The thing I love
most about what I do
is helping students make
connections between economics
and their everyday lives.
It's exciting to create a
resource that truly adds value
to instructors and
makes economics
more approachable to students.
I'm Kelsey Gamel and I'm the
economics project manager
and subject matter expert
at Hawkes Learning.
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Hawkes Learning
is a platform that
helps students truly engage
with and learn the content.
As well as allowing instructors
to track student progress
and comprehension
throughout the course.
The way we do this is through
what we call the three mode
learning path.
It's focused on
helping students master
the topics presented to them.
Starting with learn,
we give students
opportunities to apply
and reflect on the content
as they read and interact
with each lesson.
Practice is a no stakes
place for students
to engage with a
variety of questions
with learning aids like
hits, step by step,
and error specific feedback.
For example, in practice if a
student is unsure of a question
they can skip it and
try a similar one.
Or they can go ahead
and give it a try.
If they get it wrong, they can
use the explain error function
to find out where
they went wrong.
And guide them back on track
in just a couple of seconds.
We make it really
easy for them to be
able to get the help they
need at the exact moment
that they need it.
No getting frustrated
or having to wait
to ask during class time.
So after practice
they move to certify,
where we take those
learning aids away.
And this is where students
need to demonstrate mastery.
If mastery isn't reached
we've got their backs.
Our adaptive remediation
brings students back
into practice for a
set of questions that's
tailored to those objectives
that they struggled with when
they weren't certified.
This way we're with
them at every step
until they achieve mastery
and complete the lesson.
As college costs
increase departments
are reviewing low or no
cost course materials.
And instructors often tell
us that a lot of OAR content
is lacking in
quality, engagement,
and missing supplemental
materials for active learning.
We started with the
strong foundation
of the OpenStax content.
And then we enlisted
instructors who are currently
in the classroom to help
us break up that texts
and add meaningful and relevant
engagement for the principles
classroom.
Teaching is as challenging a
profession as it is rewarding.
And for us it's really
important to find
ways to support instructors.
And enhance their experience
with both our print
and digital components.
A lot of educators have
worried that digital resources
have the potential to take
them away from their students.
However, when it's
done right technology
can actually bring instructors
closer to their students.
With grade book reports and
tools for analysis instructors
are able to see where
students are missing questions
on an individual basis.
You can also look at the
classroom as a whole.
So you could go back
and reinforce concepts
that the class
hasn't quite grasped.
Economics has implications
for every aspect
of students' lives.
And our purpose as
instructors becomes
more clear each time
students grasp the concepts
and make those connections
to their own lives outside
of the classroom.
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