See below for EconTEAching sessions that took place in the 2024/25 Academic Year
Wednesday, 23 April: 2 PM – 3 PM (GMT)
How are economists using AI at work?
There’s plenty of speculation about how AI will transform the role of economists. In this seminar, we’ll set aside these grand predictions and focus on what’s happening right now. Join us as we explore the practical ways AI is being used by economists in the corporate sector and academia. From everyday tasks like editing emails and generating calendar invites to more advanced applications such as data cleaning, economic modelling, and textual analysis, we’ll uncover the real-world impact of AI on the daily activities of economists at work.
Chair: Ramin Nassehi, Economics, UCL.
Wednesday 5 March 2025: 3pm-4pm GMT
Navigating the Mid-Career Plateau in Economics Education Careers. Sign up here by 8am GMT on 4 March 2025.
Economics academics in education-focused roles often face unique challenges after reaching mid-career. With limited pathways for advancement, balancing the demands of high-quality instruction with research opportunities, and navigating shifting institutional priorities, and various administrative roles, it can be difficult to maintain professional growth. Many encounter a plateau in their professional growth. This session explores these obstacles, offering strategies for mid-career faculty to expand their influence and reach. It is designed not only for mid-career economics educators but also for those in leadership and management roles who support colleagues, helping to foster growth and development within their departments and institutions.
Speakers:
Prof Alvin Birdi, University of University of Bristol School of Economics and Director of the The Economics Network
Prof Daniela Tavasci, Queen Mary University of London
Dr Gosia (Malgorzata) Mitka Mitka, Vice-Dean Engagement, Partnerships and Social Responsibility, University of St Andrews
Chair: Stefania Paredes Fuentes, Economics, University of Southampton.
**SPECIAL SESSION** Monday 25 November 2024: 1pm-2pm GMT
Advancing Equity in Every Class: Practical Course Design and Teaching Strategies feat. Flower Darby. Sign up here by 8am BST on 22 November 2024.
Equity-minded teaching involves evidence-based strategies paired with critical self-reflection and helps all students have an equal chance to succeed in any class. We’ll explore theory and practice for planning, teaching, and reflecting on course experiences and learning outcomes. You’ll gain small yet impactful approaches you can implement next week or next term.
Wednesday 20 November 2024: 2pm-3pm GMT
Top Tips from Education Innovators – EEA Seedcorn Fund Awardees feat. Prof Benjamin Elsner (University College Dublin), Prof Parama Chaudhury (UCL), Dr Antonio Rodriguez Gil (Leeds University Business School) and Dr Tomasz Kopczwekski (University of Warsaw) with Dr Eileen Tipoe (Queen Mary University of London) Chairing. Sign up here by 8am BST on 18 November 2024.
In this seminar, the individuals and teams that were awarded Seedcorn Funds for Education Initiatives by the EEA will share their stories, explaining how they used the funding and what they learned. As always opportunities for questions and discussions from the attendees.
Wednesday 23 October, 2024: 1pm-2pm BST
Foundation Years: A better way to widen access to university? feat. Natalie Quinn and Ruth Tarrant (Oxford) and James Ford (UCL). Sign up here by 8am BST on 21 October 2024.
In this seminar, we are talking to the Foundation Year leads to understand how effective this model is at widening access to a university education, and what resources and structures are required for success.
Wednesday 2 October, 2024: 1pm-2pm BST
Top Tips from Excellent Teachers – Meet the 2024 EEA Education Award Winners feat. Patricio Dalton (Tilburg), Jérôme Santoul (Lancaster), Anmol Somanchi (Paris School of Economics), and Matthias Lang (LMU Munich) and Karen Bernhardt-Walther (York). Sign up here by 8am BST on 30 September 2024.
In this seminar, we are putting the recent European Economics Association Education Award winners on the spot, asking them for their thoughts on what is needed to achieve excellence in teaching. Some inspiration for the start of the academic year.
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