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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Hi Steven,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Responses below. I will be teaching two online MBA classes for Daemen College, Buffalo, NY, this spring semester. I’ve taught online for Daemen College since 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Paul McAfee, MBA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Ph.D. ABD, Graduate School of Education, University at Buffalo<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Visiting Lecturer of Strategy, University of North Carolina Asheville<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Adjunct Professor, Daemen College, Buffalo, NY<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Instructor of Business, University at Buffalo, Singapore<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>USA</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'> Phone +1 716 830-5219<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><a href="mailto:pmcafee@buffalo.edu"><span style='color:#0563C1'>pmcafee@buffalo.edu</span></a> / <a href="mailto:pmcafee@unca.edu"><span style='color:#0563C1'>pmcafee@unca.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Skype = paulhmcafee / LinkedIn</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'> <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/paulmcafee"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.linkedin.com/in/paulmcafee</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><a href="http://www.paulmcafee.com/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.paulmcafee.com</span></a> – Experiential Learning website & blog<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> MOBTS-L <mobts-l-bounces@mobts.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Steven Edelson<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 22, 2020 3:15 PM<br><b>To:</b> MOBTS-L@mobts.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [MOBTS-L] Online MBA classes<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#212121'>Hello all, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#212121'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#212121'>I hope you've all wrapped up a successful term/semester going into the holidays.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#212121'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#212121'>I am wondering if you could answer the following questions if you teach MBA classes online (not just org behav, any MBA):<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#212121'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoListParagraph style='color:#212121;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'>Do you use pre-recorded lectures? If so, how long are they on average<span style='color:windowtext'>?</span><o:p></o:p></li><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=a><li class=MsoListParagraph style='color:#002060;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;background:white'><b>Yes. I try to keep recorded lectures under 30 minutes. On occasion, a lecture runs to 40 minutes, but the recordings are 20-25 minutes on average.<o:p></o:p></b></li></ol></ol><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#212121'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=2 type=1><li class=MsoListParagraph style='color:#212121;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'>if you don<span style='color:windowtext'>’</span>t use pre-recorded lectures, what do you do instead?<o:p></o:p></li><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=a><li class=MsoListParagraph style='color:#002060;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;background:white'><b>The classes are “flipped,” meaning that the lectures support the reading assignments and the course-long team projects, but we have live synchronous classes during the regularly scheduled class times. During the synchronous classes, we hold discussions related to the reading, lectures, and projects, and we hold team breakout sessions.<o:p></o:p></b></li></ol></ol><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#212121'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=3 type=1><li class=MsoListParagraph style='color:#212121;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'>do you use discussion boards or live discussion with students?<o:p></o:p></li><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=a><li class=MsoListParagraph style='color:#002060;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;background:white'><b>Yes to both. We use discussion boards during some weeks to get the students to reflect on their reading and projects, and to get them engaged with each other. As indicated in #2 above, we also hold live discussions in plenary session and in smaller team breakout sessions.<o:p></o:p></b></li></ol></ol><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#212121'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=4 type=1><li class=MsoListParagraph style='color:#212121;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'>Do you try to recreate your in-class exercises online or do you have other equivalent activities to meet your learning objectives.<o:p></o:p></li><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=a><li class=MsoListParagraph style='color:#002060;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;background:white'><b>In some cases, such as a classroom roleplay, I have succeeded in moving the activity online. The online versions seem to work better, with the intensity of interaction higher in the online setting. We also benefit from recording the online roleplay, so the students can return to the recording when they are writing reflective papers.<o:p></o:p></b></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='color:#002060;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;background:white'><b>Other activities don’t work online, so I’ve had to replace some activities.<o:p></o:p></b></li></ol></ol><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#212121'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#212121'>Thanks, Steve <o:p></o:p></span></p><div id=ms-outlook-mobile-signature><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Get <a href="https://aka.ms/ghei36">Outlook for Android</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>