OUTSTANDING INNOVATION IN TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGY AWARD

OUTSTANDING INNOVATION IN TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGY AWARD

Jeffery Bredthauer, Ph.D., associate professor in Finance, Banking, and Real Estate in the College of Business Administration was awarded the Outstanding Innovation In Teaching With Technology Award.

Dr. Bredthauer helped develop the first-ever online offering of the MBA course, “Introduction to Corporate Financial Management” in collaboration with the UNO Digital Learning team. He also converted FNBK 3250 and FNBK 3400 classes to fully asynchronous, online courses during the recent transition to remote learning. His lectures were recorded with VidGrid. He used a laptop converted into a writing tablet to show presentation slides, and a virtual white board, where he could write formulas. A calculator emulator allowed him to show students the key sequences for solving financial problems. “By allowing us to work at our own pace, I think you’re creating an easier environment to deal with other classes and power through the rest of this semester,” one of Bredthauer’s students said. Bredthauer also worked with the CBA Online Community of Practice for workshops to improve online pedagogy. One of his two nominators said this of Jeff: “Innovatively using technology in this manner gives students a learning experience that almost identically mimics an inclassroom one,” they wrote. “He also displayed innovation and vision in assessment development. He clearly leveraged technological assessment tools while developing evaluative mechanisms that are secure, reduce the likelihood of cheating, and are effective at critically assessing student knowledge. A final nod to his acumen: his peers seek his advice for leveraging technology in their classrooms.”