Using the Internet in Teaching Economics

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Using the Internet in Teaching Economics
Geoff Riley Head of Economics and Politics, Eton
College Tutor2u DEBE Conference 18 September
2001
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The Web Is Made For Economics!
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Introduction

• Which two web sites do you use most for
• (a) preparing specific lessons
• (b) general background reading / interest
• (c) to provide professional support for your
  teaching?
• If you were asked to highlight two downsides to
  the web as a teaching and learning aid which
  would you choose?

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The Web as a Teaching Resource

• The web is a complement to good teaching not a
  substitute
• Collaboration and communication between
  colleagues
• Promoting the subject with students releasing
  them from textbooks
• Economic Data Business News
• Comment and Analysis
• Academic Research
• Professional Organisations and Exam Boards
• University Prospectuses
• Online Testing and other Learning Materials
• Contacts for Arranging Tours and Meetings

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Selected Recommended Sites

• BBC Business Economics (5 Stars!)
• ITN Business News
• National Statistics and Stat Base The Learning
  Zone
• Financial Times
• Guardian Unlimited
• Royal Bank of Scotland
• Confederation of British Industry
• Trades Union Congress
• Institute for Fiscal Studies
• Hemscott Business Information
• Economist TV

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www.itn.co.uk
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www.ft.com
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www.rbs.co.uk/economics/
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www.cbi.org.uk
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www.tuc.org.uk
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www.pwcglobal.com/uk/
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www.ifs.org.uk
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www.bized.ac.uk
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www.hemscott.co.uk
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The Web - A Student Perspective

• Great for researching essays and coursework
• Textbooks are quickly out of date!
• Interact with other students in other schools
• I can catch up when I have missed work
• But ..
• Restricted content and slow / unreliable access
• Broken links and out-dated content
• Time wasted on fruitless searches
• Much web content lacks specific relevance