TLC at APSA Schedule

There is no extra charge to attend TLC at APSA. All individuals registered for APSA’s Virtual Annual Meeting are welcome to attend.

The third annual TLC at APSA (Teaching and Learning Conference at APSA) is a full-day virtual event that seeks to promote the scholarship of teaching and learning and enhance the role of teaching in the discipline of political science. This year’s conference theme is “Teaching Democratic Principles through Political Science Education.”

Saturday September 12, 2020

8:00 a.m.	Keynote and Networking Reception Keynote: Edie Goldenberg, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, University of Michigan, “Back to Basics in this New Era.” Reception Breakout Rooms: Integrating Race, Gender, and Politics Workshops into Online-Only Courses Successful Transitions from Face to Face to Online Teaching Share and Solve: Experiential and Service Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic Encouraging Meaningful Civic Debate in Classrooms Integrating Discussions about 2020 Current Events into American Government Courses
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.	Break
10:00 a.m.	Workshops Getting Prepared to Teach Civic Engagement in 2020 and Beyond Elizabeth C. Matto, Rutgers University, New Brunswick Alison Rios Millett McCartney, Towson University Elizabeth A. Bennion, Indiana University, South Bend Dick Simpson, University of Illinois, Chicago Playing Games to Teach Comparative Politics Victor Asal, University at Albany, SUNY Joseph Roberts, Roger Williams University Using ICONS Simulations to Apply IR Theory to Real World Problems and Issues Joyce P. Kaufman, Whittier College Jeanette BenFarhat, Santa Rosa Junior College
11:30 a.m.	Break
12:00 p.m.	TRACK PANELS 1 Track 1: Civic Engagement Education Civic Engagement as a Means to Enhance Citizenship, Leadership, and Engagement Cultivating Civic Engagement: Enhancing Citizenship through Service Learning, Andrea Vieux, Johnson County Community College Demystifying Debate: Moving from Polarization to Engagement, Christi Leigh Siver, College of Saint Benedict Track 2: Simulations & Games Centering Student Engagement Classroom Simulations and Student Engagement: Evidence from a Two-Wave Survey, Kelly Siegel-Stechler, Johns Hopkins University and Gretchen Knudson Gee, Northern Arizona University Power of Metaphor: Linking Ideas to Experience via Story, Symbol and Simulation, Mark David Hamilton, Inter-American Defense College and Benjamin M. Jensen (non-presenting co-author), Marine Corps University Using Mock Elections in the Class-Room: A 2003-2019 Study in Belgium, Marc Hooghe, University Leuven Track 3: Technology and Innovative Pedagogy in the Classroom Community Engagement and Experiential Science Small-Scale Community Engagement in Comparative Perspective, William O’Brochta, Washington University in St. Louis Assessing the Effects of Experiential Learning: An Experimental Test, Brittany N. Perry, Texas A&M University Creating an Undergraduate Research Lab in Political Science,Jeffrey Nonnemacher, University of Pittsburgh, (non-presenting co-author) and Sarah Wilson Sokhey, University of Colorado, Boulder Track 4: Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Classroom Identities in the Political Science Classroom Bringing Indigenous Experiences into the Classroom,Andrew A. Szarejko, Georgetown University The Impact of Gender on Student Learning: Lessons from a Model UN Course, Mert Kartal, St. Lawrence University Weaving Intersectionality into American Public Policy Courses,Whitney Ross Manzo, Meredith College Creating a Culturally Responsive Undergraduate Political Science Class,Ruth M. Ediger, Seattle Pacific University
1:30 p.m.	Break
2:00 p.m.	TRACK PANELS 2 Track 1: Civic Engagement Education Assessing the Immediate and Lasting Impacts of Civic Engagement Education The Affect of American Government on Civic Literacy & Engagement, Michael T. Rogers, Arkansas Tech University and Donald M. Gooch, Stephen F. Austin State University The Lasting Effects of Civic Engagement Education, Laura Roost, Newberry College and Patrick F. McKinlay, Morningside College FL Civic Fellows: Bringing College Civic Education Programming to HS Students, Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg Track 2: Simulations & Games Community within and beyond the Simulation Synchronous Blended Teaching: Creating a Community of Engaged Learners, Simone R. Bohn, York University The War Room: A Semester-Long Campaign Simulation, Wendy Lyn Watson, University of North Texas Track 3: Technology and Innovative Pedagogy in the Classroom Bridging Technology and Critical Engagement Teaching about the Politics of the Food Justice Movement, Terri R. Jett, Butler University Teaching Civil Resistance in the Classroom, Andrea Neal D. Malji, Hawaii Pacific University Pinterest for Politics: Curated Collection Assignments to Spur Critical Thinking, Anne Marie Baylouny, Naval Postgraduate School Track 4: Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Classroom Inclusive Pedagogies to Meet the Challenges of the Current Moment Everything Old is New Again: Teaching IR in 2020, Chana M. Solomon-Schwartz, University of Tennessee – Knoxville Supporting Diverse Learning Styles: A Case Study in Student Led Syllabus Design, Lauren Howard Harding, Tennessee Technological University Teaching American Government in Chaotic Political Climate, Michael O. Adams, Texas Southern University; Antoinette S. Christophe, Texas Southern University; and Luis Perez-Feliciano, Texas Southern University Seeing Race and Teaching “Introduction to American Politics,” Mona S. Kleinberg, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

TLC at APSA: Conference Program Committee

Marcus Allen, Guttman Community College (Track Moderator: Technology and Innovative Pedagogy in the Classroom)
Megan Becker, University of Southern California (Track Moderator: Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Classroom)
Bethany Blackstone, University of North Texas
Josue Franco, Cuyamaca College (Track Moderator: Simulations and Games)
Robert Glover, University of Maine (Track Moderator: Civic Engagement Education)
Amber Dickinson, Washburn University (co-chair)
Jyl Josephson, Rutgers University – Newark (co-chair)