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Star%ngPoint:TeachingandLearningEconomics
AlliedSocialScienceAssocia%onsMee%ngJanuary,2010–Atlanta,GA
MarkMaier
GlendaleCommunityCollege(CA)
KimMarieMcGoldrick
UniversityofRichmond(VA)
Sco0Simkins
NorthCarolinaA&TStateUniversity(NC)
SupportprovidedbytheNaFonalScience
FoundaFonDUE0817382
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How did Starting Point get Started? OriginsinearlierworkbySimkins/MaierfocusedonadapFngpedagogicinnovaFonsacrossdisciplines
AlliedSocialScienceAssociaFons(ASSA)AnnualMeeFng,January2010|Atlanta,GA
Needforcomprehensive,readilyaccessible,easy‐to‐usesetofpedagogicalresourcesforclassroomteaching
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What is Starting Point? Aneconomicpedagogicportalthatseeksto:
IntroduceeconomiststoinnovaFveteachingstrategies–withinandbeyondthedisciplines
Providetoolstointegrateandassessresearch‐basedteachingstrategiesinclassroomseXngs
PromotesharingofteachinginnovaFonsandexamplesimplemenFngtheseinnovaFons
AlliedSocialScienceAssociaFons(ASSA)AnnualMeeFng,January2010|Atlanta,GA
AlliedSocialScienceAssociaFons(ASSA)AnnualMeeFng,January2010|Atlanta,GA
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What is Starting Point? PedagogicModulesunderdevelopment(16):
AlliedSocialScienceAssociaFons(ASSA)AnnualMeeFng,January2010|Atlanta,GA
Why use Starting Point?
CentrallocaFonforcomprehensivesetofpedagogicalresources
PromoFngtheconceptofa“teachingcommons”
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How can Instructors use Starting Point?
Learningaboutspecificpedagogictechniquesandtheiruseineconomicscourses
Browsingtheteachingexampleslibrary
AlliedSocialScienceAssociaFons(ASSA)AnnualMeeFng,January2010|Atlanta,GA
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)
AlliedSocialScienceAssociaFons(ASSA)AnnualMeeFng,January2010|Atlanta,GA
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
AlliedSocialScienceAssociaFons(ASSA)AnnualMeeFng,January2010|Atlanta,GA