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How To Teach a Blended Digital
Marketing Course With Real World
Practitioner Inputs
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SCOTT DAVIS
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MARKETING
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-DOWNTOWN
@scottwdavis
ERIC SANINOCENCIO
DIGITAL MEDIA DIRECTOR
@ericsan @eric-saninocencio
Theory is not enough
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The Case for Practitioners
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In 2018, 90% of 376 UHD graduate students
surveyed responded that the faculty-practitioner
team teaching either “met” or “surpassed” their
expectations.
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Game Plan
Faculty Member
1. Script the lesson and share
with the practitioner in
advance
2. Use student inputs to
involve the practitioner
3. Change the game plan to
accommodate practitioner
ideas and interests
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Game Plan
Practitioner
1. Review readings and videos
before class
2. Consider what will make the
lesson most memorable
3. Choreograph planned
activities with the professor
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Share the Spotlight
Team Teaching
● Let the practitioner lead
sections
● Provide practical perspective
with relevant work examples
● Offer alternate views
● Challenge students to
consider applying content
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The Perfect Combo
1. Mutual respect
2. Create a collective
outcome based on
individual contributions
3. Consciously raise the
energylevel
Q&A
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Applications of This Model
● Corporate Fellow
● Online Practitioner Series (podcast, videos)
● Alternating Sessions
● Guest Speaker Series
● Real-world Projects
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