Past IB Pedagogy Workshops
International Business Pedagogy Workshops
Hosted by
Georgia State University
Center for International Business Education & Research (CIBER)
Sponsored by the National CIBER MSI Consortium
Date: May 29 - 31, 2024
Location: Georgia State University Buckhead Center
Hosted by: Georgia State University, Center for International Business Education & Research
The 2024 International Business Pedagogy Workshop held May 29-31, 2024, at Georgia State University’s Buckhead Center aimed to enhance the teaching skills, research capabilities and professional development of faculty members and PhD students. The workshop included a series of interactive sessions, lectures, a hands-on activity led by esteemed educators and industry experts and a poster session.
Competitive Participant Poster Session
As in previous years, the competitive poster session allowed participants to showcase their research, classroom innovations and teaching resources.
The first-place winner, Dr. Salomao De Farias, a professor at Georgia State University, was awarded $1,000.00 for his poster, “Bridging Borders: Virtual Exchange using Real Companies for Collaborative Website Reports in International Business Courses”.
The second-place winner, Dr. Dina Frutos-Bencze, a professor at Saint Anselm College, was awarded $750.00 for her poster, “Post-Pandemic Global Virtual Teams (GVTs): Incorporating Design Thinking into X-Culture”
Third place winner, Dr. Maria Pinho, Asst. Professor at Widener University, awarded $500.00 for her poster, “Grading DEI”.
Workshops
The workshop took place over two and a half days, focusing on different aspects of teaching excellence and faculty development. The program opened with a plenary session on “Megatrends in Higher Education: Challenges Ahead” led by John Riesenberger. Mr. Riesenberger, a former multinational company executive, detailed the ecosystem of higher education in business, and elaborated on employer expectations of today’s business school graduates.
Other sessions and panel discussions which were highly rated by participants, included:
- AI and Teaching IB
- Dialogue on Teaching Excellence with Master Teachers
- Teaching Effectiveness: What Does Research Show?
- Designing the Introductory IB Course
- Teaching Innovations Showcase
- Teaching Insights from Around the World
- Enriching the Introductory Course in IB & Student Engagement
- Essential Finance Themes for the Introductory IB Course
- International Entrepreneurship: Teaching and Research
The program concluded with an interactive session, Key Takeaways from the Workshop: Taking Inventory of What is Learned. This session allowed participants to breakout into small groups according to various themes such as Student Engagement, Classroom Technologies, Putting AI Tools to Work and Experiential Projects. Participants were then able to briefly present their key takeaways to the group.
Our keynote speaker from the business community was Robin Mead, Director of Operations Analytics, Delta Airlines. Ms. Mead uses her extensive experience in operations analytics to enhance data strategy, including international collaborations with Aero Mexico and Air France. Her presentation on the skills and qualifications Delta Airlines looks for in new recruits as well as how analytics are deployed for performance evaluation of its employees was very insightful. Her session was also enriched as she shared how differences across countries and markets impact the conduct of global business based on her experiences working with partners around the world.
By the Numbers
- 79 Total Attendees
- 15 Countries represented
- 17 States represented
- 41 Institutions represented
- 11 Historically Black Colleges & Universities/Community Colleges/Minority Serving Institutions represented
- 4 CIBERs represented
Date: May 31- June 2, 2023
Location: Georgia State University Buckhead Center
Hosted by: Georgia State University, Center for International Business Education & Research
The 2023 International Business Pedagogy Workshop was held on May 31-June 2, 2023 and welcomed 107 business school faculty from the U.S. and abroad. Ten different countries, and 20 states were represented. Five CIBERS, six minority serving institutions, including HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) were present, in addition to seven community colleges. To date, over 2,100 business faculty have participated in the annual International Business Pedagogy Workshops since their inception in 1992.
We had keynote presentations by Dr. Tim Duvall from the U.S. Department of Education Programming for Minority Serving Institutes and Community Colleges along with special welcoming remarks by Dr. M. Brian Blake, President of Georgia State University and Dr. Richard Phillips, Dean of the J. Mack Robinson College of Business.
As in previous years, a poster session allowed participants to share their research and classroom innovations with everyone.
Competitive Participant Poster Session
- Poster Session: This session allows all participants to share their innovative classroom teaching practices with others. Top three selections are recognized with a monetary award.
Workshops
We began our event with the topics “Megatrends in Higher Education: Challenges Ahead” and “Dialogue on Challenges in Teaching”.
Over the next 2. 5 days we covered, in a plenary format, topics such as, “Designing the Introductory IB Course”, “Teaching Effectiveness: What Does the Research Show?”, “Best Practices in Teaching:I Do It My Way”; The Role of Inclusion Competencies in Global Leadership Development”; “Incorporating Career-Focused Skills Into IB”, ”Student Engagement, “International Entrepreneurship”, “Essential Finance Themes for Introductory IB course” and “Innovating Teaching for Making an Impact”. Additionally, innovative teaching approaches such as “Course Enhancement with Video Case”, “Students as Case Writers” and “Virtual Exchange Projects with Internationa Partners” were shared in a plenary format.
By the Numbers
- 107 Total Attendees
- 10 Countries Represented
- 20 U.S. States Represented
- 46 Institutions Represented
- 6 HBCUs and MSIs represented
- 7 Community Colleges represented
- 14 Faculty Fellowships Awarded
Date: May 30- June 2, 2019
Location: Georgia State University Buckhead Center
Hosted by: Georgia State University, Center for International Business Education & Research
The 2019 International Business Pedagogy Workshop (IBPW) welcomed some 100-business school faculty from the U.S. and abroad. We were delighted to host two keynote speakers: Ahmet Bozer, former President - International of The Coca-Cola Company and Seda Pazarbasi, Managing Director of Strategic Marketing Research, Analytics and Digital Optimization at the American Cancer Society. Five parallel thematic workshops were held, and expert faculty in the IB sub-disciplines led each: finance, management, marketing, international entrepreneurship, and introduction to international business. Additionally, leading educators shared their insights in five plenary sessions: Teaching Effectiveness: What Does Research Show?, The 4th Industrial Revolution & the Imperative for Pedagogy, Instructional Technology & Resources for Teaching IB, Insights from Master Teachers, and Designing the Introductory IB Course. Sunday morning special topic workshops addressed such themes as pedagogy and conducting IB research. As in previous years, a poster session allowed participants to share their classroom innovations and experiments with everyone.
Competitive Participant Poster Session
- Poster Session: This session allows all participants to share their innovative classroom teaching practices with others. Top three selections are recognized with a monetary award.
Workshops
- Teaching Effectiveness: What Does Research Show?
- Insights from Master Teachers (featuring seasoned IB educators)
- Instructional Technology and Resources for Teaching International Business
- Designing & Teaching the Introductory IB Course
Thematic workshops
- Introduction to International Business(Roberto Garcia, Michael Pustay, Attila Yaprak)
- International Management (Leigh Anne Liu, Liesl Riddle, Vassiliki Bamiatzi)
- Essentials of International Finance for IB Educators (Hakan Saraoglu, Konstantinos Bozos)
- International Entrepreneurship (Patricia McDougall, Manuel Serapio)
- International Marketing (Erin Cavusgil, Emin Civi, Erkan Ozkaya)
Special Topic Workshops
- Research in International Business (Tamer Cavusgil, Seyda Deligonul, Leigh Anne Liu)
- Teaching Pedagogy (Mourad Dakhli, Fernando Doria, Pedro Carrillo)
- Case Writing for International Business (Attila Yaprak)
By the Numbers
- 100 Total Attendees
- 9 Countries Represented
- 26 U.S. States Represented
- 52 Institutions Represented
- 16 MSI’s represented (e.g., Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College, Prairie
- View A&M University.
- 14 Faculty Fellowships Awarded
The 2018 International Business Pedagogy Workshops were held May 31-June 3rd at the GSU Buckhead Campus in Atlanta, GA.
International Business Pedagogy Workshops are designed to help U.S. business faculty to bring international context into the classroom and to expand their classroom knowledge and skills.
Date: June 1-4, 2017
Location: Georgia State University Buckhead Center
Hosted by: Georgia State University, Center for International Business Education & Research
Plenary workshops
- Insights from Master Teachers (featuring seasoned IB educators)
- Designing and Teaching the Introductory IB Course
- Instructional Technology and Resources for Teaching International Business
- Teaching Effectiveness: What Does Research Show?
Thematic workshops
- Introduction to International Business (Michael Pustay, Attila Yaprak)
- International Management (Leigh Anne Liu, Liesl Riddle)
- Essentials of International Finance for IB Educators (Hakan Saraoglu)
- International Entrepreneurship (Patricia McDougall, Manuel Serapio)
- International Marketing (Erin Cavusgil, Emin Civi, Erkan Ozkaya)
‘Bonus’ workshops
- Research
- Pedagogy
- Case Writing and Teaching
- Cross-national Perspectives on Teaching International Business
Competitive Participant Poster Session
The 2016 International Business Pedagogy Workshops were hosted by GSU-CIBER in Atlanta, Georgia June 2nd through June 5through June 5th. This year’s participants included over 85 faculty and doctoral students from 24 states across the nation and 14 countries.

As in the past, this annual event was sponsored by the Minority Serving Institution (MSI) Consortium composed of CIBERs at: Brigham Young University, Georgia State University, Indiana University, Michigan State University, Temple University, Texas A&M University, The George Washington University, The University of Texas at Austin, University of Colorado Denver, University of Maryland, University of Miami.
Keynote Speaker
Workshops
The first plenary featured a panel of experts who were asked: “What makes a good teacher?” The enthusiasm of each panel member provided a different perspective on what elements make a good master teacher, including ongoing exploration of how students engage with classroom materials (or not), using storytelling to encourage students to understand lessons, building on the innate curiosity in students, keeping energy in lectures, and giving students a true learning experience. Roberto Garcia from Indiana University opened the session with advice to draw on the world economy to help students understand processes in international business and remember that students are in fact interested in the professor him or herself, so it is important to find out what is relevant to millennial students. Fernando Doria, Georgia State University, said: “there’s good news and bad news, it’s good but bad.” Doria’s passion resonated as he spoke about how teaching models have basically been the same for years, and professors need to find tools to build on the students’ curiosity.
The second plenary presented instructional technology platforms and resources demonstrating how professors can use them to leverage classroom learning on and offline. Jacobus Boers from Georgia State University posed the question “as technology continues to grow and change every day, how will professors be relevant in 10 years?” Some of the tools featured by panel members varied from more traditional software such as Adobe Captivate to social networks such as Pinterest and Zaption (which allow teachers to use video to give the student an interactive experience). Attendees were given a crash course on each type of technology and how to effectively integrate the various tools into effective learning environments.
The final plenary featured content and resources for teaching the introductory IB course. Topics discussed included: dynamic textbooks, experiential teaching, and how to keep student skill sets relevant, so the students are marketable in an ever-changing landscape. Michael Pustay, Texas A&M University, stated that one major challenge IB professors face today is that they now need to be an expert on many subjects of the world and provide millennial students with critical thinking skills as well as foundational knowledge of IB functions, world cultures, and country facts. This problem can be tackled via experiential teaching by using applied, participative involvement in a real world environment. John Riesenberger, a former business executive, and educator spoke about the most critical issue in business today: getting talented people to commit to jobs. According to a NACE survey on 1,000 companies, the most significant skills employers are looking for in today’s market is a person’s ability to work in a team environment, be able to effectively communicate, and have organizational and critical thinking skills.
Competitive Poster Session

As in the past, five parallel thematic workshops were held, each led by expert faculty in the IB sub-disciplines. These breakout sessions included finance, management, marketing, introduction to international business, and supply chain management. Sunday morning ‘bonus’ workshops addressed such themes as pedagogy, research, case teaching, and cross-national perspectives in teaching IB.
Selected Quotes from Participants
Thank you for a wonderful session. It certainly reinvigorated me for teaching the class again next semester. The tips, ideas and advice were invaluable.”
– Reccia Charles, St. George’s University, West Indies“A fantastic experience! You will walk away with so many ideas and resources that your biggest challenge will be figuring out which you want to utilize!”
– Shirley Stretch Stephenson, California State University, Los Angeles“In addition to the instructor’s expertise and knowledge, I appreciated their contagious passion and willingness to share their best practices. I’m excited to bring that back to the classroom.”
– Jim Ryan, Bradley University
The takeaways from this year’s conference left attendees with new ideas of how to reach students in the classroom, how to adequately prepare them for the job market, and numerous new connections with other likeminded professionals in international business. The FDIB Workshops went beyond simply providing lectures; attendees were encouraged to mingle with one another at various lunches and coffee breaks throughout the event. The success of the year’s conference has Georgia State’s CIBER team looking forward to an even more effective and exciting symposium in 2017!
On June 4-7, 2015, Georgia State University's CIBER hosted the International Business Pedagogy Workshops for the first time. This is a signature event offered as a part of the MSI Consortium, consisting of eleven CIBERs and led by GSU-CIBER. Previously hosted by the University of Memphis CIBER, the Globalization Workshops are designed to help U.S. business faculty bring international context into the classroom and to expand their classroom knowledge and skills.
We were so pleased to receive a record number of enthusiastic participants in this year’s event. Colleagues from both MSI and other universities made full use of the insights, experiences, and teaching tools and resources provided to them by their workshop leaders. Similarly workshop leaders expressed satisfaction with the level of genuine interest they saw from their respective participants. Workshop leaders are recognized leaders in international business education; they demonstrated excellence and creativity in classroom teaching and pedagogy.
GSU-CIBER is delighted to plan and host this signature event on behalf of 10 other CIBERs that make up the MSI (Minority Serving Institutions) Consortium. Our staff worked very hard in implementing this faculty development event, and we were delighted to receive so many eager educators who came from all over the country. We look forward to hearing their success stories in their respective universities in the months to come.
S. Tamer Cavusgil, Fuller B. Callaway Professorial Chair & GSU-CIBER Executive Director
Participants
Ed Baker, in his traditional fashion, challenged attendees to look beyond the existing models of graduate business education. The MBA, he reminded participants, has become a commodity that is difficult to distinguish from one university to another. Therefore, it is our common responsibility to ensure that what we offer students is relevant, cutting-edge and closely tied to the needs of the business community.
As the Publisher of the Atlanta Business Chronicle, Ed has his finger on the pulse of Atlanta and Georgia businesses. For business schools to remain relevant, he argued, they must ensure that they build strong and sustainable ties with these businesses. He also emphasized entrepreneurship as a viable career alternative that should be championed by leading business schools.
Mourad Dakhli, Associate Professor & GSU-CIBER Faculty Director
Workshops

The thematic workshops offered in 2015 were:
- Introduction to International Business,
- International Management,
- International Financial Management,
- Global Supply Chain Management,
- International Marketing.
Additionally, participants were able to select from three-hour bonus sessions on:
- Research in international business,
- Teaching pedagogy,
- Case writing for international business, and
- Tools for Cultural Learning in Study Abroad (incorporating the Cultural Analysis Toolkit).
Selected Quotes from Participants

"It is a humbling experience to learn from such experts. I am leaving Atlanta with lots of fresh ideas and resources to help educate my students on international management, global issues, strategy, organizational behavior and international marketing… and to entertain them, as with the newer generation of college students, the line between professor and entertainer is fading fast. As a new professor, I also welcomed the validation of some of my practices… it is always good to learn that some of our lecture practices are the "right stuff" to implement when teaching IB."
- Juan-Maria Gallego, Lecturer, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
"Ben and Leigh Ann were both so inspiring and great workshop leaders. I came back to Florida with so much great information. And it was so great to be with a group of colleagues who sharing best practices."
- Dr. Ann Langlois, Palm Beach Atlantic University
"FDIB was a great learning experience for me, not only in the design/delivery of my new Global Management MBA course but also in my own personal growth and development."
-vRana Haq, Assistant Professor, Laurentian University
"The three things I appreciate most about the conference were the subject matter expertise and teaching styles of the workshop leaders, the specific pedagogical approaches to teaching IB, and the step by step knowledge and instruction offered during the workshops."
- Anonymous MSI faculty and Fellowship awardee
The annual International Business Pedagogy Workshops are a project of the a Minority Serving Institution (MSI) Consortium, hosted by GSU-CIBER and sponsored by CIBERs at Brigham Young University, George Washington University, Indiana University, Michigan State University, Temple University, Texas A&M University, University of Colorado-Denver, University of Maryland, University of Miami, and the University of Texas Austin as well as Emerald Group Publishing. This Program is partially funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
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