Transforming business education

Abstract

This Open Educational Resource (OER) offers a rich contextual portrait of our Honours Bachelor of Business Administration program at the Pilon School of Business (PSB) at Sheridan College, which is in the Greater Toronto area in Ontario, Canada. This co-created resource builds from the interactions and activities of a PSB Faculty Community of Practice that gathered and connected over a two-year period on a weekly basis. The artifacts, stories, and reflections illustrate our emerging conceptions of teaching and learning, and more specifically our sense-making and development as it relates to transformative learning and to competency-informed curricula in the context of business education. Our work is (w)holistic and learner-centered in nature and intended to equip graduates for the complex, dynamic, and contemporary business landscape they will encounter.

PSB is a learning and teaching community with a strong ethic of care, focused on building and nurturing strong relationships, oriented towards co-creating with our learners. We are steadfast in our commitment to offering inclusive and engaging learning experiences. We believe these qualities and strengths set us apart. In the spirit of continuous enhancement and reflective praxis, we often ask ourselves questions like: What unique and signature educational experiences do present-day business learners need, want, and seek out? And how might we prepare our learners with the discipline-specific and professional competencies required to be responsive to and thrive in the contemporary workplace and in becoming meaningful contributing members of society? Our OER takes you on a journey of creatively exploring and critically examining some of these questions and curiosities. We invite you into this ongoing conversation by way of openly sharing this resource and our teaching, learning, and curriculum making experiences with you.