August 13, 2024 | Respectful political dialogue between engaged citizens is a cornerstone characteristic of a healthy democracy. How can faculty establish a classroom culture encouraging constructive and inclusive political discussion around the 2024 U.S. election and other common political science themes? How can political science educators scaffold productive civic dialogue on contentious political issues? The webinar recording and resources below help political science educators answer these questions.
Panelists Included:
- Tavishi Bhasin, Kennesaw State University
- Leah Murray, Weber State University
- Verónica Reyna, Rice University
- Ayana Best, Howard University
- (Moderator) Michelle D. Deardorff, University of Tennessee Chattanooga
Resources Shared By the Panelists:
- Basics of Dialogue Facilitation, Norbert Roberts
- Crucial Conversations, Marie Wehrung
- Multipartiality in Facilitation, Tanya Kachwaha
Related APSA Resources:
- Engaging in Difficult Conversations: 2024 Edition, Carah Ong Whaley
- The #RiceBreaker: Facilitating Intercultural Dialogues in the Classroom by Engaging Shared Experiences, Amber Spry
- Talking Politics: Creating a Course for Incoming Freshman on Political Discourse, Elizabeth C. Matto and Randi Chmielewski
- Promoting Productive Political Dialogue in Online Discussion Forums, Aaron S. King, J. Benjamin and Taylor, Brian M. Webb
- Building Political Discourse Skills: Students as Teachers, Lynne Chandler Garcia and Stacy Ulbig
- Teaching Students to Hear the Other Side: Using Web Design and Election Events to Build Empathy in the Political Science Classroom, Leslie Caughell
- Navigating Classroom Political Discussion: An APSA Raise the Vote Campaign Resource Collection
- Building an Inclusive Syllabus: Webinar and Resource Collection
Engaging the 2024 U.S. Election Webinar Series
This webinar was the fourth event in a series exploring how political scientists understand and teach the 2024 U.S. election. Please visit this page for complete information about the webinar series: https://educate.apsanet.org/engaging-the-2024-u-s-election-webinar-series.
APSA Teaching and Learning Webinars
In addition to the webinar series, APSA’s Teaching and Learning Programs regularly produces webinars focused on a wide range of political science education themes. Please visit the following link to view all of the recordings: https://educate.apsanet.org/teaching-learning-webinars.
