Teaching

During my time in graduate school, I have had the privilege to teach four sections of introductory economics. I taught three large sections (around 250 students) during the regular fall and spring semesters in several different modalities, and one small summer course. In addition, I completed a fellowship in Interdisciplinary Inquiry and Teaching through James Madison College, the residential liberal arts college at Michigan State. Learn more about the fellowship and my work during it here

Courses:

  • EC202 Introduction to Macroeconomics - Spring 2021

  • EC201 Introduction to Microeconomics - Summer 2021

  • EC202 Introduction to Macroeconomics - Fall 2021

  • EC202 Introduction to Macroeconomics - Spring 2022

Teaching Summaries and Reviews

Introduction to Macroeconomics Spring 2021

  • Course modality: online synchronous

  • Syllabus link

Attached are a summary of my teaching reviews from the Student Instructor Rating System (SIRS). 1="excellent", 5="poor".

Average score across all questions: 1.716

Official summary including all student comments here

Selected Student Comments:

  • "he was very kind and enthusiastic, and understood that everyone is having a hard time in school right now"

  • "Professor Gardner was very understanding and did an excellent job of recognizing when students were struggling while being willing to adjust considering the uniqueness of the semester. He did extremely well in connecting otherwise maybe uninteresting or hard-to-understand subjects to topics and world events that students my age are typically interested In"

  • "Overall great teacher. You can tell he genuinely wants his students to succeed"

Introduction to Microeconomics Summer 2021

  • Course modality: Asynchronous online lectures, weekly synchronous zoom meeting

  • Syllabus link

Attached are a summary of my teaching reviews from the Student Instructor Rating System (SIRS). 1="excellent", 5="poor".

Average score across all questions: 1.762

Official summary including all student comments here

Introduction to Macroeconomics Fall 2021

  • Course modality: Hybrid, in-person lectures with a synchronous zoom option

  • Syllabus link

Attached are a summary of my teaching reviews from the Student Instructor Rating System (SIRS). 1="excellent", 5="poor".

Average score across all questions: 1.694

Official summary including all student comments here

Selected Student Comments:

  • "Amazing teacher, really cared about the students. Super kind and very helpful in all areas of instruction"

  • "Graham was a fantastic instructor. He was relatable, his lectures were engaging and interactive, he gave plenty of opportunities for extra credit, he prepared us well for exams, and he was clear about how things would be graded. In addition, he was the most accessible of all my instructors, and could be reached almost anytime."

  • "Loved this professor. Graham was so interested In having each student do their very best In the course. Was super willing to work with students' needs."

Introduction to Macroeconomics Spring 2022

  • Course modality: In person

  • Syllabus link

Teaching reviews are forthcoming