Dr. Silviana Falcon
About.
THOUGHT LEADER ︱ AUTHOR ︱PROFESSOR
Dr. Falcon is a high performing, versatile, and commercially astute forward thinker offering a career of impressive successes as a Healthcare Administrator, Entrepreneur, and Professor.
Dr. Falcon is detail-driven and analytical, with a strong ability to view problems and recommend solutions from multiple perspectives. She is committed to producing high quality, successful businesses and product lines by focusing and investing energy in the development of the organization’s human capital. Her last 12 years of management experience included the daily operations, budget compliance, and resource allocation of roughly $20 million dollars to operate 96 tertiary hospital inpatient medical beds and an outpatient mental health clinic. Dr. Falcon provided administrative oversight of 10 physicians and more than 250 employees. Currently, Dr. Falcon is an Assistant Professor of Business and Healthcare Administration at Florida Southern College’s Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise, where she teaches a variety of courses including Introduction to Business, Principles of Management, Leadership, Healthcare Policy, Healthcare Quality, and Personal Finance. In 2019, Dr. Falcon was awarded the Outstanding Faculty of the Year and the Sam Walton Fellow of the Year for excellence in advancement of entrepreneurial spirit. In 2020, Dr. Falcon was appointed to the prestigious position of the Dorotha C. Tanner Chair in Ethics in Business and Economics.
Dr. Falcon earned a bachelor’s degree from Florida Southern College, a master’s degree in Counseling from the University of South Florida, a master’s degree in Health Services Administration from Webster University, and a doctorate in Health Services Administration from Central Michigan University.
Dr. Silviana Falcon
About.
THOUGHT LEADER ︱ AUTHOR ︱PROFESSOR
Dr. Falcon is a high performing, versatile, and commercially astute forward thinker offering a career of impressive successes as a Healthcare Administrator, Entrepreneur, and Professor.
Dr. Falcon is detail-driven and analytical, with a strong ability to view problems and recommend solutions from multiple perspectives. She is committed to producing high quality, successful businesses and product lines by focusing and investing energy in the development of the organization’s human capital. Her last 12 years of management experience included the daily operations, budget compliance, and resource allocation of roughly $20 million dollars to operate 96 tertiary hospital inpatient medical beds and an outpatient mental health clinic. Dr. Falcon provided administrative oversight of 10 physicians and more than 250 employees. Currently, Dr. Falcon is an Assistant Professor of Business and Healthcare Administration at Florida Southern College’s Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise, where she teaches a variety of courses including Introduction to Business, Principles of Management, Leadership, Healthcare Policy, Healthcare Quality, and Personal Finance. In 2019, Dr. Falcon was awarded the Outstanding Faculty of the Year and the Sam Walton Fellow of the Year for excellence in the advancement of entrepreneurial spirit. In 2020, Dr. Falcon was appointed to the prestigious Dorotha C. Tanner Chair in Ethics in Business and Economics.
Dr. Falcon earned a bachelor’s degree from Florida Southern College, a master’s degree in Counseling from the University of South Florida, a master’s degree in Health Services Administration from Webster University, and a doctorate in Health Services Administration from Central Michigan University.
LECTURES AND PLAY
Book.
A Practical and Fun Guide to Create Extraordinary Classroom Experiences.
This book makes a case for higher education professors to incorporate educational games to their traditional lectures to enhance the learning environment and yield deeper learning. The book includes a collection of outstanding games, tips, tricks, and stories that can be used to teach more than a single subject or principle.
Topics of Conversation
What a high priced college degree fails to do.
PhDs and Great Teaching do not always go together.
Combine lectures with play.
What great professors do.
Why professors struggle to teach differently.
What needs to change to break us free.
LECTURES AND PLAY
Book.
A Practical and Fun Guide to Create Extraordinary Classroom Experiences.
This book makes a case for higher education professors to incorporate educational games to their traditional lectures to enhance the learning environment and yield deeper learning. The book includes a collection of outstanding games, tips, tricks, and stories that can be used to teach more than a single subject or principle.
Topics of Conversation
What a high priced college degree fails to do
PhDs and great teaching do not always go together
Combine lectures with play
What great professors do
Why professors struggle to teach differently
What needs to change to break us free
Reviews
An engaged learning experience…
“A great handbook for current and future instructors. It describes in detail and with great examples how to manage a classroom and make curriculum delivery interesting and successful for the students!” – Nyrka Riskin, Professional Speaker and Coach
A great handbook for current and future instructors…
“This book provides an inside view of a faculty person’s journey to provide an engaged learning experience for each student. The attention to detail in the descriptions of the planning process for in-class instruction and out-of-class contacts with students is remarkable.” – Dr. Susan Freeman, Vice-President, Student Life.
Reviews
An engaged learning experience…
“A great handbook for current and future instructors. It describes in detail and with great examples how to manage a classroom and make curriculum delivery interesting and successful for the students!” – Nyrka Riskin, Professional Speaker and Coach
A great handbook for current and future instructors…
“This book provides an inside view of a faculty person’s journey to provide an engaged learning experience for each student. The attention to detail in the descriptions of the planning process for in-class instruction and out-of-class contacts with students is remarkable.” – Dr. Susan Freeman, Vice-President, Student Life.