10.1177/1052562903252640 Article JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT EDUCATION / August 2004 Finan / EXPERIENCE AS TEACHER EXPERIENCE AS TEACHER: TWO TECHNIQUES FOR INCORPORATING STUDENT EXPERIENCES INTO A COURSE

How can learning situations build on students ’ lived experiences? Two tech-niques, the experience paper and the dialogue paper, enable students to con-nect their experiences with an organizational behavior course. In the experi-ence paper, students write about their experiences of leading, being motivated, working in groups, being empowered, and acting in situations of power and change. The effects of the technique on the professor, the students, and the dynamics of the class learning are detailed. In the dialogue paper, students use relevant theorists to illuminate their experience. The two techniques build on each other. Adaptations for use with large classes are described