By the time that Wisconsinites cast our ballots in the presidential preference primary, we will have already voted in two primaries—and we have a couple more coming up later in the spring. Studies have indicated that the United States, among developed democracies, has the most elections (along with Switzerland), and that the frequency of these elections may lead…
2020 is an important electoral year in the United States. Voters have the opportunity to cast their ballot for a candidate to the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the White House. Whenever elections occur in the US or abroad, the main call from political parties, government institutions, or the media is always the same:…
Rebecca Kreitzer offers advice to moving your course online. Read more here.
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act, signed into law on March 27, 2020, provides some support for higher education institutions and students. For higher education, notable provisions include: 1. Funding for Higher Education to Respond to Coronavirus The legislation includes $14 billion for higher education institutions to respond to the coronavirus. Institutions can use a…
A pandemic sweeps the country, and you find yourself transitioning to an online learning management system when for half a semester, your classes met on campus. You haven’t trained to be an online teacher, but now you are required to teach online. How do you do your work, support your students, and get to the end of the semester intact? This cheat-sheet offers some suggestions to get you going, but by no means does it cover the nuances of online instruction. Let’s just get to the end of the semester!
As the 2020 presidential election approaches, Americans are feeling a wide range of emotions. An Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research Poll conducted in January of 2020 found that 66% of Democrats are anxious about the presidential election, 43% of Republicans are excited, 62% of Democrats are frustrated, and 82% of Republicans have a…
Elizabeth Bennion, PhD, Professor of Political Science at Indiana University South Bend Can civic literacy and engagement be promoted in 100% online courses, even in the midst of a social distancing campaign that requires students to stay largely confined to their homes? In an original PS Now essay Judithanne McLauchlan and I explain how civic learning…