Open Pedagogy, Renewable Assignments, and Course Content Creation in Economics

This article provides an illustration of incorporating experimental economics within the classroom by creating renewable assignments and nurturing an open pedagogy. Open pedagogy is a method of teaching that welcomes and encourages the student to take part in the creation of content or structure of the lectures. This combination of using an open pedagogy perspective and classroom experiments is labeled an Open Content Experimental Approach. This article discusses a group assignment used in a Principle of Economics course that allows students to interact, replicate the theory, and be able to interpret and produce the relevant content for the course. This student, instructor, and content relationship and interaction may become the key to a successful course by creating high student engagement and a great environment to encourage creativity, critical thinking, and innovation.