On this episode of the Working for the Weekend podcast, hosts Peter Woodman, WMBA ’25, and Seth Atkinson, WMBA ’25, talk to Professors John Branch and Aneel Karnani about their teaching approaches. Topics covered include the necessary balance of theoretical and experiential learning, the importance of teaching in an engaging way, and making education active rather than passive experience. The two professors also discuss how they keep up to date with the field of business education and share some of their favorite resources. Including:The Economist“The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World” by Simon Winchester“Thinking, Fast and Slow” by Daniel Kahneman“The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger” by Marc Levinson“Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology” by Chris MillerWe learn about the importance of using all pedagogical techniques at your disposal as a professor to create a “forum where education can take place” and about the joys of teaching curious students who will go out into the world ready to make difficult, well-informed choices in the field of business.  Hosts: Peter Woodman and Seth AtkinsonGuests: Professors John Branch and Aneel Karnani Executive Producers: Prasanth Muralidharan and JT GodfreyAudio Engineer: Jonah BrockmanEditorial Production: Mads Henke  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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