INFORMS First Annual Teaching of Management Science Workshop

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Workshop a Big Success

Overall, this year’s Workshop was a big success. The three content streams balanced the interest of participants in acquiring the latest ideas for teaching their subjects with the need to develop a foundation in learning theory and in teaching strategies. The small-group process was widely cited by participants as providing an opportunity to cement their understanding of the sessions as they unfolded and to formulate plans for implementing new approaches.

On a scale of 1 - 5, with 5 being 'Very Satisfied', the average rating was 5.02! This somewhat remarkable outcome was achieved when three participants wrote in a sixth category for Extremely Satisfied.

Looking Forward

Our intention is to design next year’s Workshop around the same themes and processes, although we have a number of ideas for improvements. Next year’s Workshop will be held in July in the Chicago area. Look for an announcement of the specific time and place on the INFORMS website and in email announcements from INFORMS. We hope to see you there!

What attendees had to say:

“I have learned more of interest and value at this conference than any other conference of any type.”

“Sessions were unbelievably enriching and stimulating! I have now almost a 2-page list of action items!”

“A great mix of different perspectives. There were a lot of useful (and easily implemented) ideas.”

“The combination of theory (brain) and application (active learning) gave us the reasons for and examples of…”

“The beautiful facilities in a retreat atmosphere allowed us to get a lot accomplished in a short time.”

“Wonderful workshop. Learned a lot. I’m very new in my job. This is an excellent place to start.”

“This is going to affect my teaching hugely. Well done!”