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This paper builds on the existing literature, to expand the stock of “chalk-and-talk” alternatives and reduce the cost of implementing such alternatives. Specifically, the paper proposes three lesson plans that are based on a series of Breaking Bad scenes identified in Duncan, Muchiri and Paraschiv (2020) and featured as part of the associated online companion, BreakingBadEcon.com. The lesson plans rely on the economic content within the scenes to introduce and emphasize a notable array of microeconomic concepts while also facilitating the assessment of concept comprehension and student learning. Published version

Parks and Recreation was a hit NBC showed that aired from 2009 to 2015. The show contains numerous examples of economic concepts and principles that can be used in the classroom. We outline 5 lesson plans on topics from the show that can be used to supplement an instructor's current teaching. Topics include comparative economic systems, market structures, government bailouts, government intervention, and labor market discrimination. All of the scenes are available online at EconomicsOfParksAndRec.com

This research discusses opportunities for educators to introduce popular media into their curriculum, particularly when discussing unionization and the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). We have identified a series of scenes in the NBC workplace comedy, Superstore, and provide discussion prompts for instructors to use as a review of their lesson on the NLRA. All scenes mentioned in the paper are available online for instructors to embed in their learning management systems or slide decks.

Superstore follows a group of employees working at Cloud 9, a fictional big-box retailer in Missouri. The show also portrays an abundance of scenes that can be used to teach economics at the undergraduate level. We analyze four particular episodes that are rich in teaching content, but also provide a breakdown of scenes in the series that can be used to teach concepts.

URL: http://econkahoots.com Kahoot! is a game-based Internet platform that allows instructors to assess students on multiple choice topics in a variety of configurations. Kahoot! quizzes can be use...

A push has been made over the past decade to utilize “short and sweet” media clips in the classroom to engage students with the material while being cognizant of shortening attention spans. While useful, short clips often lack depth and are often unable to connect topics across lessons. Longer video clips often have depth, but students may not be as engaged with the material. This paper presents a method of “breaking” longer clips into smaller clips to account for potential attention deficits and integrates classroom discussion in the middle of videos to engage students with the material.

A push has been made over the past decade to utilize “short and sweet” media clips in the classroom to engage students with the material while being cognizant of shortening attention spans. While useful, short clips may lack depth and not be able to connect topics across lessons. Longer video clips often have depth, but students may not be as engaged with the material. This paper presents a method of “breaking” longer clips into smaller segments to account for potential attention deficits and integrates classroom discussion in between segments to engage students with the material.

We introduce the website, economicsofparksandrec.com, to showcase economics clips associated with the hit NBC show, Parks and Recreation. The website also contains advice on how to best implement video lecturers into the course.

URL: https://bensresearch.com/CRA/Research has shown that learning is enhanced by variety (Bransford, Brown, and Cocking 2000; Halpern and Hakel 2003) such as popular press books, podcasts and vide...