Development, Experimental, Behavioral: Economist. Assistant Prof at Colorado College. she/her/hers
Apr 7, 2020 • 10 tweets • 7 min read
Hey #EconTwitter, a thread on how this professor is adapting to teach online.
Background: I teach @ColoradoCollege, where we live and learn on the Block Plan. Students take 1 class at a time, profs teach 1 class at a time, we do an entire smstr of stuff in 18 days (usually).
I'm teaching our intro class, which is micro + macro + calculus. Added fun: bc of the pandemic, we cut the term to 15 days.
15 days! With calculus!!
Dec 18, 2018 • 20 tweets • 10 min read
Hey #EconTwitter, THE (preliminary) RESULTS ARE IN!
Is cash fungible?
Do people exhibit the same risk and time preferences when offered money in cash or money in Venmo?
Do people exhibit the same risk and time preferences over round numbers and pennies?
No, No, and No.
Dec 21, 2017 • 19 tweets • 9 min read
Some pedagogical reflections on a Final Exam by Twitter…
First, let’s talk about goals: What is the purpose of a final exam?
1) (Extrinsically?) Motivate students to learn 2) Determine student grades and ranks 3) Assess professor’s performance 4) (Bonus) Teach students something new through the process of taking the exam
Dec 20, 2017 • 27 tweets • 14 min read
I held a Final Exam by Twitter! How did the students do? A thread of threads…
First, the class context. My undergrad impact evaluation class requires intro econ and intro prob stats, but no econometrics. I (try) to teach them everything they need to know to read journal articles, including a couple published in Econometrica.
