Thinking with Agents

AI tools for teaching and research

Thinking with
Agents

AI tools for teaching and research

Erkmen G. Aslim & Emily Beam

Upcoming Webinars · June 2026

Jun 15
TwA Webinar: Agentic Tools for Research
10:00 AM–12:00 PM ET · Online (Teams)
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Jun 17
TwA Webinar: Agentic Tools for Teaching
10:00 AM–12:00 PM ET · Online (Teams)
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Pick a starting point below.

Learn the foundations

Terminal, Git, setup — a clear path from zero. Most economists can be doing useful work in an afternoon.

Getting Started →

See what's possible

Installable skills for research and teaching, plus workflow recipes you can try in 30 minutes.

Skills & Workflows →

Teach this material

Drop-in modules with lesson plans and exercises for your own courses and workshops.

Teaching Modules →

Where should I start?

"I've never used a terminal."
→ Getting Started, Layer 1
"I use ChatGPT but want real tools."
→ Getting Started, Layer 3
"I already use Claude Code — show me the good stuff."
→ Skills & Workflows
"I want to teach this to my students."
→ Teaching Modules (eabeam.github.io/teaching-ai)
"I have one week and no budget."
→ Getting Started (see the $0 path)

About the presenters

Emily Beam is an associate professor of economics at the University of Vermont, specializing in development economics and randomized impact evaluations. She uses AI tools daily across research, teaching, and project coordination.

Erkmen G. Aslim is an assistant professor of economics at the University of Vermont. His research spans health economics and applied microeconomics, and he integrates AI tools into both research and teaching workflows.

Together, they developed and delivered the UVM Economics AI Bootcamp (Spring 2026) and created the Thinking with Agents resource collection.