Students in economics classrooms are increasingly digital natives, raised in a culture of engagement, expression and learning through online interactions using technological devices. We have turned the concept of a ‘selfie’ into an instructional tool for students to demonstrate their...

Ever since Becker and Watts (1996) and, more recently, Watts and Schaur (2011) found that economic educators rely heavily on “chalk and talk” as a primary teaching method, economic educators have been seeking new ways to engage students and improve learning outcomes. Recently, the use of...

Social media is one of the most current and dynamic developments in education. In general, the field of economics has lagged behind other disciplines in incorporating technologies in the classroom. This paper provides a guide for economics educators on how to incorporate Twitter, Instagram, and...

Social media access and usage has grown rapidly in the past several years. In academia, social media is a new pedagogical tool that may be used to engage students in and outside the economics classroom and impact their overall success. In this study we examine the students’ view of...

Education in economics has trended away from “chalk and talk” toward alternative pedagogical approaches in recent years. This paper documents one such approach used to illustrate economic concepts, the use of film clips from ESPN 30 for 30. This series can be used to augment traditional...

Economic educators interested in incorporating project-based learning can incorporate Econ Beats in their classrooms. Using student reported measures of learning we evaluate students' perception of the efficacy of Econ Beats, a project that requires students to remake popular music in to...

Most lessons about sports in relationship to personal finance and economics showcase how professional athletes mismanage their millions. However, most students tend to view these same athletes as heroes and are inspired to follow in their footsteps, despite the cautionary tales. In this paper,...

The economics profession lacks gender and racial diversity, so interventions at the graduate and professional level have been introduced to minimize the effect of the “leaky pipeline.” Since economic educators lack training in classroom management and student interaction skills, I present...

Research has shown that, at the principles level, economic education relies mainly on exams for assessment. Introducing differentiated assessment in economic education through active learning provides a way for economic educators to increase the level of learning and to assess a higher level of...

Innovative teaching in economic education has used media, music, and popular culture. We provide educators with a semester-long, interdisciplinary, collaborative, active learning project called Econ Beats. The project requires students from Economics to work with media students over an entire...