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Home 2. General Education/ Core Curriculum Presentations from the 2007 Teaching and Learning Conference Session A: Rethinking General Education John Dewey and Practical Liberal Education:  Some Ideas for General Education Reform Christopher J. Voparil, Lynn University On Motivation and Non-Majors: What Students Think Can Be Done to Encourage Learning Henrik M. Schatzinger, University of Georgia Brian P. Levey, University of Georgia Session B: Comparative/International Perspectives in General Education Restructuring the American Government Course to Meet the Needs of 21st Century Students Claude W. Barnes Jr., North Carolina A & T State University Ways of Making a Large Introductory International Relations Class Work Michael A. Morris, Clemson University Kweku Ainuson, Clemson University Teaching American Government in Comparative Perspective Richard N. Engstrom, Georgia State University Session C: Pedagogies for General Education WAC: Working Across the Curriculum? Michelle C. Boomgaard, Muskingum College Teaching Theory to Teenagers Henry R. Nau, George Washington University John Tai, George Washington University Session E: Technology and General Education To Click or Not To Click: The Impact of Student Response Systems On Political Science Courses Geoffrey Peterson, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire Teaching with Technology:  Tablet PC Applications in Introductory Political Science Courses (.ppt version) Daniel E. Smith, Northwest Missouri State University Session G: Improving General Education Through Assessment of Learning American Government as a General Education Course: Using Assessment to Improve Teaching and Learning Davida J. Alperin, University of Wisconsin-River Falls Assessing Active Learning in Online Comparative Politics Classes Kerstin Hamann, University of Central Florida Philip H. Pollock, University of Central Florida Bruce M. Wilson, University of Central Florida Presentations for Other 2007 Teaching and Learning Tracks