Events
- Annual Convention
- Great Teaching Round-up
- Leading from the middle
- fall conference for faculty leaders
- Webinars
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Events: 2010 Accounting Schedule
Accounting Summary
Friday, 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
"Student Engagement - One Minute at a Time"
Speaker: Norman H. Godwin, Associate Professor of Accounting, Auburn University
Saturday, 9:00 - 10:15 a.m.
"Teaching Accounting - Tools and Tricks"
Panel: Linda Flowers, Professor of Accounting, Houston Community College; Tracie Nobles, Associate Professor of Accounting, Austin Community College; Reed Peoples, Professor of Accounting, Austin Community College; and Cathy Scott, Associate Professor of Accounting, Navarro College
Friday, March 5th, 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
"Student Engagement - One Minute at a Time"
Speaker: Norman H. Godwin, Associate Professor of Accounting, Auburn University
What do movies, the CPA Exam, commercials, textbooks, and a Medieval teaching philosophy have in common and what can they teach us about engaging students? Dr. Godwin will present the answer while discussing such seemingly disparate topics as the National Survey of Student Engagement, financial literacy, the accounting cycle, and Die Hard. You will be sure to learn something you didn't know.
Meet Norman Godwin on TCCTA Online!
Biography:
Norman H. Godwin, PhD, CPA, is a Charles M. Taylor Associate Professor in the School of Accountancy at Auburn University. Since coming to Auburn in 1996, Godwin has taught financial accounting to undergraduate, graduate, and executive students and has received numerous teaching awards. He has maintained an active research agenda, publishing in journals such as Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance; Journal of Business Finance & Accounting; Issues in Accounting Education; Journal of Risk and Insurance; and Accounting Horizons. Godwin has also participated in several outreach efforts during his career, the most recent of which is his development of a series of humorous, common-sense videos on financial literacy. The Enrich Your Life series is used in the continuing education efforts of a major international corporation. Dr. Godwin also comments occasionally on financial literacy topics on regional television in Georgia and Alabama. Dr. Godwin has served the accounting and academic professions in several ways including President of the American Accounting Association's Southeast Region, President of the National Council of Tau Sigma National Honor Society, and Chair of the American Accounting Association's Financial Literacy Task Force. Godwin has served as Director of Auburn's School of Accountancy since 2003. He is married and has four children.
Saturday, March 6th, 9:00 - 10:15 a.m.
"Teaching Accounting - Tools and Tricks"
Panel: Linda Flowers, Professor of Accounting, Houston Community College; Tracie Nobles, Associate Professor of Accounting, Austin Community College; Reed Peoples, Professor of Accounting, Austin Community College; and Cathy Scott, Associate Professor of Accounting, Navarro College
Using a question and answer format, panelists will discuss various approaches, initiatives, and visions in teaching today’s accounting students. Professors will share tools and tricks that can be used in your accounting classes. Potential topics and questions include:
1. Using teams to enhance student learning
2. Fun games and interactive activities that can be used in the classroom
3. Online teaching – best practices and ways to incorporate online activities into the classroom
Accounting Section Co-chairs:
Cathy Scott, Navarro College and
Tracie Nobles, Austin Community College