Organizers:

Gail M. Hoyt, University of Kentucky

Moderators:

KimMarie McGoldrick, University of Richmond

Panelists:

Mohammed Akacem, Metropolitan State College of Denver "Using Case Studies to Enhance the Teaching of Concepts and Student Engagement"

Nelson Altamirano, National University "Experimenting with the Making of Markets and Politics - Can We Get a Large and More Competitive Market?"

Jennifer K. Rhoads, University of Illinois at Chicago "Being Aware of Health Care: Using Cooperative Learning to Synthesize and Communicate U.S. Health Care Reform Issues"

Derek Stimel, Menlo College "Long-Run Economic Growth and Policy: A Case About Mali"

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Organizers:

KimMarie McGoldrick, University of Richmond

Session Chairs:

KimMarie McGoldrick, University of Richmond

Papers:

"Starting Point- Teaching and Learning Economics"
KimMarie McGoldrick, University of Richmond (Contact Author)
Mark H. Maier, Glendale Community College
Scott Paul Simkins, North Carolina A&T State University

"Cooperative Learning in Economics"
KimMarie McGoldrick, University of Richmond (Contact Author)

"Getting Started with Context-Rich Problems"
Joann Bangs, St. Catherine University (Contact Author)

"Building the Economics Starting Point Community: An Evaluator’s Perspective"
Paul W. Grimes, Mississippi State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Lynne Lewis, Bates College
Tisha Lin Nakao Emerson, Baylor University
Sue K. Stockly, Eastern New Mexico University

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Organizers:

Tisha Lin Nakao Emerson, Baylor University

Session Chairs:

Tisha Lin Nakao Emerson, Baylor University

Papers:

"Teaching the Disinterested: Communicating Economics to Non-Majors"
Philip Szmedra, Georgia Southwestern State University (Contact Author)

"Determinants of Faculty Assessment Methods in Undergraduate Economics Courses"
George Schaur, The University of Tennessee (Contact Author)
William E. Becker, Indiana University
Michael Watts, Purdue University

"If You Build It... Fostering Undergraduate Research with Peer Research Conferences"
Melanie E. Fox Kean, Austin College (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Monica E. Hartmann, University of St. Thomas
Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University
KimMarie McGoldrick, University of Richmond

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