Tag Archives: simulation

Surprise! A Simulation on Statelessness

Posted on April 11, 2013 by

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 →

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Political Science Degrees and What Employers Want

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

This post is written by Joe Jaeger, CEO of Statecraft, an online international relations simulation: In college my degree was based on my desired career. At the time I chose political science in order to become a lawyer. My parents frantically … Continue reading →

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World Without Oil: An Alternate Reality Game

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

A great resource for anyone teaching courses in environmental or energy politics, World Without Oil is an alternate reality game that took place in 2007, where participants imagined how their lives would change as a result of a steep increase … Continue reading →

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My Real World Survivor Experience

Posted on November 9, 2012 by

I recently returned from a trip to Heifer International’s Ranch in Perryville, Arkansas as part of my experimental new course called Real World Survivor: Experiencing Poverty through Heifer Ranch. After learning about the issues captured by the UN Millennium Development … Continue reading →

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Active Learning in an Eight-Week Class

Posted on October 11, 2012 by

I thought it might be useful to document the types and numbers of active learning exercises I use in a typical class. Active learning can become so ingrained that it becomes an essential component of lesson planning, and that has … Continue reading →

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Live from the TLC

Posted on February 18, 2012 by

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 →

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The Results Are In

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

As I’ve discussed here and here, this past semester I ran a role-playing simulation for undergraduates on international relations in Europe on the eve of World War I. Previously I had tested for the simulation’s possible effects on student learning by comparing essay … Continue reading →

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More on a Blog-based Simulation

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

This semester marks the second time I’m running my Europe1914 simulation in an introductory international relations course. I first taught this course to honors students in Fall 2008. In Fall 2009, I ran the simulation, but in a non-honors section. … Continue reading →

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Blog-based Simulations

Posted on August 20, 2011 by

Two years ago I created a role-play simulation for an undergraduate international relations course. Though the simulation includes an in-class component, much of the action occurs on this blog. Feel free to borrow what I’ve created — just please credit … Continue reading →

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