Tod Porter

Statistical Discrimination and Motherhood: Using Media to Teach Economics part of Starting Point: Teaching and Learning Economics:Teaching Methods:Using Media to Enhance Teaching and Learning:Examples
A news story interviews a woman who claims that it was difficult for her to find employment because she had children. The story is used to examine the concept of statistical discrimination and whether public policy should be used to discourage statistical discrimination in this case.

Opportunity Cost and Normal Profit: Using Media to Teach Economics part of Starting Point: Teaching and Learning Economics:Teaching Methods:Using Media to Enhance Teaching and Learning:Examples
A public interest group claims that pharmaceutical companies overstate the costs of developing drugs because they include the foregone earnings from the money invested in drug development. The story can be used to discuss the concepts of opportunity cost and normal profit.

Tod S. Porter part of Starting Point: Teaching and Learning Economics:About this Project:Project Participants
This is a faculty profile page for Tod S. Porter, an economics professor and department chair at Youngstown State University, detailing his academic background, teaching areas, research interests in school finance, and contributions to economics education through computer-assisted instructional projects like MarketSim and Media for Microeconomics.

Using Media to Enhance Teaching and Learning part of Pedagogy in Action:Library:Using Media to Enhance Teaching and Learning
This educational resource page from the Pedagogy in Action library explores how instructors can use films, music, news, and digital media to engage students, enhance retention, and illustrate real-world relevance, offering strategies, examples, and scholarly references for effective implementation across disciplines.