Category Archives: Projects

Simulations for dummies?

Posted on March 4, 2013 by

A good rule of thumb is that if it takes longer to explain how to use a pedagogy than it does to use it, then it’s not going to fly. This is a pretty low threshold – especially for any … Continue reading →

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Putting your money where your mouth is

Posted on February 5, 2013 by

One of the more useful realisations in my professional life has been that my practice often advances best when I put myself in a somewhat awkward position. Thus, by committing to a conference paper, for instance, I lock myself into … Continue reading →

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Student Teaching

Posted on December 23, 2012 by

I’ve got one of my favorite subjects coming up next semester — comparative politics of Asia — and I’m going to experiment with MIT’s Visualizing Cultures (VC) curriculum. My goals are to introduce students to the scholarly interpretation of visual source … Continue reading →

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Interactive Learning and the 2012 Presidential Debates

Posted on September 15, 2012 by

The following comes from Rebecca Glazier at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock: It’s election season again and, as always, an exciting time to be teaching political science. This election year we have an addition tool to use in … Continue reading →

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How Soon Is Now? The End of the University As We Know It

Posted on May 13, 2012 by

The university as we know it is headed for extinction. Imagine the system of U.S. higher education in 1960 – universities were awash in government money because of the Cold War; enrollments were surging because of the GI bill and … Continue reading →

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More on Project-Based Learning

Posted on April 14, 2012 by

I’m still gathering information on project-based learning. My colleagues have approved a redesign of an interdisciplinary major, and the “culminating experience” course for seniors is changing from the traditional thesis to a research-based project. The course requires that each student’s project … Continue reading →

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