{"id":2822,"date":"2026-07-23T18:01:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T18:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsa2026\/?page_id=2822"},"modified":"2026-08-19T14:12:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T14:12:06","slug":"tlc-at-apsa-schedule","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsa2026\/tlc-at-apsa-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"TLC at APSA Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:800\">2026 <strong>TLC AT APSA<\/strong> Schedule<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The ninth annual <a href=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsa2026\/tlc-at-apsa\/\">TLC at APSA<\/a> (Teaching and Learning Conference at APSA) is 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\u2019s conference theme is<strong> \u201c(Re)building Precarious Democracy Through the Classroom.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/convention2.allacademic.com\/one\/apsa\/apsa26\/\">Browse the full schedule in the Online Program<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Saturday, September 5, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>7:30 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:800\"><summary><strong>WELCOME AND BREAKFAST<\/strong><\/summary>\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Hynes 312<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Matt Evans,<\/strong> Northwest Arkansas Community College (TLC at APSA Program Co-chair)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dale Mineshima-Lowe,<\/strong> Parami University (TLC at APSA Program Co-chair)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>8:15 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>WORKSHOP SESSIONS<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>Building Sustainable Political Science Student Organizations\/Clubs<\/strong><\/summary>\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Hynes 309<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Tanya Brooke Schwarz<\/strong>, Pi Sigma Alpha (Chair)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Terri L. Towner,<\/strong> Oakland University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alecia Dionne Hoffman<\/strong>, Alabama State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Diana M. Owen<\/strong>, Georgetown University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Taeko Hiroi<\/strong>, University of Texas at El Paso<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Everett Albert Vieira<\/strong>, California State University, Fresno<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>Enacting Change: Teaching State Legislative Advocacy and Civic Engagement<\/strong><\/summary>\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Hynes 310<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Kathleen Cole, <\/strong>Metropolitan State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Robert W. Glover,<\/strong> University of Maine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Katharine Amory Owens<\/strong>, University of Hartford<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Charlotte Powley<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>Teaching Democracy by Doing: Simulations and Dialogue as Democratic Repair<\/strong><\/summary>\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Hynes 311<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cheryl Jindeel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>Pedagogy Caf\u00e9<\/strong><\/summary>\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Hynes 312<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Using Fiction to Teach Politics,<\/strong>&nbsp;Jack Miller<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Power of Questions and Stories for Teaching Politics,<\/strong>&nbsp;Titus Alexander, Democracy Matters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>What Does Teaching American Civics Require of Political Science in the 21st Century? Findings from APSA\u2019s Working Group<\/strong>, Meena Bose, Hofstra University; Paul O. Carrese, Arizona State University; Karen M. Kedrowski, Iowa State University; Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan, University of South Florida<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Using AI to Create a Fully Functioning Pedagogical App,&nbsp;<\/strong>Josue Alejandro Franco, Cuyamaca College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The People\u2019s Science: Turning Your Research into Digital Stories,&nbsp;<\/strong>Raymundo Lopez, Michigan State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>How to Use AI to Advance Critical Thinking in the Political Science Classroom,&nbsp;<\/strong>Frank S. Cohen, Franklin Pierce University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Creating Undergraduate Labs for Data and Talent Development<\/strong>, Stacey Ann Greene, Rutgers University, New Brunswick<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Coding Democracy: Civic Engagement among Computer Science Students,&nbsp;<\/strong>Elaine Zundl, Rowan University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Climate Education and Democratic Citizenship<\/strong>, David M. Shafie, Chapman University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Building a Civic Engagement Infrastructure in Polarizing Times<\/strong>, Maureen Heffern Ponicki, College of Dupage; David Michael Goldberg, College of DuPage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>America@250 on Campus and in the Classroom, <\/strong>Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan, University of South Florida; Austin Trantham, Saint Leo University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>Teaching and Cultivating Interpretive Methods in Political Science<\/strong><\/summary>\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Hynes 313<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Aarie Glas<\/strong>, Northern Illinois University (Chair)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Michelle Day Weitzel,<\/strong> The Graduate Institute, Geneva<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lisa Wedeen, <\/strong>University of Chicago<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Yuna Blajer de la Garza,<\/strong> Loyola University, Chicago<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lisel S. Hintz, <\/strong>Johns Hopkins University SAIS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Samantha Ann Majic<\/strong>, CUNY-John Jay College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Richard Nielsen<\/strong>, MIT<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nicholas Rush Smith<\/strong>, SOAS University of London<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Be Stone,<\/strong> Rhodes College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Robin L. Turner,<\/strong> Butler University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>10:00 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>WORKSHOP SESSIONS<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>The Civics Bootcamp: Extending Civic Learning beyond the Classroom<\/strong><\/summary>\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Hynes 309<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Elizabeth C. Matto,<\/strong> Rutgers University, New Brunswick (Chair)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ginger Gold Schnitzer,<\/strong> Rutgers University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>Teaching International Relations with Games<\/strong><\/summary>\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Hynes 310<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Victor Asal,<\/strong> University at Albany, SUNY (Chair)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reyhan Topal<\/strong>, Augusta University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>Creating and Curating Resources for Teaching Faculty Involved in Dual Enrollment<\/strong><\/summary>\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Hynes 311<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Helen Chang,<\/strong> CUNY-Hostos Community College (Chair)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dale Mineshima-Lowe,<\/strong> Parami University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Josue Alejandro Franco, <\/strong>Cuyamaca College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Terry Gilmour,<\/strong> Midland College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Benjamin M. Monroe<\/strong>, Midland College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jeremy Bowling<\/strong>, University of Nevada, Las Vegas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Colleen Wood<\/strong>, Century College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Parakh Hoon<\/strong>, South Puget Sound College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Erin Richards<\/strong>, Cascadia Community College<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>Fortifying Democratic Practice through Project Citizen and Civil Dialogue<\/strong><\/summary>\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Hynes 313<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Donna Phillips<\/strong>, Center for Civic Education (Chair)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Diana M. Owen,<\/strong> Georgetown University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Patrick Rewa McSweeney<\/strong>, Georgetown University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>12:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>PLENARY ADDRESS AND LUNCHEON<\/strong><\/summary>\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What is Academic Freedom? (And How Do We Defend It)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsa2026\/tlc-at-apsa\/#isaac\"><strong>Dr. Isaac Kamola<\/strong>, Trinity College<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Hynes 312<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Sponsored by Cambridge University Press<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>TRACK PANEL SESSION 1<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>Track: Curriculum and Assessment<\/strong><\/summary>\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Curriculum, Assessment, and Democratic Values<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Hynes 309<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Liz Norell, University of Mississippi (Chair)<br>Liz Norell, University of Mississippi (Discussant)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Teaching Democracy When Institutions Falter: Pedagogical Repair in India<\/strong>, Shah Daniya, St. Joseph\u2019s University; Neil Tannen, St. Joseph\u2019s University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pathway Grading: Alternative Grading for Social Advocacy and Civic Engagement,<\/strong>&nbsp;Janet Marie Lawler, University of Houston<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Does American Politics Coursework Increase Support for Democracy?, Mona<\/strong>&nbsp;S. Kleinberg, CUNY \u2013 Queens College; Peter John Liberman, Queens College and Graduate Center of the City University of New York<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Beyond the Reading List: Descriptive Representation, Belonging, and Efficacy,&nbsp;<\/strong>Gulcan Saglam, University of Georgia; Maryann E. Gallagher, University of Georgia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Civic Sensibility, Dialogue, and Political Participation across Contexts,<\/strong>&nbsp;Elizabeth S. Sperber, University of Denver<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>Track: Humanistic Pedagogy and Citizenship Track<\/strong><\/summary>\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pluralism and Reflexivity in Teaching Practices and Course Design<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Hynes 310<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matt Evans, Northwest Arkansas Community College (Chair)<br>Matt Evans, Northwest Arkansas Community College (Discussant)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Resist\/Defend\/Reimagine Pedagogy: Legal Education Against Authoritarianism<\/strong>, Shirley Lin, Brooklyn Law School<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Democratic Theory and Practice: Rebuilding Democracy by Experiencing Democracy<\/strong>, Richard M. Battistoni, Providence College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Democratic Education and the Public Good: Threats and Opportunities for Renewal<\/strong>, Andrea Aleman, The University of Texas at San Antonio<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Deliberation without Decisions? Reflective Judgment as a Learning Outcome,<\/strong>&nbsp;Zach Richer, University of Toronto<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>Track: Civic Literacy and Analysis<\/strong><\/summary>\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Civic Literacy and Analysis: Panel 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Hynes 311<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La Della Levy-Edwards, College of Southern Nevada (Chair)<br>La Della Levy-Edwards, College of Southern Nevada (Discussant)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Practicing Democracy: Engaging In-Class AI Activities Every Instructor Can Do<\/strong>, James M. Quirk, American University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Narrative Approaches to Teaching Media and Information Literacy: A Module Design<\/strong>, Rachel Vanderhill, Wofford College; Kimberly Hall, Wofford College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Let\u2019s Chat(bot) about It: Custom GPT and Graduate Student Research Conversations<\/strong>, Charles C. Turner, California State University, Chico<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Assessing the Impact of AI on Political Science Information Literacy Instruction<\/strong>, Kimberly MacVaugh, Georgetown University; Ann Cullen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>Track: Active Learning and Engagement<\/strong><\/summary>\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tackling Domestic Political Challenges with Active Learning and Engagement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Hynes 313<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kim Lopez-Gallagher, New Mexico State University-Alamogordo (Chair)<br>Iva Bozovic, University of Southern California (Discussant)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>America\u2019s Global Civics in a Fragmented World,<\/strong>&nbsp;Christopher C. Graham, Boston University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Guardians of Democracy: Game-Based Political Learning for Democratic Practice<\/strong>, Renata Schlumberger Schevisbiski, State University of Londrina<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>From Polarization to Participation: Modeling Civil Discourse with Unify America,<\/strong>&nbsp;Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan, University of South Florida; Austin Trantham, Saint Leo University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Classrooms as Laboratories: The Interlinked States Simulation<\/strong>, Gabriella Colello, University of California, Irvine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><summary><strong>Coffee Break<\/strong><\/summary>\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\"><em>Hynes 312<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\"><em>Sponsored by Cengage<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>TRACK PANEL SESSION 2<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>Track: Curriculum and Assessment<\/strong><\/summary>\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Curriculum Design and Professionalizing the Field<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Hynes 309<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Liz Norell, University of Mississippi (Chair)<br>Gulcan Saglam, University of Georgia (Discussant)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Teaching Experience and Pedigree: PhD Placements at Non-PhD Granting Departments,<\/strong>&nbsp;Taylor C. Boas, Boston University; Rosella Cappella Zielinski, Boston University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Portfolio Redesign: A Case Study in Both Success and Failure<\/strong>, Victoria Honeyman, University of Leeds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Open-Source Ethical AI Customization for Education<\/strong>, Sara Morrell, Northeastern University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Impact of Strategic AI Use on Achievement Gaps in Research Methods Courses,<\/strong>&nbsp;Christine Cahill, Rutgers University; Lila O\u2019Brien-Milne, Rutgers University, New Brunswick; Katelyn Barnes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Effectiveness of Pedagogical Training in Graduate Programs<\/strong>, Julie L. Mueller, Southern Maine Community College; Christine Cahill, Rutgers University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>Track: Humanistic Pedagogy and Citizenship Track<\/strong><\/summary>\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Affective Dimension of Teaching<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Hynes 310<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matt Evans, Northwest Arkansas Community College (Chair)<br>Katherine M. Robiadek, Xavier University (Discussant)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Anti-Oblivion Clause<\/strong>, Alfio Cerami<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Policy Strategies to Safeguard Civic Development from Emotionally Responsive AI<\/strong>, Christopher Wegemer, UCLA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Love\u2019s Labor: Pedagogy, Education, and the Politics of Study,<\/strong>&nbsp;Mette Christiansen, The Graduate Center CUNY<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Diverse Storytelling through College-Elementary School Collaboration<\/strong>, Taneisha Nicole Means, Vassar College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Addressing Affective Polarization and Dehumanization through Dialogic Design<\/strong>, Sebnem Gumuscu, Middlebury College; Ilkim Duriye Buke Okyar, Yeditepe \u00dcniversitesi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bringing Philosophy of Science to the Political Science Classroom<\/strong>, Rafael Alexandre Mello, Bates College<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>Track: Civic Literacy and Analysis<\/strong><\/summary>\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Civic Literacy and Analysis: Panel 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Hynes 311<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La Della Levy-Edwards, College of Southern Nevada (Chair)<br>Charles C. Turner, California State University, Chico (Discussant)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Walking the Walk: Democratizing the Political Theory Classroom<\/strong>, Lisa Pace Vetter, University of Maryland, Baltimore County<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Experience to Action in General Education: A Pedagogy of Civic Skill Development,<\/strong>&nbsp;Jennie Sweet-Cushman, Chatham University; Lanethea Mathews-Schultz, Muhlenberg College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bridging Political Differences in Higher Education through Cross-Campus Dialogue<\/strong>, Michael Evans, Georgia State University; Jennifer McCoy, Georgia State University; Jongwoo Jeong, Georgia State University; Christopher F. Karpowitz, Brigham Young University; Kelly D. Patterson, Brigham Young University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Navigating the Info Fog of War: Information Literacy as Democratic Defense<\/strong>, Melisa Balos, Tulane University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>Track: Active Learning and Engagement<\/strong><\/summary>\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rethinking Global Politics through Active Learning and Engagement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Hynes 313<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kim Lopez-Gallagher, New Mexico State University-Alamogordo (Chair)<br>Kim Lopez-Gallagher, New Mexico State University-Alamogordo (Discussant)<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Simulating Peace in the Middle East: A Blueprint for Classroom Simulation Design,<\/strong>&nbsp;Daphne Inbar, University of California, Irvine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Testing Learning Effectiveness of Standalone IPE Simulations,<\/strong>&nbsp;Iva Bozovic, University of Southern California<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Who Is a Refugee? An Experience of Gamification in the Classroom<\/strong>, Angela Suarez-Collado, University of Salamanca; Javier Sierra Pierna, University of Salamanca<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Using Games and Simulations in Liberal Arts,<\/strong>&nbsp;Phoebe W. Moon, Mercer University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Start of Armageddon: Using Wargames to Teach Civil-Military Relations<\/strong>, Clay Parham, Baylor University; Stephen Thomas, Baylor University; Peter P. Campbell, Baylor University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>5:45<\/strong> <strong>p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><summary><strong>Political Science Education Organized Section Business Meeting<\/strong><\/summary>\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\"><em>Hynes<\/em><strong> <\/strong><em>313<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>7:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><summary><strong>TLC at APSA Reception<\/strong><\/summary>\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\"><em>Hynes 312<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-transform:none\"><em>Co-sponsored by APSA\u2019s Teaching &amp; Learning Department and the Political Science Education Organized Section<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Thank You<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you to the 2026 TLC at APSA Program committee for their hard work and dedication in planning this year\u2019s TLC at APSA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Co-chair: Matt Evans, Northwest Arkansas Community College<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Co-chair: Dale Mineshima-Lowe, Parami University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">La Della Levy-Edwards, College of Southern Nevada<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Kim Lopez-Gallagher, New Mexico State University-Alamogordo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Rafael Alexandre Mello, Bates College<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Liz Norell, University of Mississippi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026 TLC AT APSA Schedule The ninth annual TLC at APSA (Teaching and Learning Conference at APSA) is 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. 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