Applied Economics Education & Extension

7-25-2026 Workshop Materials 

• Agenda
• Speaker and Panelists Bios
• Session 1: Learning by Doing: Experiential Education Principles & Practices
  • Speaker: Dr. Lisa Melander, Professor of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences, Faculty Fellow for Applied Learning, Kansas State University
    • Slides, Worksheet
• Session 2: Experiential Learning with Industry Partners
  • Example #1: Finance as Strategy: Designing Experiential Learning that Connects Economics, Student Learning, and Stakeholder Impact by Dr. Mario Ortez, Virginia Tech
    • Finance as Strategy Designing experiential learning that connects economics, student learning, and stakeholder impact, Project Design and Into the Weeds – A working worksheet for sketching your own version of an industry-partnered capstone
  • Example #2: From Classroom to Field and Back: A Live Case Approach to Agribusiness Learning by Dr. Lijun (Angelia) Chen, University of Florida
    • AAEA Teaching Academy Pre-Conference Workshop From Classroom to Field And Back: A Live Case Approach to Agribusiness Leagrning, From Classroom to Field and Back: Live Case Development Worksheet
• Session 3: Simulated Experiential Learning in the Classroom
  • Example #3: Making Gaming and Simulations Impactful: Ag Bank Simulator by Dr. Brian Briggeman (Kansas State University) and Dr. Hannah E. Shear (Oklahoma State University)
    • Slides, Worksheet
  • Example #4: From Observation to Analysis: Teaching Economic Decision-Making Through Circular Food Systems, by Dr. Jennifer Clark, University of Florida
    • Slides, Worksheet

Mentoring Resources

• • AAEA Mentoring Resources
  • AERE Scholars Program Resources
  • The NCFDD Mentor Map, National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD, needs membership to view the video and your university might have an institution account.)
  • Helpful Readings
    • Guide to Best Practices in Faculty Mentoring, Columbia University
  • Additional Mentorship Programs in AgEcon
    • NAREA CAM program: Career Advancement and Mentorship Program by Northeast Agricultural and Resource Economics Association
    • AERE Scholars Program, Association of Environmental and Resource Economists
    • Big 12 Faculty Fellowship Program

7-27-2025 Workshop Materials

• Agenda
• Speaker and Panelists Bios
• Session 1: Designing Universal Courses and Managing Dynamic Classrooms: slides, worksheet
  • Christine K. Ormsbee: UCD presentation
  • Christine K. Ormsbee: UCD workshop
  • UDL Instructional Planning Process
• Session 2: Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL) in Ag. & Applied Economics
  • Jerrod Penn: Deciding whether to do SoTL
  • Anna Josephson: The Mechanics of SoTL in Economics – A Practical Introduction
  • Hannah Shear: Ideas and Outlets for SoTL
  • SoTL Idea Worksheet
• Session 3: Lighting Q&A of Publishing SoTL
  • American Economic Association: Economic Education Academic Journals
• 7-27-2024 workshop materials[NZ1] 
  • Session 1 Active & Collaborative Learning: slide, worksheet
  • Session 2: Building Communities during First day & Week
    • Effective, Interactive and Inclusive Syllabus: slide, worksheet
    • Icebreaker Activities: slide, worksheet
    • Classroom Games: slide, worksheet
    • Building Communities in Online Classes: slide, worksheet
  • Session 3: Panel on Diverse Teaching Careers and Career Advancement in Teaching
    • Summary from panelists