A new teaching resource for academic economists, launched this week, is
designed to remedy two of the critical barriers to improving teaching
practice: a lack of information and insufficient time to implement new
ideas.
The Handbook for Economics Lecturers has been devised and published by
the Economics centre of the Learning and Teaching Support Network
(Economics LTSN) as part of its remit to support university teachers of
economics. The Handbook consists of 11 self-contained guides on various
aspects of teaching economics.
The concept behind the Handbook was to commission economists with
enthusiasm and expertise in a particular area of teaching and learning
to write an evidence-based guide that provides information and advice in
the context of the pressing time and resource constraints that all
academics face. The guides are intended to be accessible to new and more
experienced academics alike.
The Handbook is divided into 4 sections: Teaching, Assessment, Course
Design and Evaluation, with an additional Support section to come later
in the year. Individual guides focus on traditional practices such as
Lecturing and Seminars as well as more innovative techniques, such as
Problem-Based Learning and Virtual Learning Environments. An electronic
downloadable version of the Handbook and an online request form for
paper copies is available on the Economics LTSN Web site at:
http://www.economics.ltsn.ac.uk/handbook/
UK HE departments/schools of economics will receive two complimentary
paper copies of the Handbook: one for the Head of Department and one for
the designated Economics LTSN contact. Further paper copies can be
requested from the centre. The subsidised price for the UK HE community
is GBP15 for the set or GBP2 for each guide (otherwise it is GBP40 for
the set or GBP4 per guide).
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Martin Poulter, Web Development Officer, Economics LTSN
http://www.economics.ltsn.ac.uk/
Based at the Institute for Learning and Research Technology
University of Bristol, BS8 1HH
http://www.ilrt.bris.ac.uk/
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