Symposium on Economics Teaching
JET’s Symposium on Economics Teaching (SET) is a different kind of conference put on by a different kind of journal. Through this effort, learning outcomes and teaching innovations take center stage. Each session is designed with a set of learning outcomes in mind so that you can immediately apply them to your classroom.
What can Machine Learning teach us about Economic Education?
How LT Principles Can Improve Diversity, Inclusiveness and Student Interest
Session A1:
- Fostering Community and Engagement in Large Classroom Settings (Morgan Taylor) – Slides
- A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words: Infographic Assignments in Economics (Lauren Calimeris Kocman and Ed Kosack) – Slides
- Helping students build their core values in an economics principles course (Aselia Urmanbetova)
Session B1:
Organized Session: Empowering Educators & Engaging Students with Artificial Intelligence
Joel Miller, Derek D’Angelo, and Jadrian Wooten
Session A2:
- “Choice: Economics Materials for Success” on Substack: Worksheets based on recent and interesting news articles to improve interest, retention of information and engagement in Principles of Economics classes (Stefani Milovanska-Farrington) – Slides
- Current Events in the Curriculum: New Resources from Audioecon (Ishani Tewari) – Slides
- Wikipedia and Economic Thought: Using the Classroom to Contribute to Public Knowledge (Christopher Clarke) – Slides
Session B2:
Session A3:
- Wabash After Dark: Podcasts are the new Recitations (Eric Dunaway) – Slides
- Engaging Gen Z Students with Economic Lessons Featuring MrBeast (Wayne Geerling, Dirk Mateer, and Jadrian Wooten) – Slides
- How to Prepare for When Schitt Happens. Using Schitt’s Creek to Teach Personal Finance (Florencia Gabriele and Dirk Mateer)
Session B3:
Session A4:
Session B4:
- Teaching Inequality Through a Lens of Justice (Scott McKay) – Slides
- Using Virtual Exchange (VE) to Integrate and Develop Global and Cultural Competency for Students in an Intermediate Economics Curriculum (Amy Eremionkhale) – Slides
- Changing the Landscape of Instruction in Economic Development (Erwin F. Erhardt, III) – Slides
Session A5:
- Using Interactive Applications to Improve Statistical Understanding (Beau Sauley)
- The Economics of Lemonade Stand (Ron Baker) – Slides
- Using the NFL Draft to teach asymmetric information and the principle-agent problems (John Kruggel and Jadrian Wooten) – Slides
Session B5:
- Increasing interest in economics through The Econ Games (Daria Sevastianova) – Slides
- Building Belonging Through Econ Clubs (Ryan Goss, Anna Vroegindewey, Heather Darpel, and Kylie Koeninger)
- What is Pearson’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Online Course? (Thomas Hayword)
Session A6:
- The Science of Learning for Graduate Student Pedagogical Training (Janise Turso, Jackie Campbell, and Emily Marshall) – Slides
- Building Employability Skills in Math Course for Business and Economics using UDL Approach (Subhadra Ganguli) – Slides
- Improving Your Practice with Insights from Psychology (Luke Starkey) – Slides
Session B6:
Economic Education at Multiple Levels: Continuing (or starting) the Conversation (slides)
As an educator of economics at multiple levels, Melissa will talk about some of the differences and similarities observed. Teacher education will also be discussed. How can we work together to make economic education the best it can be at every level?
Change is Hard: Rethinking Key Teaching Concepts in Macroeconomics
Recording of Keynote:
Session A1:
- Playing Economic Sudoku to Teach Cost by George Dirk Mateer, Charity-Joy Acchiardo, and Wayne Geerling (slides | appendix)
- Deal Me In! Econ Card Games for Retrieval Practice by Megan Kirts (slides)
- Creating Robust Automatically Graded Multipart Questions in Blackboard Using Simple Regular Expression Pattern Matching by Kevin S. S. Henning (slides | appendix)
Session A2:
- Strengthening the Writing Component in Upper Level Economics Electives by Helen Schneider (slides)
- Hands On Economic Research: Using A “Student Price Index” to Drive Involvement in an Econ Club by Daniel Kuester (slides)
- A Guide for an Experiential Learning Program: The College Fed Challenge Competition by Khawaja Mamun and Gerald McCloghry (slides)
Session B1:
- A New Voyage in Entertainment Economics: The Digital Concert by Erwin Erhardt
- The Hero’s Order: Understanding Economics By Investigating the Hidden Order of the Worlds Our Heroes Inhabit by Brian Hollar (slides)
- The Marvelous World of Economics: Using Superheroes to Teach Econ by John Kruggel (slides)
Session B2:
- Revelations on student difficulties from reflective quiz responses on pre-recorded lectures by Sylvia Kuo (slides)
- Embedding Economics: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Teaching Economics Concepts by Terra Aquia (slides)
- Ethics, Economic, and Social Issues—A new curriculum for Principles and High School Economics by Jamie Wagner
Session C1:
- Real World Economics: A Data-Driven Economic Indicator Research Project by Kim Pickering (slides)
- Teaching Economics Through Old Testament Stories by Brian Hollar, Amel Ben Abdesslem, and Jadrian Wooten (slides)
- Understanding the Features and Outcomes of Economic Systems: A Missing Part in Economics Education by Natalia Boliari (slides)
Session C2:
- Adaptive Teaching, Self-Regulating and Goal Setting: Low-Cost Strategies to Make Economics Courses More Inclusive by Basak Horowitz (slides)
- Using Challenge Questions to Stimulate Participation, Collaboration, and Discussion in the Classroom by Becky Lafrancois (slides)
- Teaching Economics with RBG: Relevance, Belonging, and Growth Mindset by Han-Yen Kao (slides)
Session D1:
- How to Use and Make EconGraphs by Chris Makler
- Drawing Up Interest in Principles of Macroeconomics: A Simple Exercise to Illustrate Economic Growth by Mark Melichar
- Interacting with Students Through MobLab by Kelvin Wong (slides)
Session D2:
Session E1:
- Learning How to Learn: Teaching Study Skills in Introductory Economics by Irene Foster (slides)
- Roll the Dice: Teaching Expected Value Using Randomly-Assigned Grades by Tom Flesher (slides)
- Costs in the Short Flight by Noah Trudeau
Session E2:
Panel on Teaching Economics Through Social Media (slides)
- Panel: Chris Clarke, Craig Palsson, and Matt Pierson
- Moderator: Jadrian Wooten
Featuring Emily Marshall, Dirk Mateer, & Brian O’Roark (Slides)
Featuring Courtney Brandt, Lucy Malakar, & Janise Turso (Slides)
Featuring Lee Coppock & Emily Marshall (Slides)
Featuring Lucy Malakar & Dirk Mateer (Slides)
Featuring Lee Coppock, Carter Doyle, Ken Elzinga, & Marc Santugini
Featuring Lee Coppock, Dirk Mateer, & Brian O’Roark (Slides)