TLC at APSA: Teaching Pluralism through Political Science Education

2021 APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibtion | Saturday, October 2, 2021

Chairs: Patrick McKinlay, mckinlay@morningside.edu and Tavishi Bhasin, tbhasin@kennesaw.edu

The fourth “TLC at APSA,” the teaching and learning conference-within-a-conference, will take place Saturday, October 2, 2021, in Seattle, WA, as part of the APSA Annual Meeting. This full-day event seeks to promote the scholarship of teaching and learning, equip faculty with new techniques and resources for teaching, and enhance the role of teaching in the discipline of political science. Please join us for this gathering, which will provide a highly interactive forum for scholars to share innovative tools for political science education and research on the scholarship of teaching and learning.

In keeping with the overall Annual Meeting theme of “Promoting Pluralism,” this year’s TLC at APSA theme is “Teaching Pluralism through Political Science Education.” We perceive pluralism, in the widest possible way, to represent a diversity of ideas, experiences and identities. Teaching pluralism builds classrooms and environments that encourage students to develop a deeper understanding along with tolerance of diverse ideological thought. It looks to create communities inclusive of experiences across the spectrum of human abilities, gender identities and sexual orientations. It makes space for the identities and aspirations of members of varied ethnic, religious and linguistic communities. We are particularly interested in proposals that explore the ways in which we teach and model the principles of pluralism for the 21st century

Registration
All participants must be registered for the 2021 APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition in order to attend the TLC at APSA.

Schedule

Time	Event
8:00 a.m.	WORKSHOP AND PANEL SESSION 1 Workshop: Pandemic Proof Your Voter Outreach Strategy (Virtual) Elizabeth A. Bennion, Indiana University South Bend (chair) Elizabeth C. Matto, Rutgers University, New Brunswick Leah A. Murray, Weber State University Allison Rank, SUNY, Oswego State Carah Ong Whaley, James Madison Center for Civic Engagement, James Madison University Abraham Goldberg, James Madison University Edie N. Goldenberg, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Workshop Online Teaching: Adapting Games for Comparative & International Relations (Virtual) Joseph W. Roberts, Roger Williams University (chair) Victor Asal, University at Albany, SUNY Workshop: Bridging the Partisan Divide: Cultivating the Next Generation of Citizen Leaders Location TBD Janet Tran, Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute (chair) Michelle Ashley Faggert, The Ronald Reagan Institute Kimberly Lipina, The Reagan Institute Panel: Around the World in 80 Credits Location TBD • Active and Experiential Learning in Teaching International Law to Undergraduates, Spyridon Kotsovilis, University of Toronto Mississauga • Encouraging Local Community Engagement in International Relations Courses, Sarah Kenyon Lischer, Wake Forest University • Information Security: Alternative Reading Strategies for International Security, Danielle Gilbert, U.S. Air Force Academy and Paul Bezerra, United States Air Force Academy • Incorporating Peer Review into Courses: Can Active Learning be Asynchronous?, Michael P. A. Murphy, University of Ottawa; Andrew Heffernan, University of Ottawa; Doug Yearwood
9:30 a.m.	COFFEE BREAK
10:00 a.m.	WORKSHOP AND PANEL SESSION 2 Workshop: Teaching IR Theory for Future Foreign Policy Practitioners Location TBD (Livestreamed) David A. Cooper, Naval War College (chair) Nikolas K. Gvosdev, Naval War College Jessica D Blankshain, Naval War College Workshop: Organizing & Supporting Junior Scholar Virtual Workshops (Virtual) Cleo Marie O’Brien-Udry, Yale University (chair) Aidan Milliff, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Angie Torres-Beltran, Cornell University Christina Ladam, University of Nevada, Reno Rachel Porter Syeda ShahBano Ijaz, UC San Diego Austin Bussing, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Abby M Fanlo, Stanford University Josh McCrain, University of Utah Alexander Charles Furnas, University of Michigan J Andres Gannon, University of California, San Diego Elizabeth L Brannon, Michigan State University Nina Obermeier, Cornell University Panel: Sharing Pedagogy: International Service-Learning Network during COVID (Virtual) • The Special Relationship: Lessons Learned from a UK/US Service-Learning Network, Mark Charlton, De Montfort University • The Effect of Virtual Service-Learning on Community Partners, Mary A. McHugh, Merrimack College • Converting a Large Service-Learning Event Online in Covid: Surviving and Thriving, Alison Rios Millett McCartney, Towson University; Michele Calderon, Towson University; Conner Cameron, Towson University; Madeleine Meyer, Towson University
12:00 p.m.	LUNCHEON AND KEYNOTE, Location TBD (Livestreamed) For health and safety reasons, lunch has limited capacity. Please show your confirmation email to pick up your lunch.
2:00 p.m.	TRACK PANEL SESSION 1 Track 1: Civic Engagement Education Location TBD Out of Your Chair and Into the Streets: Active Approaches to Civic Engagement, moderated by T.M. Sell, Highline College • Restorative Civics Education, Samantha Pearl, Center for Justice and Peacebuilding Studies • Service Learning at a Hispanic-Serving Institution, Andrew Hewitt Smith, Univ of Texas Rio Grande Valley • That’s our house! Let’s take it over!: Antiracist Pedagogy in Advocacy Courses, Kathleen Cole, Metropolitan State University Track 2: Simulations & Games (Virtual) Diversified Approaches to Simulation and Games in the Classroom I, moderated by Renee Van Vechten, University of Redlands • Can Simulations Promote an Inclusive Classroom?, Nayma Qayum, Manhattanville College • Teaching Theory: A Mini-Simulation on the Theory of Human Territoriality, Halit M. Tagma, Northern Arizona University • The Impact of Gender on Student Learning: Lessons from a Model UN Course, Mert Kartal, St. Lawrence University • Using “Fantasy” Politics to Increase Knowledge of International Politics, Petra Hendrickson, Northern Michigan University Track 3: Technology and Innovative Pedagogy in the Classroom Location TBD Making It Real: Taking Action in Teaching, moderated by Julio F. Carrión, University of Delaware • Homelessness and Project Based Learning, Bobbi Gentry, Bridgewater College • Incorporating Inquiry in an Introductory American Politics Course, Sean Q Kelly, California State University, Channel Islands • Online Deliberation: Bridging divides and navigating “niceness”, Kara N Dillard, James Madison University and Kara L. Lindaman, Winona State University Track 4: Broad Curriculum/Pedagogy (Virtual) New Strategies for Increased Teaching Effectiveness, moderated by Chiedo Nwankwor, Johns Hopkins University and Kenneth A. Betsalel, University of North Carolina, Asheville • Teaching Comparative Politics: A Guide to Making Choices, Nandini Deo, Lehigh University; Julie George, CUNY, Queens College; Meg Guliford, University of Pennsylvania; Mary Anne Mendoza, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona • Doing intersectional feminist community-engaged learning in the neo-liberal U, Michael J. Illuzzi, Lesley University and Nafisa Tanjeem, Lesley University • The Biopolitics of EdTech, Stefan Kehlenbach, University of California, Riverside • Students as Teachers for Political Discourse, Lynne M Chandler-Garcia, US Air Force Academy and Stacy G. Ulbig, Sam Houston State University
4:00 p.m.	TRACK PANEL SESSION 2 Track 1: Civic Engagement Education (Virtual) Multiple Methods for Civic Engagement, moderated by T.M. Sell, Highline College and Kenneth A. Betsalel, University of North Carolina, Asheville • Bring a Chair: Getting Methods Students Out of the Classroom and into the Field, Douglas M. Cantor, Loyola Marymount University • Building Community to Promote Civic Engagement in an American Government Course, Scott Spitzer, California State University, Fullerton and Lori M Weber, California State University, Chico • Facilitating Impactful Civic Engagement with Metacognitive Questions, Shannon McQueen, West Chester University Track 2: Simulations & Games Location TBD (Livestreamed) Diversified Approaches to Simulations and Games in the Classroom II, moderated by Renee Van Vechten, University of Redlands • Choose Your Own Adventure: A Virtual Alternative to Model UN, John A. Tures, Lagrange College • Professor, Lawyer, Long Haul Trucker in the 2020 Election, Courtney Chenette, Hollins University • The Governing Dead: How a Game about Zombies Can Demonstrate Federalism, Edmond Hally, Ferrum College • Words Matter! Infusing International Relations with Foreign Language & Diplomacy, Dalia Fikry Fahmy, Long Island University, Brooklyn Track 3: Technology and Innovative Pedagogy in the Classroom (Virtual) Opening Up the Playbook: Broadening Approaches to Teaching Political Science, moderated by Julio F. Carrión, University of Delaware • Civic Engagement Scholarship: What We Can Learn From the Research, David J Hurley, Indiana University South Bend; Elizabeth A. Bennion, Indiana University South Bend; Kayla Christine Isenbletter • Personalized Screencast Feedback: Rethinking How We Respond to Student Writing, Levente Szentkirályi, University of Colorado at Boulder • Promoting Pluralism in Unexpected Places: The Value of Experiential Education, Mark David Hamilton, Inter-American Defense College, Samuel R. Greene, Shepherd University, Roberto Pereyra Bordon, Inter-American Defense College Track 4: Broad Curriculum/Pedagogy Location TBD Critical Perspectives on Teaching, moderated by Chiedo Nwankwor, Johns Hopkins University • Addressing Antiracism through a Study of Political Science Syllabi, Viviana Rivera-Burgos, Baruch College, CUNY; Stephanie R. Golob, CUNY-Baruch College; David R. Jones, Baruch College, City University of New York; Marcus Johnson, Baruch College, CUNY; Els de Graauw, Baruch College, CUNY • How Trauma-Informed Pedagogy Helps us Teach Religion in Political Science, Misbah Hyder, University of California, Irvine • Rigor Mortis: An engagement with rigor in political science education, Wendy Wright, William Paterson University • The Case for a ‘Pedagogy of Kindness’: Now and in the Post-Pandemic University, Simone R. Bohn, York University
5:30 p.m.	TLC AT APSA RECEPTION, Location TBD

We would like to extend a special thank you to the 2021 TLC at APSA Program Committee for all of their dedication and hard work in planning this year’s TLC at APSA.

Tavishi Bhasin, Kennesaw State University (co-chair)
Patrick McKinlay, Morningside University (co-chair)
Kenneth Betsalel, University of North Carolina, Asheville
Julio F. Carrión, University of Delaware (Track Moderator: Technology and Innovative Pedagogy in the Classroom)
Chiedo Nwankwor, Johns Hopkins University (Track Moderator: Broad Curriculum/Pedagogy)
T.M. Sell, Highline College (Track Moderator: Civic Engagement)

There will be two presentation formats: paper presentations and workshops. Papers will be presented in one of four track working groups:

Civic Engagement Education
Simulations & Games
Technology and Innovative Pedagogy in the Classroom
Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Classroom

While the four groups reflect previous TLC tracks, the intent is for all four to emphasize the plurality of voices across polities and learning settings as well as innovations that foster and augment inclusion of diverse voices to stimulate student learning and discovery.

Submissions are closed.

Paper proposals incorporate a variety of topics, including innovative pedagogical methods and techniques, assessment, experiential learning, simulations, curriculum development, deliberation in the physical classroom and online as well as in community engaged pedagogies, the impact and influence of diversity and difference(s) on inclusive instruction, and more. Accepted papers will be presented in a working group “track session” format similar to the APSA Teaching and Learning Conference.

Workshops are designed to be highly interactive and provide hands-on experience, demonstrating a learning tool or technique that participants could immediately implement in the classroom. Workshops are 90 minutes and examples include: creating campus-wide civic engagement initiatives, using in-class debate to enhance student learning, and techniques for discussing difficult issues in the classroom.

Submission proposals are closed. from all educators who teach political science and related subjects—university and college faculty, administrators, high school teachers, graduate students, research scholars, and others. We especially encourage proposals from community college faculty who play a key role in promoting pluralism. All participants will need to register for the 2021 APSA Annual Meeting in order to attend.