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Book SynopsisTeaching Innovations in Economics presents findings from the Teaching Innovations Program (TIP) funded by the National Science Foundation.
Table of ContentsContents: Foreword John J. Siegfried Preface 1. Developing Teacher Expertise for Economists through a Workshop Experience Michael K. Salemi 2. Online Faculty Instruction to Improve Interactive Teaching of Economics Mark Maier and Tisha L.N. Emerson 3. Advancing the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Economics KimMarie McGoldrick 4. Making Cooperative Learning Effective for Economics KimMarie McGoldrick, Robert Rebelein, Jennifer K. Rhoads and Sue Stockly 5. Conducting Experiments in the Economics Classroom Denise Hazlett, Kathy A. Paulson Gjerde, José J. Vazquez-Cognet and Judith A. Smrha 6. Classroom Discussion Michael K. Salemi, Kirsten Madden, Roisin O’Sullivan and Prathibha Joshi 7. Formative Assessment in Economics Courses William B. Walstad, Michael Curme, Katherine Silz Carson and Indradeep Ghosh 8. Context-rich Problems in Economics Mark Maier, Joann Bangs, Niels-Hugo Blunch and Brian Peterson 9. Case Use in Economics Instruction Patrick Conway, Derek Stimel, Ann E. Davis and Monica Hartmann 10. Interactive Large Enrollment Economics Courses Gail Hoyt, Mary Kassis, David Vera and Jennifer Imazeki 11. Findings from a Teaching Innovation Program for Economics Faculty William B. Walstad Index