Department of Economics
My Scholarship of Teaching, Assessment and Learning Page
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Steven
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My blog on teaching and learning is here. My page on teaching conferences is here. My page for current and past online students is here. My page for the UA Digital Ink Group is here. revised October 11, 2008 |
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I
was proud to be a chartered member of the SoTAL
group,
Fall 2001-Spring 2002 led by Tom Angelo and to receive the additional
title of SoTAL Fellow. SoTAL is the Scholarship of Teaching,
Assessment and Learning. Search Myers' site and blogs
1994-1998 “Teaching Economics Using Remote Media Retrieval,” Electronic Classroom Conference, 1995: Planning for Higher Education in the 21st Century, March 23, 1995. Stratton, Myers and King. "Faculty Behavior, Grades, and Student Evaluations," Journal of Economic Education, v. 25, no. 1, Winter 1994, pp. 5-15. (link to Journal here) "Exploring Multimedia and the Internet with Economic Applications" - A class for K-12 Teachers (1996 homepage, 1997 homepage). Not my Scholarship, but students' work is linked. "Teaching Economics, Multimedia and the Internet to K-12 Teachers," (PowerPoint Presentation) presented at Loraine Community College, electronic Campus Conference, 1997. “An Asynchronous Way to Study” Teleconference, 17(10), November 1998, pp. 30-33. [note: original title was changed to this by the editor. The article deals with both asynchronous and synchronous issues] 1996-2000 Thus begins and
ends my high-level
administration time as Chief Information Officer at The University of
Akron. 2002 (top) "Student Success in a Competency Based Online Course," Presentation and Poster Session , University of Akron, Celebrating Excellence in Teaching & Learning, Institute for Teaching and Learning, April 19, 2002 PowerPoint Presentation here.
"Student Success
in a Competency
Based Online Course," presented at the Western Economic Association
International
meetings, July 2, 2002. PowerPoint Presentation here. "Why is the
Screen in Front of the White Board?" August 12, 2002. (pdf
file) EDUCAUSE 2002, Atlanta. Demonstrations of the SMART Sympodium, October 2002 (Caution, presentations include large files)
Abstract: An asynchronous course in the foundations of economic analysis depends on mastery of content before students may progress to the next module. Each module is formulated with introduction, content, graded and non-graded assessment. Student success over four semesters is pronounced with little withdrawal and mostly grades of A being received. This presentation describes the instructional design, the testing environment and the degree of student and professor interaction that leads to these observed outcomes. The author and his colleague at the University of Akron are undertaking an experiment comparing the success rates of face-to-face to online courses. Two professors are offering the same undergraduate economics course and will measure the difference in pre-and post-test scores on a standardized exam to test whether students learn more in face-to-face or online courses. The study will control for the level of prior economic literacy, previous grades and academic characteristics, attitudes towards economics and the amount of effort expected and actually spent in studying and performing in this class. Previous research has shown that students in online courses do not do significantly worse than face-to-face students, but can not perform on as high a complex plane. Our study will directly test this as well.
2003(top) "Teaching
Economics on the
Web--A Study of Student Success." Poster Session--Teaching
Techniques
That Promote Active Learning, Active Learning Strategies for
the
College and University Economics Classroom, Alied Social Science
Association,
Sunday January 4, 2003
Founding and
organizing of
the Midwest Conference on Student Learning in Economics, held at The
University
of Akron, Novermber 7, 2003 (visit
the conference site) 2004 (top) "Do On-Line Students in a Mastery Based Principles Course Analyze, Synthesize and Evaluate Better Than Face-To-Face Students? Presentation to NAEE/CSEE sessions, ASSA meetings, San Diego, January 5, 2004
"Student Created Electronic Portfolios For Formative And Summative Assessment," Presented to Assessment Team Members, College of Business, University of Central Florida, October 15, 2004. Founding and
organizing
of the Midwest Conference on Student Learning in Economics, Novermber
4-5,
2004 (visit
the conference site) "Digital Pen Technologies in Lecture
Presentations:
live
demonstrations of the Tablet PC and SMART Sympodium,"
Technology
Showcase, Midwest Conference on Student Learning in Economics, Akron,
OH, November 5, 2004. "Midwest Conference on Student Learning in
Economics:
Innovation, Assessment and Classroom Research" Teaching
Economics
Workshops: A Panel Discussion, Southern Economics Association
Annual Meetings, November 21, 2004. "Electronic
Portfolios and Assessment of Economic Majors" presented to Southern
Economics Association Annual Meetings, November 21, 2004. "Electronic Portfolios and the Authentic
Assessment of
Economics Major" presented to the Robert Morris Conference on Teaching
Economics: Instruction and Classroom Based Research, February
18,
2005 "Electronic Grading" a keynote address to a
conference
on
Writing in Quantative Demanding Disciplines, Bryn Mawr, June 9, 2005 Midwest
Conference on Student
Learning in Economics: Innovation, Assessment and Classroom
Research,
November 3-4, 2005. "Assessing
of a Proficiency Based Economics Major" presented to the Midwest
Economics Association Annual Meetings, Chicago, March 25, 2006. "Assessing a Proficiency Based Major" presented to the Celebration of Excellence in Learning and Teaching 2006, The University of Akron, April 14, 2006. (same as above) "What I Can Do With a Pen That I Can Not Do With a Mouse," a presentation on the Tablet PC presented to the Celebration of Excellence in Learning and Teaching 2006, The University of Akron, April 14, 2006. "Weathering the Perfect Storm or Thriving in a New Environment: Assessing a Proficiency Based Economics Major" (October 13, 2006). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=946032 (with Michael Nelson and Richard Stratton) 2007 "Looking beyond the Whiz-bang Technology: Using Mobile Learning Technology Tools to Improve Economic Instruction" Presented to the AEA/CAI group, ASSA Annual Meetings, Chicago, January 7, 2007 (with Dan Talley)
“Why Your Next Laptop Needs a Pen: Using Mobile Learning Technology to Improve Teaching and Learning,” A CELT Interactive Workshop, April 2 and 3, 2007. (pdf of DyKnow Vision session). “Podcasting of Introductory Psychology Lectures and Academic Performance,” Presented to CELT, April 3, 2007. (with Phil Allen, joelle Elicker, neil Sapenza, Litsa Veronis, Frank Bove, and William Donovan) “Why the UA Faculty Should Get Tablet PCs” a paper written and submitted internally to the laptop refresh committee via Herb Matheny. A copy also appears online on my blog (click here for that paper). “Learning Econometrics in a Problem Based Learning Curriculum with the Tablet PC: An experiment in 1:1 computing.” Poster Presentation, Workshop on the Impact of Pen-based Technology on Education, Purdue University, June 11-12, 2007 (ppt presentation) “Problem Based Learning in Econometrics with Supporting Technology,” Invited Presentation, DyKnow User Group Meeting, DePauw University, June 14, 2007 (ppt presentation) This is essentially the same as the previous presentation. "Problem Based Learning in an Applied Econometrics Curriculum," presented in session on Active Learning Strategies in Economics, International Atlantic Economic Society Annual Meetings, Savannah, October 9, 2007. 2008 Weathering the Perfect Storm or Thriving in a New Environment: Assessing a Proficiency-Based Economics Major (with Michael Nelson and Richard Stratton) presented to the Research on Undergraduate Courses and Majors session sponsored by the Committee on Economic Education, American Economic Association, ASSA meetings, New Orleans, Jan. 4, 2008. (competitive submission, while a revised paper will be presented, the original completed submitted paper is available at SSRN (ERN Educator) ERN Educator: Courses, Cases & Teaching Abstracts, Vol. 4, No. 28: December 18, 2006. This ASSA paper will be available at the American Economic Association conference web site. Problem Based Learning in an Applied Econometric Curriculum, presented to the Poster Session on Teaching Ideas and Projects sponsored by the Committee of Economic Education, American Economic Association, ASSA meetings, New Orleans, Jan. 5, 2008.
Webpage and list creation: UAdig: The University of Akron Digital Ink Group. April 2008 "The Tablet PC in the Classroom -- Introduction," 7th Annual Celebration of Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT), April 7, 2008. (pdf verstion of the powerpoint)"The Tablet PC in the Classroom -- Advanced," 7th Annual Celebration of Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT), April 8, 2008. (pdf verstion of the powerpoint) "E-portfolios and Student Research in the Assessment of a Proficiency-based Major" presented at "Documentting Student Success within the Ohio College Portrait" (with Michael Nelson and Richard Stratton) sponsored by Planning Committee on Higher Learning Accountability and Productivity of the Ohio Board of Regents. The Ohio State Universtiy, Columbus, June 19, 2008. (pdf verstion of the powerpoint) E-portfolios and Student Research in the Assessment of a Proficieny-based Major (with Michael Nelson and Richard Stratton) in Banta, Trudy, Karen Black and Elizabeth Jones (eds.) Principles and Profiles of Good Practice in Assessment (tentative title), Jossey-Bass (forthcoming). Presentation to the Political Science Department, October 14, 2008 (ppt) and the our online vs. face-to-face paper (pdf). Slideshare.net example Poly Sci October14 2008
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2009 "Digital Ink in and out of the Classroom" workshop presented at Mount Vernon Nazarene University, March 10, 2009. "Assessing an Economics Program: Hansen Proficiencies, EPortfolio, and Student Research" International Review of Economics Education. 8 (1), June 2009. (with Michael Nelson and Richard Stratton) (paper link here). "Assessment of the Undergraduate Economics Major: A National Survey” under review, April 2009. (with Michael Nelson and Richard Stratton). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1394240. E-portfolios and Student Research in the Assessment of a Proficieny-based Major (with Michael Nelson and Richard Stratton) in Designing Effective Assessment: Principles and Profiles of Good Practice by Trudy W. Banta, Karen E. Black, Elizabeth A. Jones (ISBN: 978-0-470-39334-5) Paperback. 352 pages. July 2009. "What do 'We' think about the economy?" Presented to the Mens Club of Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, October 27, 2009.Greek Mens Club 10272009
View more presentations from campnmug. Future: (top) Other Current Research: (top) "Electronic Essay and Essay Tests Grading in a WebCT and Wireless Environment Using Adobe Acrobat, Pen Tablets and Tablet PCs" "Electronic
Portfolios and
the Assessment of the undergraduate Economics Major"
"Multisource Data Analysis: A Classroom Project ." "Problem Based Learning in Econometrics" "Digital Pen Technologies and the Teaching Learning Nexus." Online teaching of economics.
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