First tutorial

I decided to use prezi for my tutorial on health insurance. It's better than PowerPoint in this case because students get a big picture roadmap in the beginning. I can box in things to emphasize them, or hide certain things like definitions by making them super tiny.

It was such a fun moment for me when I clicked to the second slide and the "camera" zoomed in on the dot of the "i" to show definitions of "insurance".  The students collectively exclaimed, "Whoa!"  I loved that it surprised them and caught their attention.  It really was the highlight of my day.

I really enjoy teaching.  Designing lessons.  Prep work.  The delivery.  It was great to see "I get this" faces at the end!  It has been a challenge for me to know the material well enough to be able to teach things back.  Considering how much I struggled with health economics, I am pretty proud of myself for getting this far.  And to be able to answer questions.  Hahahaha.  Who would've thunk!

Life is full of surprises, in spite of trying to plan, plan, and plan. I would've never ever expected to be the TA for a health econ class, much less generate lecture content.  It's scary to walk in a little blind, but it sure feels great to challenge myself in this way.

Well, this was just the appetizer.  The actual concentration course starts Oct 10.  Nine lectures.  That's the main dish.  We'll get into elasticities.  Sensitivity analysis.  ICER.  Yeah, I'm getting a headache just thinking about it.  Lol.