The second TLC at APSA (Teaching and Learning Conference at APSA) will take place Saturday, August 31, 2019 in Washington, DC as part of the 2019 Annual Meeting. This full-day event seeks to promote the scholarship of teaching and learning and enhance the role of teaching in the discipline of political science. Last year’s inaugural event drew over 225 participants and featured a variety of workshops, teaching cafés, and track panels. This year’s conference theme is “Political Science Education in the Time of Resurgent Populism and Privilege” and features four tracks focused on Civic Engagement Education, Simulations & Games, Technology & Innovative Pedagogy in the Classroom, and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
Please join us for this gathering, which will provide a highly interactive forum for scholars to share innovative tools for political science education. You can register for the event when registering for the broader Annual Meeting. The participation fee is $10 and includes breakfast and lunch. For questions, please contact Tanya Schwarz, Director, Teaching & Learning at tschwarz@apsanet.org.
SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 2019
8:00-9:30am Thurgood Marshall Northwest | Breakfast Keynote: Lynn Pasquerella, President, Association of American Colleges and Universities, “Advancing Liberal Education and Civic Engagement Amidst Critics, Skeptics and Trolls in a Post-Truth Era.” |
9:30-10:00am | Break |
10:00-11:30am | Workshops |
Madison A | Teaching Political Science with Normative Case Studies Meira Levinson (Harvard University) Jacob Zadorozny Fay (Bowdoin College) |
Madison B | Teaching Experimental Methods to Undergraduates James N. Druckman (Northwestern University), Chair Jaime E. Settle, College of William & Mary Daniel L. Nielson, Brigham Young University Cheryl Boudreau, University of California, Davis Megan Becker, University of Southern California |
Thurgood South | Podcasting Political Science: How to Start a Podcast, and Why You Should Michael Bossetta (University of Copenhagen) |
Thurgood East | Nonpartisan Student Voter Education and Engagement—Putting Research into Action Elizabeth C. Matto (Rutgers University, New Brunswick), Chair Jennifer Domagal-Goldman (ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge) Allison Rank (SUNY, Oswego State) Edie N. Goldenberg (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) Dick Simpson (University of Illinois, Chicago) Elizabeth A. Bennion (Indiana University) Emily Giffin (Democracy Works) Robert W. Glover (University of Maine) Mike Burns (Campus Vote Project) |
11:30am-12:00pm | Break |
12:00-1:30pm | Luncheon, sponsored by CQ Press |
Thurgood Marshall Northwest | Theme Panel: Online Learning and a Global Student Body Ashley Cox (SOAS, University of London), Chair • Online Learning and Inequalities in Globalization 4.0 Era Nanette Levinson (American University—SIS) • Building Online Learning Communities Ashley Cox (SOAS, University of London) • Practice to Teaching: A Diplomat’s Experience Paul Kreutzer (US Department of State) • Teaching and Learning with the Excluded & Beyond Borders Carlos Salvador Zepeda (SOAS, University of London) |
1:30-2pm | Break |
2:00-3:30pm | Track Panels I |
Thurgood East | TRACK 1: CIVIC ENGAGEMENT EDUCATION Civic Engagement: Learning by Doing • Learning Politics by Doing Politics Richard M. Battistoni (Providence College) • Politics Degrees, Populism, and a Graduate Skillset to Thrive in a Polarized World Jessica Genauer, Australian National University • Does Service Learning Provide a Civic Service? Kevin J. McGravey (Merrimack College), • Lessons from a Novice: How to Build Successful Service Learning Projects Erin Victoria Kay Rowland (University of Tennessee, Knoxville) |
Thurgood South | TRACK 2: SIMULATIONS & GAMES Doing Global Politics: Simulating the Dynamics of International and Comparative Political Phenomena • Simulating the “Tragedy of the Commons” and Learning with Goldfish Mark David Hamilton (Inter-American Defense College) • If Lords Are So Revolting, Why Are Revolutions So Rare: The Peasant Game Victor Asal (University at Albany, SUNY), • Dual Purpose Sim: Introducing Research Methods through a Simulation of Autocracy Andrew M. Spath (American University— SIS) • Human Territoriality and Teaching First Image Theorizing in IR, Halit M. Tagma (Northern Arizona University) |
Madison A | TRACK 3: TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATIVE PEDAGOGY IN THE CLASSROOM Thinking Outside the Box to Increase Student Engagement • Stopping Forgetting: Improving Student Performance through Memory Exercises Cole Spitzack (United States Military Academy) • Beatlab: How a Hip-Hop Digital Space Became an Outlet for Political Dialogue Jeffrey Carroll (Chestnut Hill College) • Take Back Control: Using OERs to Boost Faculty Autonomy & Student Engagement Kyeonghi Baek (SUNY Buffalo State), • Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone: Improv and Learning IR Theories Carrie R. Humphreys (University of Tennessee, Martin) |
Madison B | TRACK 4: DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION Restructuring the Curricula • Justice Unbound: Voices for the 21st Century Patrizia Longo (Saint Mary’s College of California) • “Decolonizing” International Relations Teaching and Learning Jonneke Koomen (Williamette University) • Teaching Tolerance through Film and Reflection Pia A. Knigge (Auburn University Montgomery) |
3:30-4:00pm | Break |
4:00-5:30pm | Track Panels II |
Thurgood East | TRACK 1: CIVIC ENGAGEMENT EDUCATION Tools for Civic Engagement • Teaching Civic Artisanship Using Ignatian Pedagogy in Interreligious Contexts Anas Malik (Xavier University) • Educational Partnerships: Enhancing Outcomes with Civic Engagement Jodi Greene (Reading Area Community College) • Caring Interdisciplinarians: Teaching Civic Engagement in Public Policy Lutz F. Krebs (Maastricht University) • Teaching Political Information Literacy in a Hybrid Media Environment Janet L. Donavan (University of Colorado, Boulder) |
Thurgood South | TRACK 2: SIMULATIONS & GAMES Simulations, Skills, and the Bigger Picture: Thinking about How and Why We Use Simulations • Tears, Tantrums and Triumphs: Experiential Learning through Games Jonathan Fanning (University of York) • Professional Skills Attainment in the Classroom: The Value of the Model UN Mert Kartal (University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point) • Getting the Hang of Simulations: Mentoring Junior Professors Erica Lauren Seng-White (George Mason University), • Space Matters, Too! Political Science SoTL and Active Learning Classrooms Michael P.A. Murphy, (University of Ottawa) |
Madison A | TRACK 3: TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATIVE PEDAGOGY IN THE CLASSROOM Utilizing Technology to Empower Students • Perspectives in Digital Engagement from Houston to Korea Anita Chadha (University of Houston, Downtown) • Empowering Women in Political Science Education Andra Olivia Miljanic (University of Houston) • Teaching Asia in Europe (Online). Reflections on the E-School in Korean Studies Youngmi Kim (University of Edinburgh), • Teaching Candidate Literacy through Voter Guides Adam H. Hoffman (Salisbury University), |
Madison B | TRACK 4: DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION Teaching & Reaching All Students • Recruiting and Retaining Diverse and Female Students in an Era of Rude Politics J. Cherie Strachan (Central Michigan University) • Developing Pedagogy for Working and Parenting Students Andrew Hewitt Smith (University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley) • Impacts and Issues in P-20 Civic Engagement Education Partnerships Alison Rios Millett McCartney (Towson University) • Internationalisation in the Classroom Karen Wright (University of Glasgow) |
5:30-7:00pm Thurgood Marshall Northwest | Joint TLC at APSA and Political Science Section Reception |
Program Committee
- Sherri Wallace, University of Louisville (co-chair)
- Bethany Blackstone, University of North Texas (co-chair)
- Shane Nordyke, University of South Dakota
- Alison Rios Millett McCartney, Towson University
- Joseph Roberts, Roger Williams University
- Dick Simpson, University of Illinois, Chicago