Applied Economics Teaching Resources

7-26-2025 Workshop Materials 

• Agenda
• Speaker and Panelists Bios
• Session 1: Designing Universal Courses and Managing Dynamic Classrooms: slides, worksheet
  • Christine K. Ormsbee: UCD presentation
  • Christine K. Ormsbee: UCD workshop
  • UDL Instructional Planning Process
• Session 2: Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL) in Ag. & Applied Economics
  • Jerrod Penn: Deciding whether to do SoTL
  • Anna Josephson: The Mechanics of SoTL in Economics – A Practical Introduction
  • Hannah Shear: Ideas and Outlets for SoTL
  • SoTL Idea Worksheet
• Session 3: Lighting Q&A of Publishing SoTL
  • American Economic Association: Economic Education Academic Journals

Mentoring Resources

• AAEA Mentoring Resources
• AERE Scholars Program Resources
• The NCFDD Mentor Map, National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD, needs membership to view the video and your university might have an institution account.)
• Helpful Readings
  • Guide to Best Practices in Faculty Mentoring, Columbia University
  • Networking at a Glance, Virginia Tech University
  • Liang, C. L. K. (2019). Deriving a Framework to Create a Successful and Effective Mentor-Protégé Relationship–Lessons Learned from Formal and Informal Cases. NACTA Journal, 63(2).
  • Wong, S. P., Soh, S. B., & Wong, M. L. L. (2022). Intercultural mentoring among university students: The importance of meaningful communication. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 91, 13-26.
• Additional Mentorship Programs in AgEcon
  • NAREA CAM program: Career Advancement and Mentorship Program by Northeast Agricultural and Resource Economics Association
  • AERE Scholars Program, Association of Environmental and Resource Economists
  • Big 12 Faculty Fellowship Program

7-27-2024 Workshop Materials

• Session 1 Active & Collaborative Learning:
  • Active Learning Guidelines
  • Active Learning Activity Ideas
• Session 2: Building Communities during First day & Week
  • Effective, Interactive and Inclusive Syllabus, worksheet
  • Icebreaker Activities
  • Classroom Games, worksheet
    • Failure Game - Buyers
    • Failure Game - Sellers
  • Engaged Learning Games
  • Building Communities in Online Classes: slide, worksheet
• Session 3: Panel on Diverse Teaching Careers and Career Advancement in Teaching
  • Panel Bios