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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers has decided to indefinitely discontinue the Rowman and Littlefield Award for Innovative Teaching in Political Science. The Rowman & Littlefield Award for Innovative Teaching, sponsored by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers for twelve years, honored political scientists who have developed effective new approaches to teaching in the discipline. The award honored a wide range of new directions in teaching, not a particular new direction.
Recent recipients: 2008 - Professor Renée Van Vechten, of the University of Redlands, Department of Government, has been awarded the 2008 Rowman & Littlefield Award for Innovative Teaching in Political Science. Dr. Van Vechten received the award for the work that she has done on collaborative simulations. In particular, Van Vechten created and facilitated three simultaneous and interactive simulations in her Congress course and two Introduction to American Governments courses. Students in the Congress course represented congressional members, while students in the two American government courses played the part of lobbyists and constituents with direct ties to particular congresspersons. In a citation awarded to Dr. Van Vechten, L. Sandy Maisel, the chairperson of the award selection committee states that “teaching like yours represents the best use of our professional knowledge, our personal skills and energy, and our willingness to experiment in the classroom all for the benefit of political science students.” Additionally, Dr. Van Vechten was a 2008 Teaching and Learning Conference participant in the Teaching Across the Disciplines track. She presented a research paper entitled: “Collaborative Learning in Course Simulation: Congress and American Politics.” 2007 - Professors James Meernik and Kimi King of the University of North Texas were the recipients of the 2007 Rowman & Littlefield Award for Innovative Teaching in Political Science. James Meernik was on hand at the 2007 APSA Reception Honoring Teaching at the Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, to receive the award. Students in Professors King and Meernik’s jointly taught study abroad class, International Law: Peace and Justice, engaged in three intensive weeks of classes and research at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague, The Netherlands. Over the last six years, Meernik and King have arranged for their students to receive unprecedented access to top officials -- including two ICTY presidents and 10 of the ICTY judges, attorneys and to tribunal testimony. According to a citation issued by committee chairperson L. Sandy Maisel, “Students at the University of North Texas have a unique opportunity to study the international justice system in action because of the innovative approach you have taken to designing a study abroad experience.” |
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