors.
The World Trade Game at the University at Buffalo campus in Singapore.
Capstone University at Buffalo School of Management Strategic Management students at our Singapore campus playing the World Trade Game. Every semester, the students report that this is the best class of the term. This is embodied experiential learning at its best.
We played this game last week. In the following week, we will debrief to stimulate reflection on what the students learned during the game.
At is simplest level, the World Trade Game illustrates the unequal distribution of wealth and resources among countries. However, upon reflection, the students will realize that there are many more levels of learning from participating in this activity.
#ExperientialLearning #UniversityAtBuffalo #UBSchoolOfManagement #StrategicManagement
We played this game last week. In the following week, we will debrief to stimulate reflection on what the students learned during the game.
At is simplest level, the World Trade Game illustrates the unequal distribution of wealth and resources among countries. However, upon reflection, the students will realize that there are many more levels of learning from participating in this activity.
#ExperientialLearning #UniversityAtBuffalo #UBSchoolOfManagement #StrategicManagement
This seated event will be open to educators teaching in Singapore.
The Singapore Education Network is the sponsor.
Register here:
https://www.sgeducationnetwork.org/events/teacher-meets-tech-september-2023
I will discuss experiential and applied learning methods in higher education. We will look at an online simulation I use so that my University at Buffalo School of Management students in Singapore can work together in teams throughout the semester to apply what they are reading and what I am teaching them.
I will share a few of the relevant findings from my recent research into experiential and applied learning methods here in Singapore, and then I will connect these to the pedagogical methods I use and that I will share with our participants.
I will demonstrate the strategic management simulation called the Business Strategy Game. You can view the simulation information at https://www.bsg-online.com/. Five of my students are working in a demo simulation industry. The students will share their thoughts about this type of Project-Based and Team-Based learning process.
Earlier Information:
The US Department of Education published a report in May 2023 titled: "Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Teaching and Learning."
Link to report: https://tech.ed.gov/ai-future-of-teaching-and-learning/
"Power and Weirdness: How to Use Bing AI"
"Bing AI is a huge leap over ChatGPT, but you have to learn its quirks." By Ethan Mollick
https://oneusefulthing.substack.com/p/power-and-weirdness-how-to-use-bing
Follow my blogs for more about AI, especially as it can be used in education to prepare students for their careers.
Welcome. This website documents my exploration of experiential learning in higher education. Since early January, 2023, I have started to follow and comment on the new Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot application called ChatGPT, produced by OpenAI, and funded in part by Elon Musk and Microsoft. Check my blogs for the most recent information.
My PhD degree is in Curriculum, Instruction, and the Science of Learning. My research interests are applied learning and experiential learning teaching methods, especially project-based learning.
Recently, I added a short piece that summarizes research into the skills students should develop during their studies, especially in their undergraduate education. You can find this new blog post on my Experiential Learning page at: https://www.paulmcafee.com/experiential_learning_activities
On January 20, 2022, I uploaded a new article in my Research Blog explaining why instructors should talk to their students about their teaching methods. This is based on my PhD dissertation research. You can read the article here: https://www.paulmcafee.com/experiential_learning_research
Here is a quote from a student in the online section of the University at Buffalo Singapore School of Management capstone Fundamentals of Strategic Management course. This refers to the global strategy simulation we use in the course for team-based project-based learning:
"MGO 403 was an interesting module that allowed me to gain a better understanding of business strategy through textbook lectures and the usage of the Business Simulation Game (BSG). Before the BSG simulation, most of the business education that I had received were based on theoretical knowledge. Thus, it was refreshing to have the opportunity of gaining practical knowledge and testing out the different theories learnt throughout my 3 years of education."
See my Online Learning blog for a recent post about experiential learning in Singapore in the fall 2021 semester: https://www.paulmcafee.com/experiential_learning_activities.
Click here for a recent post about Project-Based Learning, from an article by The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Click here for recent Project-Based Learning activities in the Integrated Brand Promotion (IBP) course I am teaching this semester at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Asheville.
There are three active blogs here, one for research information, another for my teaching activities, and finally, a new personal blog where I will share photos from my international travels to teach. On the Activities blog, you will see examples of pedagogical methods I use to teach capstone Strategic Management, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and International Business courses.
Since 2012, I have taught the above mentioned courses in China and Vietnam for Keuka College, in Singapore for the State University of New York, University at Buffalo, and in the Buffalo area for Canisius College, Daemen College, and the University at Buffalo. I will be teaching the capstone Strategic Management course at the University of North Carolina at Asheville in the fall 2019 and spring 2020 semesters.
On the Research blog, you will see information and ideas I share as I conduct my research into experiential learning teaching methods and their effects on students.
I have a fourth personal blog.
If you are interested, please follow one or more of these. I also maintain a profile on LinkedIn, and you may wish to follow me there: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulmcafee/
Paul McAfee, PhD, MBA
#experientiallearning #highereducation #universityatbuffalo #daemencollege #canisiuscollege #UNCAsheville #strategicmanagement #universityatbuffalo #canisiuscollege #daemencollege #ChatGPT #ArtificialIntelligence #Chatbot #OpenAI #DALLE #Microsoft #ElonMusk #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #ChatGPT #DALLE2 #Chatbots #Bing #MicrosoftBing
The Singapore Education Network is the sponsor.
Register here:
https://www.sgeducationnetwork.org/events/teacher-meets-tech-september-2023
I will discuss experiential and applied learning methods in higher education. We will look at an online simulation I use so that my University at Buffalo School of Management students in Singapore can work together in teams throughout the semester to apply what they are reading and what I am teaching them.
I will share a few of the relevant findings from my recent research into experiential and applied learning methods here in Singapore, and then I will connect these to the pedagogical methods I use and that I will share with our participants.
I will demonstrate the strategic management simulation called the Business Strategy Game. You can view the simulation information at https://www.bsg-online.com/. Five of my students are working in a demo simulation industry. The students will share their thoughts about this type of Project-Based and Team-Based learning process.
Earlier Information:
The US Department of Education published a report in May 2023 titled: "Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Teaching and Learning."
Link to report: https://tech.ed.gov/ai-future-of-teaching-and-learning/
"Power and Weirdness: How to Use Bing AI"
"Bing AI is a huge leap over ChatGPT, but you have to learn its quirks." By Ethan Mollick
https://oneusefulthing.substack.com/p/power-and-weirdness-how-to-use-bing
Follow my blogs for more about AI, especially as it can be used in education to prepare students for their careers.
Welcome. This website documents my exploration of experiential learning in higher education. Since early January, 2023, I have started to follow and comment on the new Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot application called ChatGPT, produced by OpenAI, and funded in part by Elon Musk and Microsoft. Check my blogs for the most recent information.
My PhD degree is in Curriculum, Instruction, and the Science of Learning. My research interests are applied learning and experiential learning teaching methods, especially project-based learning.
Recently, I added a short piece that summarizes research into the skills students should develop during their studies, especially in their undergraduate education. You can find this new blog post on my Experiential Learning page at: https://www.paulmcafee.com/experiential_learning_activities
On January 20, 2022, I uploaded a new article in my Research Blog explaining why instructors should talk to their students about their teaching methods. This is based on my PhD dissertation research. You can read the article here: https://www.paulmcafee.com/experiential_learning_research
Here is a quote from a student in the online section of the University at Buffalo Singapore School of Management capstone Fundamentals of Strategic Management course. This refers to the global strategy simulation we use in the course for team-based project-based learning:
"MGO 403 was an interesting module that allowed me to gain a better understanding of business strategy through textbook lectures and the usage of the Business Simulation Game (BSG). Before the BSG simulation, most of the business education that I had received were based on theoretical knowledge. Thus, it was refreshing to have the opportunity of gaining practical knowledge and testing out the different theories learnt throughout my 3 years of education."
See my Online Learning blog for a recent post about experiential learning in Singapore in the fall 2021 semester: https://www.paulmcafee.com/experiential_learning_activities.
Click here for a recent post about Project-Based Learning, from an article by The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Click here for recent Project-Based Learning activities in the Integrated Brand Promotion (IBP) course I am teaching this semester at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Asheville.
There are three active blogs here, one for research information, another for my teaching activities, and finally, a new personal blog where I will share photos from my international travels to teach. On the Activities blog, you will see examples of pedagogical methods I use to teach capstone Strategic Management, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and International Business courses.
Since 2012, I have taught the above mentioned courses in China and Vietnam for Keuka College, in Singapore for the State University of New York, University at Buffalo, and in the Buffalo area for Canisius College, Daemen College, and the University at Buffalo. I will be teaching the capstone Strategic Management course at the University of North Carolina at Asheville in the fall 2019 and spring 2020 semesters.
On the Research blog, you will see information and ideas I share as I conduct my research into experiential learning teaching methods and their effects on students.
I have a fourth personal blog.
If you are interested, please follow one or more of these. I also maintain a profile on LinkedIn, and you may wish to follow me there: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulmcafee/
Paul McAfee, PhD, MBA
#experientiallearning #highereducation #universityatbuffalo #daemencollege #canisiuscollege #UNCAsheville #strategicmanagement #universityatbuffalo #canisiuscollege #daemencollege #ChatGPT #ArtificialIntelligence #Chatbot #OpenAI #DALLE #Microsoft #ElonMusk #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #ChatGPT #DALLE2 #Chatbots #Bing #MicrosoftBing
IRB approval of research.
Keuka College students in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, used money from their course-long leadership project to purchase clothing, food, and bikes, for boys in a local orphanage.
This website investigates experiential learning methodology in higher education. In the Vietnam National University system and in the University at Buffalo program in Singapore. Experiential learning (also called student-centered learning) contrasts with passive learning (sometimes called teacher-centered learning). Lectures, when used without student activities or engagement other than listening, generally are considered passive learning methods. Start your tour of the website on the Experiential Learning in Vietnam page and watch the presentation that I delivered to faculty and university administrators in Saigon. Watch a video that summarizes this process by clicking here.
See an example of Project-Based Learning by clicking here. Keuka College students in many of my courses in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, work on a five-week business project to apply what they are learning in their Operation Production Management course. This is one of several experiential learning methods used in my courses.
Your will find examples of the teaching that I have done since early 2012 in Vietnam, and since 2014 in Singapore. During this time, I have taught Business Leadership, International Business, Strategic Management, and Operations Production Management. These courses are for Keuka College, in China and Vietnam, and for the State University of New York, University at Buffalo, in Singapore. I also teach Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship & Small Business for the State University of New York University at Buffalo School of Management Bachelor of Science in Business Management program in Singapore, and on the Buffalo campus. In this website, I share examples of project-based experiential learning, with examples in my activities blog from the University at Buffalo program.
On the following pages, you will see examples of the projects my students have completed as they applied what they were learning in their lectures and from their textbooks to real-life businesses. Each Keuka College class formed a small business that operated for five weeks. These are three-credit courses taught over a seven week period with the same classroom hours as a regular 15-week semester. Therefore, these are intense course, and the students have a heave workload of lectures and studying, in addition to their projects. University at Buffalo School of Management students may run projects for six weeks in the summer session course, or for twelve weeks at the Singapore campus.
Paul McAfee
PhD - State University of New York University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education
#experientiallearning #highereducation #universityatbuffalo #daemencollege #canisiuscollege #keukacollege
See an example of Project-Based Learning by clicking here. Keuka College students in many of my courses in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, work on a five-week business project to apply what they are learning in their Operation Production Management course. This is one of several experiential learning methods used in my courses.
Your will find examples of the teaching that I have done since early 2012 in Vietnam, and since 2014 in Singapore. During this time, I have taught Business Leadership, International Business, Strategic Management, and Operations Production Management. These courses are for Keuka College, in China and Vietnam, and for the State University of New York, University at Buffalo, in Singapore. I also teach Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship & Small Business for the State University of New York University at Buffalo School of Management Bachelor of Science in Business Management program in Singapore, and on the Buffalo campus. In this website, I share examples of project-based experiential learning, with examples in my activities blog from the University at Buffalo program.
On the following pages, you will see examples of the projects my students have completed as they applied what they were learning in their lectures and from their textbooks to real-life businesses. Each Keuka College class formed a small business that operated for five weeks. These are three-credit courses taught over a seven week period with the same classroom hours as a regular 15-week semester. Therefore, these are intense course, and the students have a heave workload of lectures and studying, in addition to their projects. University at Buffalo School of Management students may run projects for six weeks in the summer session course, or for twelve weeks at the Singapore campus.
Paul McAfee
PhD - State University of New York University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education
#experientiallearning #highereducation #universityatbuffalo #daemencollege #canisiuscollege #keukacollege
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A note about photos: All photos in this website are my own or are used by permission of the photographer. Students have given permission for use of photos of themselves. Photos of children in orphanages and hospitals are posted by permission of administrators and parents or guardians.