Journal of Strategic Security (Aug 2013)

Matching Intelligence Teaching Methods with Different Learners' Needs

  • David L. Blenkhorn,
  • Craig S. Fleisher

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5038/1944-0472.6.3.6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 3
pp. 61 – 72

Abstract

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Current trends suggest that academia may be well “behind the curve” in delivering effective competitive and market intelligence programs and course offerings to students. There are many reasons why this state of affairs has occurred, and prominent among them is nature of challenges experienced by instructors in disseminating and teaching students the prominent competencies they need to acquire in order to be successful in the changing workplace. Applying cluster analysis to our teaching experiences and the scholarship, we develop a normative conceptual model that contrasts traditional and evolving pedagogical methods. Furthermore, we make the case that new learning tools and technologies which are revolutionizing the way information is taught need to be matched up with the new ways in which unique segments of contemporary intelligence students approach learning.

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