Research collaboration between political science faculty and undergraduate students is often identified as a goal of instructors and departments, but can be difficult to successfully implement. As part of National Undergraduate Research Week (April 17 – April 21, 2023), APSA …
Application Deadline Extended to – April 26, 2023
The American Political Science Association’s (APSA) Teaching and Learning program is pleased to announce a call for proposals for 15 political scientists to participate in a three-day teaching and learning symposium July …
Marjorie R. Hershey, Indiana University – Bloomington
This essay will be added to the second edition of Dr. Hershey’s ebooklet, How to Teach American Politics (and Other Subjects) Effectively. While this work is in progress, APSA Educate is pleased to
Interview
This interview is the first installment in a Q&A series focused on education and politics. In November, Matt Evans (Northwest Arkansas Community College, Political Science Educator Co-editor) interviewed Will Creeley (the Legal …
Research Notes
Ryan Gibb, Baker University
Though the “meme”-ification of politics has its critics (Kulkarni 2017, Bulatovic 2019), memes can be useful tools. Similar to cartoons or comics, they illustrate concepts and generate …
Research Notes
James M. McQuiston, Southern Arkansas University
Kahoot! is an instructional tool utilized regularly by instructors throughout the K-12 system in the United States to gamify their classes. Gamification is defined as …
Research Notes
Niva Golan-Nadir, the University at Albany, State University of New York, and Reichman University
During the teaching disruptions of the Covid-19 pandemic, academicians became more familiar with online techniques, apps, and …
Research Notes
Elizabeth Dorssom, Lincoln University of Missouri
Encouraging class engagement among undergraduate students is one of the harder aspects of teaching. It became even more difficult after returning to in-person teaching after …
Research Notes
Debra Leiter, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Students in an environmental politics class often express frustration with the non-sustainable practices of others. Given that many of these students act with sustainability in …
Research Notes
James Steur, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
In the first year of Trump’s Presidency, I started graduate school and worked as a teaching assistant for Introduction to American Politics. I was …