Although seminal literature indicates that “chalk and talk” is still the predominant lecture method (Watts and Becker, 2008; Watts and Schaur, 2011; Ongeri, 2017), research more specific to millennials (Carrasco-Gallego, 2017; Leinberger, 2015; Litzenberg, 2010; Morreale and Staley, 2016) indicates multiple challenges for economics instructors who are teaching millennials; it suggests instructors need to adapt their teaching methods. They especially point out that millennials have a different skillset than previous student cohorts. Recently, multiple new teaching methods have been proposed in the economics literature. This paper reviews and discusses the most effective teaching methods specifically targeting millennials. New teaching methods clearly focus on the inclusion of popular culture and media, which are already a salient part of the day-to-day life of students. Improving students’ engagement appears to be a paramount objective in the recent literature. Examples of methods reviewed in this papers are flipped classroom, student-crafted economics experiments, and the use of social media as a medium of instruction.

尽管开创性文献表明，“对话”仍然是主要的讲课方法（Watts和Becker，2008年； Watts和Schaur，2011年； Ongeri，2017年），但研究更多针对千禧一代（Carrasco-Gallego，2017年； Leinberger，2015年；和2015年。 Litzenberg，2010年； Morreale和Staley，2016年）指出，对于教导千禧一代的经济学教师来说，这是多重挑战。这表明教师需要调整他们的教学方法。他们特别指出，千禧一代的技能与以前的学生不同。最近，经济学文献中提出了多种新的教学方法。本文回顾并讨论了专门针对千禧一代的最有效的教学方法。新的教学方法显然着重于流行文化和媒体的融合，这些已经是学生日常生活的重要组成部分。在最近的文献中，提高学生的参与度似乎是最重要的目标。本文介绍的方法示例包括翻转教室，学生制作的经济学实验以及使用社交媒体作为教学媒介。