Remote delivery of a session designed to be taught as a three-hour block module on Managing for Innovation for the MBA is a real challenge but as Professor Johnathan Sapsed explains:
I set up the class as a channel in MS Teams and organised participants into groups. Their task was to generate present ideas and design an app and underlying business model for people self-distancing and quarantined.
The students quickly learned how to video-meet and collaborate on the slide deck within Teams. They did a wonderful job with the three presentations, which we all viewed and discussed in a Teams meeting.
It was really quite inspiring the ideas they came up with for community support, showing local supply chain data to reassure panic buyers, and online mental health services. Although the session was different from that initially planned, the students were really grateful that the module was still running and appreciated the adaptability of the tutor and class. Remote delivery required collaborative learning as we went along, and overall the session was a great success. I asked students to reflect on the online experience compared to the co-located class, and one even said he thought it was better, as he felt everybody could contribute more easily, including the more introverted
Many thanks to Professor Johnathan Sapsed for sharing those experiences. If you wish to share your own experiences of moving to remote & online delivery please do get in touch to share your personal story.
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