Business Education News for June 24, 2021 | Dr. Benita Moore, NBEA President | Past Issues | View as Webpage
NBEA to Launch New Business Education Community Site - Seeking Champion Influencers
NBEA members have long been asking for "resources, lesson plans, and activities that can immediately be put to use in a classroom." However, the association historically had not fully met this need due to many challenges, including ensuring the quality of the resources and getting volunteers to submit and organize them proactively.

Technology has improved the tools to facilitate dynamic, on-demand networking and collaboration across the business education ecosystem. Essentially, when someone requests a resource from a community, they are looking for instant access and prompt response. NBEA is moving quickly to embrace technology tools to facilitate these critical interactions for the business education community. A new upcoming component of the NBEA website powered by cutting-edge technology will provide NBEA members with convenient, dynamic, and quality networking and resource-sharing opportunities. As a result, NBEA will open up its membership to be one of the association's greatest resources. President Benita Moore said, "this technology will help NBEA members join together to provide resources for each other in a format that will allow members to access what is needed quickly rather than having to sort through various topics and information to try to find something that was posted earlier.  This new service is going to be a huge benefit to NBEA members."

As NBEA prepares to roll out this new collaborative service, the association calls for volunteers who want to be recognized as business education champions and influencers in the new online communities. These individuals will be a key to the success of the new NBEA community groups in the coming months. The NBEA Community Champions will monitor and collaborate with other business educators to help provide resources and advice to the community members. A champion's engagement will work toward achieving a critical mass of business educators using and contributing to the community. What will you get in return for being an NBEA Community Champion? How about the opportunity to help other educators, inspire peers, and make life just a bit easier for them and you. Or a digital badge that indicates your vital role in the business education community! Sound rewarding? If you would like to be an NBEA Community Champion and be part of one of the most innovative things NBEA has ever done, signup here to learn more by July 30, 2021. Members and non-members welcome.
NBEA Launches its Annual Satisfaction Survey to Assist in Strategic Planning
NBEA's executive leadership is gearing up for a critical strategic planning meeting to plot the course for the association in the next several years. We need your help in completing a 15-second survey to help the Board. The results of the survey will be compared to last year's results and analyzed. If you have not already, please complete the survey by clicking the link below. "This survey is critical to NBEA's Board as they plan for the future," said Executive Director Joe McClary. McClary continued, "We are excited to have President-elect Delayne Havlovic leading our strategic planning committee this year, but he and the strategic planning committee will need the support and feedback of members." Members and non-members of NBEA are welcome to complete the survey by July 9, 2021.
What is the Microsoft "Fluid Framework"? Get Ready for a Paradigm Shift in How You Create and Manage Documents
Computer Applications- Some have said Microsoft Fluid is "Google Docs" on steroids. Microsoft has created a new kind of Office document. Instead of Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, the company has created modular blocks of Office content that live on the web. The tables, graphs, and lists that you typically find in Office documents are transforming into living, collaborative modules that exist outside of traditional documents. Watch this 8-minute video for an introduction to Microsoft Fluid. Or, read more.
"Collaborating Across Global Boundaries" Receives Five Star Rating By NBEA Attendees
Global Business Practices - Interested in global business practices and how our students will have to interact in an international environment? In this recording produced in June 2021, the presenter:

  • Explored dimensions of culture
  • Identified cultural challenges
  • Discussed best practices for success,

NBEA members who attended the live event rated the session a 5 out of 5. Thanks to presenter Michael Carter with Global Payments who brought real-life experience to our business educators.

This session is brought to you by NBEA Silver and Platinum members who are affiliated with the Council for International Business Education.
58 Percent of Respondents Have Negative View of the Term "Teachers' Lounge"
A non-scientific survey done by NBEA last week shows 60 percent of teachers responding have a negative view of the term "teachers' lounge." One teacher said, "the term teachers' lounge is antiquated and has baggage that indicates it was where teachers went to complain or gossip." Thus the connotations for today are generally negative.
2021 NBEA Convention Session Videos Are Now Available and Planning for 2022 In Chicago
NBEA has committed to making the valuable information shared at conferences available to members regardless of whether they could attend the convention onsite.


Convention attendees can also view the available sessions now in two ways: 1.) go to NBEA.org/VC to visit the convention schedule and see the "Recording Available" links adjacent to each session title.

Ready to submit a proposal for BERC or concurrent session next year in Chicago? The call for proposals is now open. Find out more
NBEA Partners with Microsoft For A September Professional Development Sessions
Regardless of your time zone, NBEA has Microsoft Training that will fit your schedule. NBEA has partnered with Microsoft during the month of September to provide training on applications like OneNote, Planner, Teams, and Microsoft 365 integrations. View the available Microsoft sessions now and register for one or more.
Myths of the Diversity Dilemma
Post-secondary Business Education - Four common myths keep business schools from seeking out faculty from underrepresented groups. But evidence points to the advantages of these hires. Business schools are not doing a good job of hiring individuals who reflect the diversity found not only in society, but also in our student populations. Read more
Leaders are Readers - Check Out the Summer Issue of the NBEA Business Education Forum
Award-winning Business Education Forum
In this issue:

  • Fostering Meaningful Learning ExperiencesThrough Reflection By Julie Myatt, Dianna Zeh Rust, and Diane Edmondson
  • Incorporating Soft Skills Through Team-Based Learning: Applications for Accounting Principles Courses By Cynthia A. Lewis
  • IGNITE Careers Through a Professional Development Program By Laura M. Buckner and Donald P. Roy
  • Teaching Students to Be Effective Virtual Team Members: Virtual Learning Platforms as Practice By Jill Austin and Hanley Long
  • Bigger Is Not Always Better: Microlearning in the Business Education Classroom by Joe McClary
  • and more.

Interested in a back issue of the Forum? Check out our digital collection in our library.

Important Business Education Deadlines and Notices

Green=More than 30 days out
Yellow= deadline less than 30 days out
Red = Less than 7 days out
Black = For information only

July 9, 2021 COB - Close of the membership satisfaction strategic planning survey.

July 15, 2021 COB - Deadline for submitting an article for the Fall Business Education Forum.

July 30, 2021 COB - Deadline for indicating interest in being an NBEA community champion to help kickoff NBEA's new digital community groups.

October 1, 2021 COB - Deadline for the Spring issue of the Journal of Research in Business Education.

October 1, 2021 COB - Fall deadline for applying for a National Honor Society Chapter. February 1, 2022, is the next deadline for the Winter application period.

October 15, 2021 COB - Deadline for concurrent session proposals for the 2022 Chicago convention in April of 2022.

November 1, 2021 COB - Deadline for 2022 Business Education Research Conference (part of NBEA's annual convention in April of 2022) proposals.

November 1, 2021 COB - Deadline for nominations to the Business Education Hall of Fame.
NBEA Councils - A Way to Find Your Niche
Interested in finding out more about NBEA Councils? Councils are organized by NBEA to serve special segments or specific purposes within NBEA. Check out the links below.
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NBEA Partners with AccountingPOD To Offer Free Cloud Accounting QuickBooks Introductory Course
AccountingPOD is a global leader in cloud accounting education and is offering NBEA members and registered guests a free on-demand course that will introduce cloud accounting principles. The course is a self-paced program that takes approximately 1.5 hours to complete. The course utilizes automated guidance and examples of task-level feedback, auto-grading of accounting projects, and additional pedagogical learning insights. The course will be available free through the month of July 2021.
What is Associate Membership?
Associate members are vendors that have been vetted by NBEA and allow them to engage in the association's important work. In addition, associate members help keep our educators updated on the latest business education-related tools.  Upon payment of membership dues ($395 annually), associate members are entitled to the benefits of NBEA.
 Unique benefits of Associate Membership include:
  1. The ability to serve on NBEA committees and task forces. 
  2. Pre-approved to offer educational webinars about the organization's products or services.*
  3. Early notice for convention exhibit placement.
  4. Eligibility to publish educational articles for NBEA's newsletters.*
  5. Opportunities to connect with NBEA members in networking sessions and directory participation.
  6. Access to the NBEA online library, including the business education standards, recorded professional development sessions, and more. 
NBEA's Associate membership is a great way to engage the business education community with minimal cost. So join us today or contact us to find out more.
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Upcoming Events

  • New! Introduction to QuickBooks Online With AccountingPOD, available the entire month of July 2021.
  • How to Improve Student-Teacher Interaction - July 15, 2021, 4:00 p.m. ET.
  • Networking for New Teachers - July 15, 2021, 6:00 p.m. ET
  • The Art of Conversation in Personal Finance - July 21, 2021, 4 p.m. ET
  • Intermediate NearPod Training - July 29, 2021, 4:00 p.m. ET.
  • Using Creative Cloud in Education - August 5, 2021, 4:00 p.m. ET
  • A Business Educator's Intermediate Guide to Open Digital Badges, August 26, 2021, 4 p.m. ET
  • New! Microsoft Training (365, Forms, Planner, OneNote, and Teams) Every Wednesday in September two sessions available for different time zones at 4 p.m. ET/PT
  • CIBE Presents* - International Fraud Schemes and Controls in Business - September 9, 2021, 4 p.m. ET
  • New! NBEA Fall LinkUp Networking Session - September 23, 2021, 5 p.m. ET.

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NBEA Book Club News
We are on to our next book. Miss it? You can still join the club and listen to webcasts or read the takeaways in the book club area - The newest book is Daniel Pink's "Drive - The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us."

The next meeting will be on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, at 4:15 p.m. where we discuss the last half of the book. Get access instructions and a reading schedule now at NBEA.org/BookClub (NBEA Members Only) Join the Book Club and gain valuable educational insights and applications from your peers.
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