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Observations and Evaluations Done Right Interesting set of posts in the above link (aimed at the high school teacher crowd, but relevant for college as well) on how to turn classroom observations from a fear-inducing evaluation to a welcome chance … Continue reading
Surprise! A Simulation on Statelessness
Each week students in my introduction to international relations course are required to lead a discussion on a ‘current issue’ in international politics. Next week, the Institute for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies at my university is hosting a conference … Continue reading
Being a Better Conference Panel-goer
Chad and Simon have chimed in this week with advice on how to apply some of the basic principles of good teaching to good conference presenting. I completely agree with their comments, but I want to point out an opportunity … Continue reading
Timing
My new section of intro to international relations starts tonight. Its an eight week course that meets once a week for hour hours. Everything is prepped–syllabus printed, website set up, lectures ready to go. Class starts in half an hour, … Continue reading
Posted in Amanda Rosen, Games, Ice Breakers, International Relations, Victor Asal
Tagged activities, game, games, hobbes game, icebreakers, international relations, teaching, timing, TLC, victor asal
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Poverty Games Pt. 4: Spent
Spent is a fantastic interactive simulation for teaching about poverty in the US. The premise of the game is that you are a recently unemployed and homeless single parent, down to your last $1000. You have to find an apartment … Continue reading
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March 18, 2013
Tagged american politics, game, games, poverty, poverty games, review, spent
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The Walking Dead: Ethics in War
Note: mild spoilers for the March 10, 2013 episode of The Walking Dead, ‘Arrows on the Doorpost’ below. I avoided names and details as much as possible. I’m a big fan of finding ways to use pop culture in the … Continue reading
Posted in Amanda Rosen, Films and Fiction, Getting Them to Talk, Social Networking/Media, Visual Media
Tagged ethics, fiction, film, laws of war, the walking dead, tv, Zombies
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Poverty Games Part 3: Free Rice
Free Rice is a game where playing really does make a difference: sponsored by the World Food Programme, players answer questions in exchange for grains of rice which are then donated in real life through funding provided by ad sponsors. … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Amanda Rosen, Games, International Relations, Reviews of Games
Tagged activities, free rice, game, games, geography, hunger, international relations, Language, map quiz, poverty, reviews, world food programme
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Poverty Games, Pt. 2: 3rd World Farmer
Last time, I discussed a neat online game called Ayiti: The Cost of Life, which simulates life for a poor family in Haiti. This week’s game is 3rd World Farmer, a neat game where you play as a farming family … Continue reading
Posted in Amanda Rosen, Games, Reviews of Games
Tagged 3rd world farmer, Ayiti, failure, game, games, poverty, reviews
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Poverty Games, pt. 1: Ayiti The Cost of Life
In my spare time I like to play-test online games and feel them out for classroom use. I’ve been working through quite a few of games about poverty and hunger and plan to share my thoughts on them here. Ayiti, … Continue reading
Posted in Amanda Rosen, Games, Reviews of Games
Tagged activities, Ayiti, education, game, games, health, poverty
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