Join us in Vancouver for the eighth annual TLC at APSA (Teaching and Learning Conference at APSA), a full-day 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 Politics, Power, and Peoplehood in Crisis Times.” Must be registered to attend.

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7:30 a.m.

  • Alison Rios Millett McCartney, Towson University (TLC at APSA Program co-chair) 
  • Erin Richards, Cascadia College (TLC at APSA Program co-chair) 

8:15 a.m.

WORKSHOP SESSIONS

  • Teaching Young European Activists How to Manage the Polarities of Democracy, Morris D. Bidjerano, Walden University
  • Teaching at a Community College, Helen Chang, CUNY-Hostos Community College; Josue Alejandro Franco, Cuyamaca College; Terry Gilmour, Midland College
  • Reimagining Information Literacy Skills in the Age of AI, Kimberly MacVaugh, Georgetown University
  • APSA Working Group on Undergraduate Civics Course Mandates, Howard Sanborn, Oklahoma State University, and Bill Schreckhise, University of Arkansas

Fabienne Kraemer, GESIS, Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences

Tavishi Bhasin, Kennesaw State University 

Nattawan Junboonta, Rutgers University–New Brunswick 

10:00 a.m.

WORKSHOP SESSIONS    

Julie L. Mueller, Southern Maine Community College 

Sally Bonsall, University of Nebraska Omaha 
Christine Cahill, Rutgers University 

Kimberly MacVaugh, Georgetown University

Victor Asal, University of Albany, SUNY 

Joseph W. Roberts, Roger Williams University  

Charmaine N. Willis, Old Dominion University 

12:00 p.m.

Dr. Juan Carlos Huerta, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 

2:00 p.m.

TRACK PANEL SESSION 1

Advancing Justice and Human Rights in Political Science Education

Tamelyn Tucker-Worgs, Morgan State University (Chair)
Dale Mineshima-Lowe, Parami University (Myanmar) (Discussant)

  • Encounters in the Classroom: Dialogic Models for Human Rights Education, Erica E MacDonald, University of Connecticut; Rachel Jackson, University of Connecticut
  • Global Classroom: Expanding Educational Access to Forcibly Displaced Students, Prakash Adhikari, Central Michigan University; Wendy L. Hansen, University of New Mexico
  • Policy Research and Residential Segregation, Peter J. Woolley, Fairleigh Dickinson University; Madelyn Shapiro Ferrans, Fairleigh Dickinson University

Using AI Effectively in The Political Science Classroom

Tavishi Bhasin, Kennesaw State University (Chair)
Amy Cabrera Rasmussen, California State University, Long Beach (Discussant)

  • Building Scaffolds, Not Shortcuts: AI in Political Science Writing Assignments, Jacob P. Wobig, Wingate University
  • From Chalkboards to Chatbots: Political Science Pedagogy in the Age of AI,
    Zora Mihaley, University of California, Irvine
  • Teaching Intentionally with AI: Transparency, Authenticity, and Self-Generation,
    Janet Marie Lawler, University of Houston
  • The AI in Political Science: How Instructors Are Navigating a New Classroom,  Blair Thomas, Independent Researcher 

Classroom and Teaching Innovations in International Relations
Rolfe Daus Peterson, Susquehanna University (Chair)
Joseph W. Roberts, Roger Williams University (Discussant)

  • Teaching International Relations in Eurasia: Gamification in Classes,
    Natalia Pisukunova, Moscow State University
  • Using Dice Catan to Teach Comparative Political Economy, Petra Hendrickson, Northern Michigan University 
  • The Power of Questions and Stories for Teaching Politics, Titus Alexander, Democracy Matters

Reimagining Civic Engagement Inside and Outside of the Classroom
Patrick F. McKinlay, Morningside University (Chair)
Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan, University of South Florida (Discussant)

  • Impact of Civil Discourse Assignments on Democratic Attitudes and Polarization, Michael Evans, Georgia State University; Jennifer McCoy, Georgia State University; Alexander Whitford Leasure, Georgia State University
  • Lizardmen Do NOT Run the Federal Reserve: Continuing Efforts on News Literacy, Heather L. Katz, Southwestern Oklahoma State University
  • Traversing Urban-Rural Divides with Ethical Undergrad-Led Community Engagement, Kristin Kanthak, University of Pittsburgh

4:00 p.m.

TRACK PANEL SESSION 2 

Inclusive Pedagogy in Political Science Education

Tamelyn Tucker-Worgs, Morgan State University (Chair) 
Helen Chang, CUNY-Hostos Community College (Discussant)

  • Beyond the Classroom: Combatting Stigma and Empowering Mental Health in Academia, Elsa Talat Khwaja, International Development Scholar and Consultant 
  • “Yes, I Use a Mobile Phone!”: Reconsidering ‘Digital Nativism’ for Inclusivity, Dale Mineshima-Lowe, Parami University (Myanmar)
  • Disability Politics in Political Science Pedagogy, Christopher R. Greenaway, University of Toronto; Mike Cowan, University of Toronto 

Designing Courses for a Digital Age 

Tavishi Bhasin, Kennesaw State University (Chair)
 Mitchell Brown, Auburn University (Discussant)

  • Gen-AI and Student Learning Outcomes, Kris Aaron Beck, Gordon State College; Prathibha Joshi, Gordon State College 
  • Participation in Collaborative Course Design across Year and Major, Mary Anne Mendoza, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona 
  • Worth a Thousand Words: Graphic Representations in Teaching International Law, Spyridon Kotsovilis, University of Toronto Mississauga 

Games, Simulations, and Intensive Internship Approaches to Active Learning 

Rolfe Daus Peterson, Susquehanna University (Chair)
Petra Hendrickson, Northern Michigan University (Discussant)

  • Solving Human Rights Atrocities: A Problem Based Learning Simulation, Zachary Houser, Boise State University 
  • The Road to the White House, Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan, University of South Florida 
  • Causal Mechanisms and Transparent Process-Tracing in the Classroom, Megan Becker, University of Southern California 

Reimagining Civic Engagement inside and outside of the Classroom 
Patrick F. McKinlay, Morningside University (Chair) 
Elizabeth A. Bennion, Indiana University South Bend (Discussant)

  • Assessing Participants’ Perceptions of Civic Engagement Learning Experiences, Michele Calderon, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Jacob Walker Jorden, Towson University 
  • College and Civic Engagement: Does Early College Matter?, Matthew Stein, College of Southern Nevada; Jeremy Bowling, University of Nevada, Las Vegas 
  • Teaching Policy Analysis from Alexis de Tocqueville to Dunning-Kruger, David Selby, California State University, Sacramento 

5:45 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

 

Thank you to the 2025 TLC at APSA Program committee for their
hard work and dedication in planning this year’s TLC at APSA. 

Alison Rios Millett McCartney, Towson University (co-chair)
Erin Richards, Cascadia College (co-chair)
Tavishi Bhasin, Kennesaw State University
Patrick McKinlay, Morningside University
Rolfe Peterson, Susquehanna University
Tamelyn Tucker-Worgs, Morgan State University

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