Current+Events

Using Current Events in the business education classroom is a great fit. Many of the stories in the news today have a business aspect to it and can be discussed in the classroom to aid learning.

Discussions around being a wisely informed citizen may come up when using current events. For example, we can discuss how different types of media treat the same story, what sources are believable and which ones may be questionable etc.

Not only can the teacher bring in current events, but the students can and should actively be looking for current events that are related to the content of the course.

There are many benefits to using current events in teaching. These include: build language, vocabulary, reading comprehension, critical thinking, problem solving, oral expression and listening skills, develop informed citizens and lifelong newsreaders, provide a 'writing model', teach media literacy skills, open up communication in the classroom and at home, ideal for classroom discussions and debates etc. (Source).

One area that comes to mind in the business education curriculum where current events would be useful is in the Ethics portion of Accounting classes. There is always a story of someone committing fraud with businesses and these stories can be brought in to the classroom in discussing what they did that was wrong, how they tried to hide the fraud, etc.

In terms of evaluation, I may have an assignment that asks for a news story related to some content and for the student to critically evaluate it, or to state how it is related to the content and their opinion of the piece (product assessment).

Source: [|Why Teach Current Events?]