Jan 23, 20192 minCreating a community of learners in online courses.Too many online courses are a series of videos, basic quizzes and superficial forums. Is it possible to support active online forums in w...
Aug 20, 20183 minSeven Advantages of a Flipped Classroom (and three possible downsides).A flipped classroom is a course in which what is usually done in the classroom is done at home and homework is done in class. Students wa...
Jul 10, 20182 minStudents put their knowledge to the test as they attend the Rencontres Economiques d’Aix #REAix2018What better way to end the Principles of Macro course, than attending an economics conference about the future of the world economy, that...
May 28, 20183 minMaking Macroeconomic Measures meaningful in the Principles of Macro courseIn one of the first universities I taught for, I was told not to bother teaching how GDP, unemployment, inequality or inflation were meas...
May 6, 20183 minGetting students to prep (and a lot more): the new art of in-class quizzesYour students aren’t doing the reading? They come to class unprepared, with homework missing? You are not alone! The most cited figures a...
Feb 15, 20181 minMaking assignments more meaningful: creating a shared website in class. As part of the Geography of a Global Village course, I asked my students to write posts on the issues we covered, rather than hand in ess...
