Economic Rockstar

030: Kim Holder on Rockonomix and Teaching Economics Through the Lens of Sport, Music and Movies

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  Kim Holder is an economics educator from the University of Western Georgia and teaches principles of macro and micro. Kim is passionate about economics, music, media, pop-culture and sports and loves using technology and social media in the classroom to get her students excited about learning. Kim is founder of Rockonomix, an inter-university contest held in the USA that encourages students to compose economic-themed lyrics to a popular song. Find Out: how Kim Holder uses music to assess her students taking micro and macro classes. about Kim's passion for economics and how she uses sports to explain economic concepts. how you can become an ‘Economic Rockstar’ in the annual Rockonomix contest. how to motivate students to study economics. how selfies and memes can make students aware of economics around them. about Kim’s decision to study economics because of true love. about Kim's summer course ‘Economics Is Everywhere’ which introduces you to micro and macro, as well as personal finance. abou