Vol. 79 No. 1 (2025): Business Education Forum

Table of Contents – Business Education Forum, Winter 2025 (Vol. 79, No. 1)

From the President
Equipping Students for the Gig Economy and Entrepreneurship
Lori Hauf explores how business education must adapt to support flexible, freelance careers in the evolving workforce.

Career Centers are Using AI to Help Students Prepare for the World of Work
Holly Allen & Beka Moore examine how AI tools are transforming resume feedback, interview prep, and job search strategies.

Intergenerational Communication in Business
James Robert Blair & Marcel Robles provide classroom-ready tools to teach students how to navigate digital and traditional media across generations.

Ethics and Generative AI: Implications for Education, Business, and Industry
Tatyana Pashnyak discusses the ethical challenges of generative AI across education and industry, with emphasis on fairness, privacy, and integrity.

Elevating Business Education: A Practical Guide for Educators (Forum Feature)
Joe McClary offers strategies to transform classrooms by incorporating certifications, real-world applications, and technology integration.

Utilizing AI: Boosting Business Education for Tomorrow’s Leaders
Brittany Hall shares classroom strategies for teaching AI tools, responsible use, and ethical considerations in secondary business education.

Resource Review
How Next Gen Personal Finance is Elevating Business Education
Wally T. Luckeydoo reviews the Next Gen Personal Finance platform as a free, comprehensive resource for teaching personal finance.

Tech Savvy
Prompt Design: Communicating with Your AI “Teaching Assistant”
Corrine Sweet shares prompt-writing techniques for maximizing the value of AI tools in education.

Colleague to Colleague
One Strategy or Technology That Helped Elevate Your Teaching
Practitioners share practical innovations that improved their student outcomes and instructional quality.

From the Field
New Resources from the NBEA Library
A summary of recent classroom-ready tools and instructional materials added to the NBEA digital library.

Planbook
Best Book Ever That Helped You Professionally in Education
Educators highlight the books that most influenced their teaching and professional development.