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Christy Brekken Anderson applied economics

Faculty Spotlight: Engaging economics

November 3, 2020  ·  < 1  ·  By Carly Fredericks

Christy Brekken, senior instructor of applied economics in Oregon State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, is known among her students as a flexible, engaging instructor. They love her so much that she has won student-nominated awards for her online teaching.

Christy is one of many examples of the superb instruction found in Oregon State Ecampus courses. After all, the top-notch instructors who teach Ecampus courses play a huge part in our national recognition. They work tirelessly to make online classes feel engaging, and they leverage assets like augmented reality, experiential learning and collaborative work to make the online classroom come to life.

At Oregon State Ecampus, we work hard to fulfill the Ecampus mission – providing transformational learning experiences, delivering life-changing degree programs and, ultimately, celebrating students who go out there and make an impact on the world we live in. To us, success is marked by progress and innovation, not just keeping to the status quo.

We encourage our faculty, staff and students to challenge what they know in order to learn and grow.

Are you ready to take on the world? Us too.

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Carly Fredericks

Carly Fredericks is a writer for Oregon State University Ecampus. She specifically writes pieces for those who are considering pursuing their degree online in the hopes to answer questions that they may have along the way. Her writing style and subject area expertise come from personal experience with online education and curiosity about how to improve the student experience. Carly has been at OSU since early 2020, coming from a position in Iowa State University's Department of World Languages and Cultures. Originally from Iowa, Carly landed at Oregon State Ecampus through a love for higher education and an interest in the growing field of online education. She also has an enthusiasm for data and a passion for creating a more accessible and just world. Carly has a master's in strategic communications which she completed online from the University of Iowa and a bachelor's degree in Spanish and linguistics from Iowa State University.

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