Call for proposals | APSA Virtual Teaching & Learning Symposium | Application Deadline: June 8, 2025
The American Political Science Association’s (APSA) Teaching and Learning Program is pleased to announce a call for proposals for a small cohort of political …
Call for Proposals: Teaching American Politics in Times of Uncertainty Read More »
Join our expert panelists for a discussion on teaching American Politics in times of political uncertainty and crisis. Responding to the current political environment in the United States, the panelists …
Strategies for Teaching American Politics in Turbulent Times Read More »
Interviews
Online education remains a place of great challenges and also enormous opportunities for political science faculty to connect with their students and advance learning objectives. As such, Matt Evans (co-editor of the …
Rapport and Community Building in Online Classes: A Q&A with Rebecca A. Glazier Read More »
Reflections
By Adam Fusco (adam.fusco@york.ac.uk)
Political philosophy often forms an integral part of curricula on many Politics degrees. Yet teaching political philosophy poses specific pedagogical challenges in Politics departments. Student perceptions …
Reviews
A Pedagogy of Kindness. By Catherine J. Denial. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 2024. 151p. $24.95 paper.
Review by Matt Evans (mevans8@nwacc.edu)
Catherine J. Denial’s book functions well …
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The Teacher-Scholar
By Ozlem Tuncel (otuncelgurlek1@gsu.edu)
Generative AI tools like ChatGPT have rapidly transformed the academic landscape, prompting political science educators to reconsider their teaching strategies. The integration of these technologies …
Teaching Literature Reviews in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Read More »
Reflections
By Elizabeth Dorssom (dorssome@lincolnu.edu)
College classrooms are often awash with screens, revealing a generation of students who grew up immersed in technology. These students are more likely to get their …
The Teacher-Scholar
By Elizabeth A. Bennion (ebennion@iusb.edu)
According to a recent survey of more than 100,000 students at nearly 200 U.S. colleges, the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and has decreased in …
Reflections
By Matthew P. Thornburg (mthornburg@misericordia.edu and Elizabeth A. Georgian (georgian@usca.edu)
Introduction
Our first day of class begins in an unusual way—with a murder. In our Introduction to the Law …
Murder on an Island: A Classroom Simulation Introducing the American Legal System Read More »
Reflections
By Debra Leiter (leiterd@umkc.edu) and Danielle Joesten Martin (danielle.martin@csus.edu)
Everyone loves a nail-biter, a close competition where the winner is left in doubt until the very last minute. …
Super Bowl Forecasting: Turning the Big Game into a Big Lesson Read More »