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Star%ngPoint:TeachingandLearningEconomics

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MarkMaier

GlendaleCommunityCollege(CA)

KimMarieMcGoldrick

UniversityofRichmond(VA)

Sco0Simkins

NorthCarolinaA&TStateUniversity(NC)

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How did Starting Point get Started?  OriginsinearlierworkbySimkins/MaierfocusedonadapFngpedagogicinnovaFonsacrossdisciplines

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 Needforcomprehensive,readilyaccessible,easy‐to‐usesetofpedagogicalresourcesforclassroomteaching

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What is Starting Point? Aneconomicpedagogicportalthatseeksto:

  IntroduceeconomiststoinnovaFveteachingstrategies–withinandbeyondthedisciplines

  Providetoolstointegrateandassessresearch‐basedteachingstrategiesinclassroomseXngs

  PromotesharingofteachinginnovaFonsandexamplesimplemenFngtheseinnovaFons

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What is Starting Point? PedagogicModulesunderdevelopment(16):

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Why use Starting Point?

 CentrallocaFonforcomprehensivesetofpedagogicalresources

 PromoFngtheconceptofa“teachingcommons”

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How can Instructors use Starting Point?

  Learningaboutspecificpedagogictechniquesandtheiruseineconomicscourses

 Browsingtheteachingexampleslibrary

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How can Instructors use Starting Point?

ContributetothesitebysubmiBngacCviCes

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What’s Different about Starting Point?

 CentrallocaFonforpedagogicalresources Extensivepedagogictopiccoverage Groundedinthelearningsciences  IntenFonallyadapFnginnovaFonsacrossdisciplines Developedininterdisciplinaryteams Dynamic,growinglibraryofexamples Contentmanagementsystemframework(modularandshareable)

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When we Build it, will (you) they Come?   Web‐survey(PaulGrimes,November2009)

  Results  DistribuFonofreported“teachingstyles”‐leaningtowardlecture  20%“notsaFsfied”withcurrentapproachtoteaching  46%experimented“extensively”withteachingpracFcesinlastfive

years  VaryingdegreesoffamiliaritywithStar%ngPointpedagogies  Disciplinarycolleaguesandworkshopsreportedasbestsourcesof

pedagogicalknowledge

  Summary:Significantpoten%alforincreasingpedagogicalinnova%onthroughcomprehensiveweb‐basedportal

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Starting Point – An Example

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