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Being Trained For The Technological Dustbin Of History
A new report by the non-profit Project Tomorrow indicates a serious disconnect between what K-12 principals want from new teachers and what education majors are learning about teaching in their college courses. As described in an overview of the report from KQED blog … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, APSA, Chad Raymond, Technology
Tagged KQED, Mindshift, Project Tomorrow
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Teaching and Learning, Gangnam-Style
You would think since all of are here together, and four of us in the same room, that at some point we would have discussed a live blogging schedule–or even that we intended to live blog. I guess we are … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Amanda Rosen, and Simulations, APSA, Conferences
Tagged conference, game design, innovation, simulation design, Teaching and Learning Conference, TLC
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Susherwood…!
It’s the last morning of TLC, but I’m not going to be there because of flight commitments (and I’m sulking about getting beaten by Amanda in Innovation last night). As last time, it’s been such a rich experience that I … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Activities, APSA, Conferences, Exercises, Games, Simon Usherwood, Skills
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What Is Political Science
Michael Brintnall, APSA executive director, talked to TLC attendees earlier today about the need for those who teach politics to act with a disciplinary voice in shaping the undergraduate political science curriculum. Historically, decisions about what a student should learn about … Continue reading
Money/mouth (again)
Let’s put this one down to jetlag (since I’m in my Long Beach hotel room at 5am, having spent an hour doing this), but I’m making good on my previous post. On my ‘How To Do Simulation Games’ website, I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, APSA, Exercises, Simon Usherwood
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A New Year, Same Old Problems
While the discussions among the ALPS group continue on the weighty subject of whether to wear tracksuits for our short course at APSA L&T in Long Beach, I have also been talking recently with the UK’s Higher Education Academy on … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, and Simulations, APSA, Simon Usherwood
Tagged pedagogy, Resources
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Live from the TLC
A few thoughts from the initial day of the 2012 APSA Teaching and Learning Conference: I missed the opening speakers due to a fog-induced flight delay. The Grand Hyatt in Washington, DC, is pretty swank. The conference sessions are being … Continue reading
Posted in and Simulations, APSA, Exercises, International Relations, Reading, Victor Asal, Writing
Tagged pedagogy, simulation, teaching
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