Education Tools for Entrepreneurship

This book examines education in entrepreneurship through an action-learning environment that uses educational innovation tools. It explores various education tools, technology tools and pedagogical methods being implemented into university curriculums around the world.

Entrepreneurship in society is rapidly gaining popularity as entrepreneurial activities aimed to create social value are fundamental in the development of an innovative, sustainable economy. This notion has been encouraging universities to incorporate entrepreneurship-related competencies into the curriculums of almost all subjects. Thus, developing an action-learning environment with educational innovation tools, technology tools and pedagogical methods is becoming increasingly important to universities. Students must be fully prepared to face the many challenges in the world and to help develop an innovative and sustainable economy. Universities should therefore promote active learning through innovation so that students can become active participants in their learning.

Featuring contributions and case studies from academics, researchers and practitioners from around the world, the is book provides international perspective into entrepreneurship education and innovation.

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Chapter 1 Classroom Experiments: A Useful Tool for Learning about Economic and Entrepreneurial Decisions.- Chapter 2 An experience in teaching innovation based on collaborative learning and the Aronson jigsaw technique.- Chapter 3 Learning by teaching and assessing: A teaching experience.- Chapter 4 DINNO® An Innovative Technological Tool for Empowerment in Assessment.- Chapter 5 Towards sustainable assessment: ICT as a facilitator of self- and peer assessment.- Chapter 6 Entrepreneurship Education: a Tool for Development of Technological Innovation.- Chapter 7.- Teaching entrepreneurship: A comparison between virtual and classroom teaching contexts.- Chapter 8 Enhancement of entrepreneurship in Colombian universities: Competence Approach Plus Personalized Advice (CAPPA) model.- Chapter 9 Game driven education in finance through on-line trading tools.- Chapter 10 Educating for Entrepreneurship: Application to the Business Services Marketing Subject.- Chapter 11 Work andstudy habits in the interconnected age: What it means for businesses of the future.- Chapter 12 Experiential activities: A tool to increase entrepreneurial skills.- Chapter 13 Fostering entrepreneurship in higher education, by problem-based learning.- Chapter 14 Best University Practices and Tools in Entrepreneurship.- Chapter 15 Innovation in Entrepreneurship Education: Developing Competitive Advantages for MBA Students.- Chapter 16 Resources and To ols of the Firm: Competencies and Entrepreneurship.- Chapter 17 Entrepreneurship in higher education as a horizontal competence. <p