Using Multimedia to Teach Economics
AbstractThis article examines the pedagogical benefits of using multimedia in the teaching of economics at an undergraduate level, then provides an example from my own teaching to serve as a reference for lecturers interested in creating an interactive learning environment, which prompts genuine two-way discussion in the classroom and produces better learning outcomes for students. The final section ties in the use of multimedia with broader debates among economists about the appropriate level of government intervention in the economy. The paper concludes by arguing that the use of multimedia has strong pedagogical advantages in stimulating greater student engagement and helping to rectify the image of economics in the wider community. Lecturers interested in using multimedia in their teaching will find an extensive list of web resources at the end of this paper.
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Bibliographic InfoPaper provided by School of Economics, La Trobe University in its series Working Papers with number 2011.02.
Length: 16 pages
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economic education; multimedia; student engagement; everyday economics; pedagogy EDIRC Provider-Institution: RePEc:edi:smlatau;
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- A22 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Undergraduate
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- Robert Lawson & Joshua Hall & G. Dirk Mateer, 2008. "From Abba to Zeppelin, Led: Using Music to Teach Economics," The Journal of Economic Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 39(1), pages 107-107, January.
- G. Dirk Mateer & Herman Li, 2008. "Movie Scenes for Economics," The Journal of Economic Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 39(3), pages 303-303, July.
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