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Category Archives: Teaching and Learning
Reflections on the TIP Econ Workshop
Over the past several postings I’ve been writing about the June 2006 Teaching Innovations Program in Economics Workshop. Now that it’s over, I’d like to draw some conclusions. This workshop was quite unusual in a number of respects. The most … Continue reading
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TIP Workshop – Day 3
In the previous posting I discussed my experience at the second day’s sessions of the June 2006 Teaching Innovations Program in Economics Workshop. The half day session on Day 3 was largely a combination of debriefing on activities from Day … Continue reading
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TIP Workshop – Day 2
In the previous posting I discussed my experience at the first day’s sessions of the June 2006 Teaching Innovations Program in Economics Workshop. Here are my reflections from the second day. Session 5: First Team Presentations Session 6: Assessment Strategies … Continue reading
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TIP in Economics Workshop
Today we started the June 2006 Teaching Innovations Program in Economics Workshop held in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Here are some brief reflections from the sessions today: Session 1: Introduction to the Workshop The purpose of this workshop is to … Continue reading
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On the Importance of the Text – 2
I ran into the same serious problem with the text this semester as last. For the reasons I described in the last post, choosing the right text is critical. What defines right? Well, certainly the text has to do a … Continue reading
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On the Importance of a Text in College Courses
Perhaps I’m a slow learner, but I appear to be back to where I started after having reinvented the wheel. When I first started teaching, I adopted a standard textbook as a matter of course for my introductory course. That … Continue reading
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Analysis of the Meta Activities – 2
Over the last several postings, I have been analyzing my students’ participation in the meta activities I developed for my principles courses last year. The majority of the students did not buy into the meta activities. I find that distressing. … Continue reading
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Analysis of this Semester’s Meta Activities
Here is my analysis of the meta activities for my experimental intro course this semester. You can compare this with last semester’s results. The results remain depressing. Abstract Metas: * Nearly 60% failed to participate (59% submitted 0-1 of 8 … Continue reading
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My Freshman Year
I recently finished Rebekah Nathan’s My Freshman Year, a gripping yet disturbing book. Nathan, an anthropologist, spent a sabbatical as a freshman at her own university, taking classes and living in the dorm. The book is a fascinating study of … Continue reading
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Update on the Experiment – 1
I haven’t posted much this semester on my pedagogical experiment. There’s a reason for that: I spent a fair amount of time last summer prepping for the Fall course, specifically thinking about how I could radically revise its teaching. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
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