Putting yourself in the picture with an ‘ECONSelfie’: Using student-generated photos to enhance introductory economics courses

Al‐Bahrani, Abdullah; Holder, Kim; Moryl, Rebecca L.; Murphy, P R; Patel, Darshak

doi:10.1016/j.iree.2016.03.003

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“…In addition, the pedagogical bene…ts of asking economics students to create their own media (photos and videos) containing economics insights have been recently identi…ed by the literature. See, for example, Al-Bahrani et al (2016) and Spielmann and Chaudhury (2016). The annual Royal Economic Society Undergraduate Video Competition (https://economicsnetwork.ac.uk/news/res_videocomp) is another example of the role that economics practitioners assign to the use of visual media to encourage students to learn and explore economics.…”

Section: The Importance Of Visual Learningmentioning

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Online assessment, adaptive feedback and the importance of visual learning for students. The advantages, with a few caveats, of using MapleTA

Pezzino

2018

International Review of Economics Education

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The paper highlights the importance and necessity of a versatile and reliable platform for online assessment in higher education. Recent technological developments allow instructors to go beyond standard multiple choice questions (MCQs). The paper considers, in particular, two important aspects: (i) embedding visual and interactive material in assignment questions that favours reasoning and learning and (ii) the importance of questions and feedback that can adapt to the particular performance of students. To reinforce the message, the paper shows how the latest release of the platform MapleTA could represent a powerful tool in the hands of educators in those …elds where algebraic and diagrammatic analysis is essential to the learning process, such as mathematics, economics and business.

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Section: The Importance Of Visual Learningmentioning

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Online assessment, adaptive feedback and the importance of visual learning for students. The advantages, with a few caveats, of using MapleTA

Pezzino

2018

International Review of Economics Education

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“…They could review their consuming behavior in daily life from their personal perspective and build up a relationship between themselves and the economic concepts in the textbook. This was associated with better performance and engagement in economics (Al-Bahrani, Holder, Moryl, Murphy, & Patel, 2016). A recent study also found that travel photos combined with selfies are more interesting than normal travel photos, perhaps because they enhance attention to and engagement with the photo (Dinhopl & Gretzel, 2016;Lyu, 2016).…”

Section: Incorporating Role-playing With Selfies In the E-book Readinmentioning

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Reading behavior and the effect of embedded selfies in role-playing picture e-books: An eye-tracking investigation

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Foulsham

2019

Computers & Education

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Digital and interactive media platforms, such as e-books, are becoming important tools in reading and education. In particular, picture e-books can embed multimedia effects such as sound, animation or personalized images, with potential benefits for learning and engagement. However, little is known about how such e-books are read, and most designs remain untested. In this study, an innovative type of role-playing picture e-book entitled "The Prank in the Forest" was designed which provides three different role-playing approaches: emotive selfies that allow the reader to appear as one of the main characters and were varied according to the story development, a fixed selfie that was the same on each page, or no selfie. Sixty-five students were randomly assigned to the emotive selfie, fixed selfie, and no selfie groups. To understand students' online reading processes, their eye movements were tracked. The results showed that the emotive selfies attracted attention to the main character and also promoted scanning between text and pictures, indicating a better integration of the written and pictorial information. The selfie design led to distinct scanpaths, and this was particularly true when emotive selfies were embedded which responded to the context. Self-report questionnaires of reading motivation and engagement demonstrated that this condition was also the most engaging design for readers. We conclude that emotive selfies can boost reading engagement since they encourage the reader to observe the development of the story from the role he/she chose to play, and we discuss how embodying the reader within the graphics can enhance role-play activities with the potential for improved educational outcomes. We suggest this emotive selfie role-playing design could be applied in e-book user interfaces to create more interaction and personal meaning for the readers.

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“…Podcasts provide real-world examples of economic topics (Moryl 2014;Moryl 2013), especially improving learning for students with auditory and verbal learning styles (Moryl & Jian 2013). An alternative podcasting project leads students to create their own podcasts explaining real-life examples of economic concepts (Moryl 2016). An Econ Selfie assignment has students creating selfies (a picture that includes the photographer in the picture) that showcase economic topics and can be shared via social media (Al-Bahrani et al 2016).…”

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“…An alternative podcasting project leads students to create their own podcasts explaining real-life examples of economic concepts (Moryl 2016). An Econ Selfie assignment has students creating selfies (a picture that includes the photographer in the picture) that showcase economic topics and can be shared via social media (Al-Bahrani et al 2016). Al-Bahrani and Patel (2015) provide an overview of how a variety of social media platforms can be incorporated into economics education.…”

Section: Twitter Use In Academiamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Economics faculty have worked to find ways to engage students by using social media in a variety of contexts. Al-Bahrani, Holder, Moryl, Murphy, and Patel (2016) detail the use of selfies in economics assignments, while Al-Bahrani and Patel (2015) outline ways to incorporate Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook in economics courses. Prior research on social media use in economics focuses on principles courses.…”

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Putting yourself in the picture with an ‘ECONSelfie’: Using student-generated photos to enhance introductory economics courses

Cited by 14 publications

References 8 publications

Online assessment, adaptive feedback and the importance of visual learning for students. The advantages, with a few caveats, of using MapleTA

Online assessment, adaptive feedback and the importance of visual learning for students. The advantages, with a few caveats, of using MapleTA

Reading behavior and the effect of embedded selfies in role-playing picture e-books: An eye-tracking investigation

Tweeting Adam Smith: Using Twitter to Engage Students in the History of Economic Thought

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