Professor of Instruction and the Director of the Minor in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Dirk Mateer, shares the three ways he makes economics fun, current, and meaningful for students by using pop-culture examples and interactive digital tools.
Category: Economics
ChatGPT Has Mastered the Principles of Economics. Now What?
Dirk Mateer is a professor of instruction at the University of Texas at Austin and author of Economics in the Movies, Essentials of Economics, and Principles of Economics. Dirk has been featured in the "Great Teachers in Economics" series and he was also the inaugural winner of the Economic Communicator Contest. While he was at …
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Workshop – Transitioning to Online Teaching with Brian O’Roark
In this workshop, Professor of Economics at Robert Morris University and Essentials of Economics co-author Brian O’Roark shared tips and tricks for moving your course online. He went over a number of resources to keep your students engaged—from Kahoot and InQuizitive—as well as specific tips for organizing your LMS and keeping in touch with students. He …
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