As part of the AuditFutures University initiatives, we have designed and currently lead interactive workshops with progressive academics and faculties, which aim to build capacity and understanding of approaches and learning theories of designing professional education for the future.
Through our workshops, we continue to bring together leading educators from a number of universities in interactive discussions on the future of accounting education, as we design bespoke practical sessions for identified interest and needs in faculties and staff. Our sessions specifically focus on informing pedagogy, curriculum planning and design, with the aim to enrich educators’ repertoire of practical approaches for developing students’ critical and creative thinking, moral awareness, and interest in the profession.
Over the past three years, we have engaged more than 50 universities by creating an empowering platform where educators can provide insights, share concerns and actively contribute toward building a community of forward-thinking educators.
Key Topics
Aims of education
We actively engage in philosophical discussions to develop a vision for the future and the role of the university.
Future Professional
We explore the competencies and qualities that aspiring professionals would need in the future, building on the insights from the AuditFutures educational initiatives. In the context of future professional, we create the space to explore how education could help foster virtuous character and moral motivation in students.
Fostering Capabilities
We provide insights and theoretical approaches from the growing field of the learning sciences and will introduce practical ideas for new pedagogical approaches, such as philosophical inquiry.
Bringing it all together:
Designing holistic education through curriculum, environment and pedagogy
Building on the insights from the learning sciences, we explore methods for creating holistic conditions for the development of motivation, critical judgment and values in aspiring professionals. We further consider the wider educational ecosystem and the role of policy and professional practice in informing educational programmes.
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Workshop on design-thinking
On 4 August, we are offering a workshop for accounting academics during the Annual Meeting of the AAA in Washington DC
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