Hee Yoon Kwon, Ph.D.

TEACHING INNOVATIONS​

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• PSAid Project

  • Led student teams to participate in Public Service Announcement for International Disasters (PSAid) Contest

  • URI Newspaper coverage

  • Albanese, Arruda, Hadfield, & Fonseca. Cash Keeps Your Donations Fresh. 3rd place in print category, 2017​.

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• Gamification applied to assessment activities

  • Individual accountability reinforced via team rewards and economy system for exam advantages​

  • Linked with research: Kwon, H.Y. and Özpolat, K. “Impact of assessment gamification on student perceptions and content knowledge”. Under review at INFORMS Transactions on Education.

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• Flipped classroom

  • Uploaded study guide video series (23 episodes, Fall 2018) on YouTube

  • Students watched video, read textbook and took 5-item quizzes at the beginning of  every class
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
     

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• Two-stage team exams

  • Individual questions followed by team questions​

  • Individual accountability, teamwork and communication, problem-solving
     

• Op-ed writing assignment​

  • Took a leading role in implementing an op-ed writing assignment in two sections of Global Supply Chain Management course​ (93 students)

  • Managed Iterative review, revise, and re-submission process 

  • Guided multiple student teams to submit and publish on local/regional newspapers and practitioner journals

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 Student publications

• Beliveau, Cadovious, Wilson, & Foley. Self-driving trucks are coming. Providence Business News​

• Osaki, Boglione, Campos, & Ackerman. Do you want to have to rely on a death to save your life? The Westerly Sun.

• DeSarro, Underwood, & Steingart. The blockchain could be a key cog in election reform efforts. The Westerly Sun. 

• Carey, Wydra, Thomas, Czajkowski, & Buckley. A new NAFTA is being built, and we want big changes. The Westerly Sun. 

• Marcellino, Finnigan, Flynn, & Stern. We need reshoring, retraining programs. The Pawtucket Times. 

• Bross, Brynn, Cummings, & Greene. Trade agreement deserves a second look. The Independent. 

• Gutter, Gagnon, Souriyavong, & Messing. The Changing Arctic Sea Route and its New Opportunities. Seaview.

• Hamm, Letkemann, & Rickner. Reviving Churchill: Encouraging Arctic Shipping in Canada’s Most Prolific Northern Port. Seaview (forthcoming)