Author Archives: sgreenla

The Waymaker modules that we have used this semester as a text are part of an experiment to improve content resources to enhance student learning.  In order to see what works, we need to know how you used the Waymaker … Continue reading →

We will not have a google hangout this week and next week’s hangout will take place at 5:00pm on Wednesday. Get together with your study group to determine the correct answers to all the questions on Exam 2.  Send me … Continue reading →

If you missed last night’s hangout, we’ve pushed back the date of the second exam by two days, until Friday November 3, to give us next week’s hangout to review. Let me know if you have any questions.

Over the next week, I thought we would try a discussion on twitter.  The topic for this week is the Role of Government in a Market Economy.  Think about that: A pure market economy is one with minimal government intervention.  … Continue reading →

I don’t grade the exams in this course on a curve.  You get what you get. However, I do give you the option of earning some points back.   I would like you to review your exam and figure out … Continue reading →

The google hangout last night didn’t record for some reason, so I thought I’d give the highlights here. The exam will be 30 multiple choice questions (plus one question extra credit).  You can find the exam on our Canvas site … Continue reading →

So you just want to pass the course?  Maybe you don’t have time for actual learning. In that case, just work through the modules without paying attention to what you’re learning. If you take the quizzes, you’ll probably learn enough … Continue reading →

So you want to get an A in this course. Well, for about the same effort, you can learn the subject as well, so you should read “Is Your Goal for this Class to Learn the Most Economics You  Can?”

So you want to learn the most economics you can this course. Excellent! You have chosen the road less travelled. Many students won’t take this road. The courses you take in college are not just random credits. You are building … Continue reading →

We’re now into Week 2 of the course. The introductory assignments should be behind you and you should have started working with the Waymaker modules in Canvas. If you haven’t dug into Waymaker yet, don’t worry. You can catch up. … Continue reading →

It is time to get started in our course.  This is going to be a busy week because we will have to do double duty:  First, we need to become acclimated to the course.  Second, we need to dive into … Continue reading →

Welcome again to ECON 201, the online version.  School starts tomorrow!  Hopefully by now, you have your twitter account set up, and you have sent me a follow request.  If not, you need to do that asap!  As I said, … Continue reading →

Welcome to ECON 201, the online section!  School starts next Monday.  Hopefully, it is not a surprise that you have registered for an online course.  The purpose of this email is to get you started thinking about the course, so … Continue reading →

The next group assignment can be found on the right sidebar under the link “Assignment 5”.  Note that I have consolidated some of the groups.  The assignment is due next Wednesday.  Please let me know if you have any questions. … Continue reading →

For the rest of the semester, you will complete a number of group assignments with the study groups shown below.  The first challenge is to connect up with your group.  How will you do that?  The first group assignment is … Continue reading →