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The Economics Network @economics-net.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Congratulations to Aston's Tim Burnett and @robrie.bsky.social, winners of the @eeanews.bsky.social Award for Innovation in Teaching. We've just published their case study about microtesting, their winning innovation. economicsnetwork.ac.uk/showcase/bur...

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Micro-testing for Econometrics

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The Economics Network @economics-net.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Looking for tips on how to mark effectively and efficiently this exam season? Join us on 5 May for an online workshop where presenters will highlight important marking and feedback principles for grading both physical and online exam papers. #TeachEcon forms.office.com/e/s7N76cS25J

5 May 2026, 1pm to 2:30pm
Marking end-of-semester exams poses some very particular challenges! This online workshop is designed to help you mark efficiently and effectively. It will highlight some of the key marking and feedback principles that are important in the process of grading physical papers and online submissions.

Presenters will discuss some of the most common issues arising in the marking process and provide tips on how to become a productive grader and avoid major problems as the marking period approaches.

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The Economics Network @economics-net.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

This case study from Erkan Demirbas looks at Padlet as a tool for communication in a large class, what role it can play, and how students reacted. economicsnetwork.ac.uk/showcase/dem...

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Enhancing Student Communication and Engagement in Large First-Year Cohorts Using Padlet

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Oleksandr Shepotylo @shepotylo.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Fully-funded 3-year PhD opportunity at Aston University's Business School starting October 2025! 🔍 The Project: Investigate how shifting geopolitical dynamics are reshaping global trade, value chains, and security arrangements - with a special focus on UK strategy www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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Economic security, industrial strategy and trade: UK in the changing geopolitical landscape at Aston University on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Economic security, industrial strategy and trade: UK in the changing geopolitical landscape at Aston University, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Robert Riegler @robrie.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Exciting news! Our latest research article ‘Does widespread collusion undermine the case for using peer-assessment schemes with assessed group work?’, is now published in Studies in Higher Education! Check it out here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Does widespread collusion undermine the case for using peer-assessment schemes with assessed group work?

Peer assessment is one way of adjusting assessed group work grades into individual marks that may better reflect the different contributions of each student. However, people question the extent to ...

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Christoph Görtz @cgortz.bsky.social · 01/12/2023

Come and work with me from February (or later) as PostDoc or PhD student at the Univ of Augsburg. Suche MitarbeiterInnen am neu einzurichtenden Lehrstuhl für empirische Makroökonomik. Infos hier: uni-augsburg.de/de/jobs-und-... Bitte teilen! Danke.

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