Although seminal literature indicates that “chalk and talk” is still the predominant lecture
method (Watts and Becker, 2008; Watts and Schaur, 2011; Ongeri, 2017), research more …

A push has been made over the past decade to utilize “short and sweet” media clips in the
classroom to engage students with the material while being cognizant of shortening …

The literature on active learning and engaging pedagogy has grown since the turn of the
century when William Becker challenged the economics education community to be “sexier” …

The economics profession lacks diversity and, as a result, interventions have been
introduced at the graduate and professional levels to minimize the effect of the “leaky …

Addressing the learning styles of the current college-age population begets some
trepidation for college-level instructors who are acquainted with a more traditional learning …

Parks and Recreation was a television sitcom based in the fictional town of Pawnee,
Indiana, which was described as more exciting than New York, more glamorous than …

Economics instructors have increasingly embraced the use of popular culture as a teaching
resource to enhance their lectures. The use of television shows, music and media clips …

This paper uses the film Crazy Rich Asians (2018) to illustrate an active-learning technique
for teaching game theory in introductory classes. Burke et al.(2018) show that using popular …

This research examines the use of popular media in curriculum to engage undergraduate
students. It discusses opportunities and challenges faced by educators who use popular …

Economics instructors continue to move away from the traditional'chalk and talk'style of
teaching, to more inventive and appealing pedagogical strategies that better fit the …