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Inquiry-based learning
Inquiry-based learning is an educational approach that encourages active exploration, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. It aligns well with the study of microeconomics, as it allows learners to delve deeper into economic concepts, understand their real-world applications, and develop a comprehensive understanding of how individual financial decisions impact larger markets and societies.Microeconomics focuses on the…
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Comment on tea0821’s blog 2
It’s great to see you discussing the use of direct instruction in teaching microeconomics and how it aligns with the need for a basic understanding of concepts and definitions. Direct instruction can indeed be an effective method for introducing fundamental knowledge in any subject, including microeconomics. By providing clear explanations and examples, it helps students…
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Comment on Stephanie Preston’s post 4
Well down! I agree with you that ChatGPT can be helpful to students in their studies. However, I think there are good and bad ways in which ChatGPT can help students to understand the subject matter more quickly and bad ways in which ChatGPT can inhibit students’ independent thinking. Overall, the activity you designed based…
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Comment on Cyan’s post 3
You’ve provided excellent points about the importance of carefully designing learning resources and fostering interaction in interactive learning. I completely agree with your insights. Indeed, designing the learning resources in a way that aligns with the course objectives is crucial for effective learning. Well-designed resources can enhance student motivation and interest, making the learning experience…
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Introduction to Microeconomics
Group I: Donghan Li, Peter Zhang. Introduction: Hello, everyone. The topic of “Introduction to Microeconomics” aims to provide learners with a foundational understanding of the principles and concepts underlying individual economic decision-making and market interactions. This interactive learning resource will explore supply and demand, market equilibrium, consumer behavior, production, cost analysis, etc. It will help…
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Essential Questions
1. What is the importance of studying economics? 2. What is the relationship between production and division of labor? 3. What is the significance of scarcity?
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Learning Assessment Plan
1. Quiz: 10 multiple choice questions every week on brightspace.(10% in total)2. Two in-person midterm exams.(40% in total,20% for each)3. One in-person final exam. (50%)
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Post 4
The video may require students to actively engage with the content by encouraging them to think critically, reflect, or answer questions posed within the video. This innate response could be in the form of mental processing or internalizing key concepts. After watching the video, students may make notes summarizing the main points, jot down questions…
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Blog post 3
How can you adjust your planned learning activities to meet the needs of your learners if an unexpected event occurs? (for example, if a pandemic arises, and many of students must now work from home – how will you ensure that they can still learn successfully? What training will they need, and how will you…
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Comment on Wanqin’s blog1
Thank you for sharing your insights on applying behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism in your learning experiences. Seeing how you’ve utilized each strategy in different contexts is interesting. It’s great to hear you embrace constructivism during inspiration-based learning, such as listening to a TED Talk. Allowing yourself to be open to inspiration and creating meaning based…