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Are you ready to revolutionise the accounting curriculum with Vern Richardson?

The week of February 3, we had the privilege of hosting McGraw Hill author and award-winning educator Vern Richardson in Sydney for two incredible events - a live webinar on integrating data analytics into accounting education and an exclusive in-person lecture at University of Technology Sydney (UTS).

Webinar - Engage Your Students in Data Analytics

Our live webinar brought Vern’s expertise to a broad audience, where he walked attendees through his lab-based teaching strategies, showcasing how his hands-on approach helps students move beyond theory, develop critical thinking skills, and master data analytics.

Webinar Highlights

Hands on Learning: Students retain 75% when they practice!

How Vern teaches with labs: Vern explains how he incorporates lab work in his classroom.

Example: Goal Seek Analysis: Vern provides an example of how he uses a lab to teach a goal seek analysis.

Analysis in ChatGPT: Vern shows an example of a sensitivity analysis lab using ChatGPT

Q&A: How do you balance your time between delivering critical accounting knowledge and teaching students data skills as well as asking them to try?

Missed it? Watch the recording Now!

In-Person Lecture at UTS

The following day, Vern joined academics from UTS, UNSW, and the University of Sydney at the iconic Dr Chau Chak Wing Building for an in-depth discussion on embedding data analytics into accounting and business courses. Like in the webinar, he emphasised the growing importance of data-driven insights and the power of hands-on learning to help develop career-ready skills. He demonstrated his approach with numerous live examples, to show attendees how he integrates labs in Excel, Tableau, Power BI, and using Gen AI tools like ChatGPT in to his classes. Attendees had the opportunity to ask questions and share their experiences also.

A huge thank you to @Matthew Grosse and the team at UTS for making this incredible event possible.

These events wouldn’t have been possible without the support and expertise of so many incredible people. Thank you all involved.

And thank you to @Vern Richardson for making the trip to Sydney to share your expertise in person. Your passion, boundless enthusiasm, and generosity in sharing your teaching experiences are truly inspiring.