Dee-2009-Programme
Developments in Economics Education (DEE)
Fifth International Developments in Economics Education (DEE) Conference
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, UK
9-10 September 2009
DEE 2009 Conference Programme
Programme - Day One (9th September 2009)
Time
9.45
Registration and refreshments
10.15
Introduction and welcome
Parallel sessions 1
1a
1b
1c
1d
Creating a PhD Seminar
The development of
Series in Advanced
health economics
Mathematical Methods in
teaching in the UK: a
Economics & Finance
qualitative
Laurence Lasselle
documentation of its
Exhibiting how to teach
history, current
Economics 2.0
modern general
practice and
- workshop
equilibrium
expectations for the
Paul Ayres, Zak
macroeconomics, with the
future
Mensah,
same basic mathematics
Paula Lorgelly, Emma
Bhagesh
required for advanced
Frew and Tracey Sach
Sachania
Pluralism in
Economics
Education
Andy Denis
Assessment
10.30
strategies for
pluralism
Andrew Mearman
Delivering
research, at an
Law and Economics
Pluralism within
undergraduate level
Vindelyn Smith-
the Economics
Max Gillman
Hillman, Tom Bain
Managing the
and Phillip Nash
undergraduate
Economists as
dissertation in economics
Government Advisers
Peter Smith
Monojit Chatterji
Classroom
Ioana Negru
12.00
Keynote: Rachael Lomax
12.45
Lunch
13.45
Keynote: Vicky Pryce
14.30
Poster Session (plus refreshments)
15.00
Teaching Resources for Undergraduate Economics (TRUE) project
Parallel sessions 2
2a
2b
2c
2d
Engaging
Students to Make
15.30
Analysing variation in
Economic Sense
Lab session on
students' economic
of Data: Towards
computerised
understanding: the role of
a Better Mix of
classroom
threshold concepts
Learning
experiments
Jean Mangan & Peter
Resources
Todd Kaplan,
Davies
Dean Garratt and
Tim Miller and
Toward a complete model
Stephen Heasell
Dieter
of learning in economics
Mathematics
Balkenborg
Tommy Tang & Tim
Support
A classroom
Robinson
Michael Grove
experiment with
Standardisation and
and Tony Croft
network
Flexibility in Teaching
A New Revolution
externalites
Delivery
in Economics
Juergen Bracht
Martin Diedrich & Simon
Education
Teaching as Modeling
Disciplinary Practice
Steven A. Greenlaw
Designing a new
Masters in Applied
Economics - workshop
Philip Hedges & Peter
Urwin
Macklin
Keshab Bhattarai
17.00
Close of Day One
19.00
Bus leaving for conference dinner
Programme - Day Two (10th September 2009)
Time
9.00
Registration and refreshments
Parallel sessions 3
3a
3b
3c
3d
Helping students
Enabling
Flummoxed, baffled or
Electronic and
select a research
Students to
plain confused?
traditional learning on
9.15
topic
Compare
Enhancing the
an econometrics unit
Gherardo Girardi
Theories in
experiences of
Edmund Cannon
Undergraduate
Media Stories
International students
Retention of
Research in
about the
and staff - workshop
knowledge: long term
Economics in the
Economy
Margarida Dolan and
effectiveness of
UK: can we
David Wheat
Irene Macias
WebCT-based
promote it more
See also online
Technology-enhanced
continuous
effectively?
text (in progress)
learning experiences:
assessment scheme
Judith Shapiro
Capitalising on
focus on
in case of Economics
Wiki'd! Teaching
the crisis: using a
internationalisation and
1 module delivered at
research and
web-based
large groups
the Napier University
writing skills using
multimedia
Juliette Stephenson and
Business School
wikis and
approach to
Carlos Cortinhas
Piotr Jaworski
Wikipedia
locate continuing
On-line auto-graded
Julian Wells
economic
assignments in
conversations
economics: A test of
Alan Hutton and
their effectiveness
David Donald
Brendan Kennelly,
Connections in
John Considine and
Political
Darragh Flannery
Economy: An
Economics
Network Project
Robert Jones
10.45
Refreshments
Parallel sessions 4
11.00
4a
4b
4c
4d
Preparing papers
As the class
Linking Research and
Responding to
on research in
turns!
Teaching in Economics:
popularisations of
Economics
Quincy Elvira &
A Review of Theory and
economics
Education
Dorien
Practice
Martin Poulter
Peter Davies and
Doornebos-
Linda Juleff
Economics in
Ross Guest
Klarenbeek
Time Allocations and
Context? Teaching
Developing and
Developing a
Reward Structures for
economics to the
Implementing an
'sense of
U.S. Academic
uninitiated
Economics
belonging'
Economists from 1995-
Fran Smith and
Pedagogic Portal:
Guglielmo Volpe
2005: Evidence from
Judith Piggott (see
Starting Point -
Students'
Three National Surveys
also the case study)
Teaching and
Magazine on
Michael Watts (with
Learning
Current
Willam E. Becker and
Economics
Economics
Cynthia Harter)
KimMarie
Affairs: a
The Teaching For
McGoldrick and
Feasibility Study
Understanding
Scott
Willem Spanjers
Framework (TFU) And
Simkins(PDF
The Sherlock Holmes
handout)
Investigative Model
(SHIM) For Teaching
Undergraduate Arts
Economics Students: A
Pedagogical Case
Daniel Blackshields
12.30
Keynote: Robert Chote
13.15
Lunch
Parallel sessions 5
5a
5b
Using Short Classroom
Games/Experiments in Intermediate
14.15
Microeconomics - workshop
Jon Guest
Presentation skills - workshop
The Application of Threshold Concepts
Michael Pagnotta2
in Economics Using Classroom
Games with Business Students
Mike Walsh
15.45
Refreshments
16.00
Panel session
16.30
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