Farid Ahmed, CTaLE Associate and Teaching Fellow in Economics & Public Policy at Imperial College London, shares his insights into the latest EconTEAching session. CTaLE’s first EconTeaching seminar of the year explored the complexities that accompany working with student data. I was eager to listen, learn and contribute to the discussion, having recently embarked on … More Working with Student data – what to consider

CTaLE Associate Christa Hansen shares her perspective on the recent EconTEAching session that launched CTaLE’s Communities of Practice. I provide here a retrospective review of the October 17, 2023 EconTEAching seminar, opening the Communities of Practice Initiative, marking the 30th EconTEAching seminar in total. As described on the CTaLE Communities of Practice webpage, ‘Better Together’ has … More Communities of Practice and Basement Economics

BSc Economics Student Qiyue Wang, was a Conference Facilitator at this TeachECONference2023. In this blog, she gives her perspective on Track 1 of the online video poster presentations, “Harnessing Technology to Improve Teaching.” Acknowledging the numerous challenges faced by educators during online teaching, this year’s conference featured a diverse array of speakers who delved into … More A student view on technology in teaching

It isn’t a secret that great minds of the last two centuries crossed paths in London. We’ve all heard about their intellectual circles and powerful ideas that changed the world, yet Ramin aspires to bring insights from UCL, the first university founded in London and where he lectures. Organizing a bespoke Econ walk with him … More Economic stories beneath London pavements

Track 2 of the TeachECONference2023 online video poster presentations focuses on the theme of Learning Collaboratively, with three distinct presentations addressing different aspects of collaborative learning and its pedagogical implications. The presenters share their experiences, research, and strategies to foster effective collaboration and enhance learning outcomes among students. Get your Econ students to cooperate, here’s … More A student view on collaborative learning

“Economic growth does not mean anything if it leaves people out”. While this quote by Jack Kemp shares its relevance among many pressing socioeconomic issues, the mandate of this blog will be limited to gender representation in the labour market. More specifically, how a gender-based perspective could be inculcated in economic academia and the benefits … More Engendering a Gender Perspective in Economics: a student’s view

Joined by Astrid Kunze (Norwegian School of Economics), Günseli Berik (University of Utah) and Yana Rodgers (Rutgers School of Arts and Science), this EconTEAching seminar focuses on engaging a broad discussion teaching gender economics. The speakers shared their personal experiences and their research findings on promoting and integrating a gender perspective in teaching economics courses in … More Review: EconTEAching Seminar – Teaching Gender Economics

A collaboration between Ramin Nassehi (CTaLE, UCL) and Noushin Pouraghaei (KCL), will see the popular London Economics Walk delivered to staff and students at Kings Business School (KBS). Led by Dr Ramin Nassehi and Dr Noushin Pouraghaei, the London Economics Walk provides an opportunity to learn about the rich history of Bloomsbury via the lens … More London Economics Walk with Kings Business School

An EconTEAching seminar focusing on the discussion about supporting students from different backgrounds applying to graduate school took place online on 23 November 2022. During the seminar, Professor Dina Pomeranz (University of Zurich, and GAIN) together with two economics PhD students Carl Gergs (University College London (UCL), and CReAM) and Gaia Dossi (London School of … More Session Review: How to support students from diverse backgrounds apply to grad school

In the EconTEAching Seminar ‘Supporting students from diverse backgrounds applying to grad school’, Prof. Dina Pomeranz (Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Zurich and co-founder of Graduate Applications International Network (GAIN)), Carl Gergs (PhD candidate at the UCL Department of Economics and a mentor on the Economics PhD Applicant Mentoring Programme (AMP), and … More Student Review: Supporting students from diverse backgrounds applying to grad school