Foundation for Teaching Economics - new course

The FTE has developed a new online course - Economics of Disasters to be piloted during the Spring, 2009 semester and offered for graduate credit during the Fall, 2009 semester.

Student writing contests

The Sir John M. Templeton Fellowships Essay Contest - http://independent.org/students/essay/

Frasier Institute Essay Contest - http://www.fraserinstitute.org/education_programs/forstudents/essay_contest/

Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest - http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=education_contests_atlas

MCC Online Economics Faculty

MCC online conomics faculty teaching second 8 week spring 2009 online and other interested econ and social sciences faculty to participate in a pilot to apply what our Online Group is formulating to include:

1. Use of the common webct entry point
2. Use of a student and faculty survey
3. Collaboration of all pilot participants to:

E-Learning and Online Teaching Certificate

I completed the 5 course graduate certificate program on Dec. 31, 2008!