Political Science Educator

Lessons Learned from Online Students in a Conflict Zone

June 7, 2024
Political Science Educator: volume 28, issue 1

Reflections


By Dale Mineshima-Lowe (d.mineshima-lowe@parami.edu.mm)

 I’ve spent the past two plus years teaching synchronous online classes twice a week to undergraduate students in Myanmar (Burma). As a visiting faculty member, I …

Teaching During Wartime: Institutional Adjustments with a Flexible Classroom Teaching Approach

June 7, 2024
Political Science Educator: volume 28, issue 1

Reflections


By Niva Golan-Nadir (niva.golan@post.runi.ac.il)

During troublesome events, academia must adjust itself to new realities to be able to follow through the academic year, despite the challenges it faces. Yet, change …

Reflections on Developing Wicked Problem Solvers

June 7, 2024
Political Science Educator: volume 28, issue 1

Reflections


By Paige Tan (etan3@radford.edu), Heather Keith (hkeith1@radford.edu),  and Tay Keong Tan (ttan2@radford.edu)

In response to a book group on Paul Hanstedt’s Creating Wicked Students (2018),

Reintroducing and Reinforcing: Political Science Bootcamp for Graduate Students in a Master of Public Administration Program

June 7, 2024
Political Science Educator: volume 28, issue 1

Reflections


By Amber Overholser (aroverholser@saumag.edu) and Sante Mastriana (smastriana@closeup.org)

Students often enter Master of Public Administration (MPA) programs with a desire to work and make positive change within the …

A Critical Review of the APSA Presidential Task Force on Rethinking Political Science Education

June 7, 2024
Political Science Educator: volume 28, issue 1

Reflections


By Matthew Stein (Matthew.Stein@csn.edu), Alexandra Macias (alexandra.cole@csun.edu), and Jennifer De Maio (jennifer.demaio@csun.edu)

On the same day we presented our research at the 2023 American Political Science …

Preparing Students for the 2024 Election: Voter Education & Engagement Workshops for College Teachers

June 7, 2024
Political Science Educator: volume 28, issue 1

The Teacher-Scholar


By Elizabeth A. Bennion (ebennion@iusb.edu)

In this edition of The Teacher-Scholar, I want to draw people’s attention to a range of voter education and engagement workshops designed to …

Open Pedagogy: Charting the Potential to Co-create Non-disposable Objects with Students in Your Classes

February 12, 2024
Political Science Educator: volume 27, issue 2

Interview


This interview is the third installment in a Q&A series focused on education and politics. Matt Evans, Professor of Political Science at Northwest Arkansas Community College, interviewed Jamie Witman, the Open Educational

Comparing Various Technologies to Encourage Undergraduate Student Participation

February 12, 2024
Political Science Educator: volume 27, issue 2

Reflections


By Elizabeth Dorssom (DorssomE@lincolnu.edu)

Encouraging course participation among undergraduate students can be one of the most difficult yet rewarding aspects of teaching. There are a variety of reasons that many undergraduate …

Announcements Spring/Winter 2024

February 12, 2024

Member Announcements

 

Victor Asal published “The Use of Popular Songs and Cartoons in Teaching Introduction to International Relations and Comparative Politics” in International Studies Perspectives (with Inga Miller and Andrew Vitek)

 

Elizabeth A. Bennion was selected to …

Reflections on Teaching International Relations and Zombies in a Post-zombie World

February 12, 2024
Political Science Educator: volume 27, issue 2

Reflections


By Kristen Rosero (roserok@wit.edu)

Zombies used to be a fun way for me to teach International Relations. Now, I’m not so sure. For some context, I teach political science at …

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