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Home  › Conferences  › Teaching and Learning Conference  › Conference Themes 2010 Teaching and Learning Conference Program General Schedule [Schedule-at-a-Glance (.pdf)] [Workshop Details (.pdf)] Opening Session Address Bob Graham, Director, Graham Center for Public Service, Univeristy of Florida, Former U.S. Senator and Governor of Florida [view bio] Pi Sigma Alpha Keynote Address Rogers M. Smith, University of Pennsylvania [view bio] "Teaching as Redemption" Papers Presenters will be encouraged to post papers and presentation materials on the conference paper website at www.ssrn.com/link/APSA-Teaching-2010.html. Track Schedule Please note that track and session details, descriptions, participants, and paper titles are subject to change. Please rely on this online version for the most current information. Track: Civic Engagement I       [view details]      Session A: Debate and Definition of Civic Engagement      Session B: Global Approaches to Civic Engagement      Session C: Teaching Civic Engagement: Using Real World Experiences      Session D: Open Session      Session E: Diversity and Citizenship      Session F: Open Session      Session G: Teaching Civic Engagement: Experiential Learning in DC Track: Civic Engagement II       [view details]      Session A: Models for Teaching Civic Engagement      Session B: Open Session      Session C: Teaching Civic Engagement: Institutional and Interdisciplinary Approaches      Session D: Local Approaches to Civic Engagement      Session E: Open Session      Session F: Assessing Civic Engagement      Session G: Wrap-up and Implications Track: Core Curriculum/General Education       [view details]      Session A: Strategies for Enhancing Students' Skills and Comprehension      Session B: What is at the Core? Teaching the 21st Century Political Science Student      Session C: Open Session      Session D: Learning Politics is Personal: Engaging Students in Political Science Concepts      Session E: Whose Team Are You On? Collaborative Learning for Students and Faculty      Session F: Open Session      Session G: New Techniques and Tools for Assessing Student Learning Track: Diversity, Inclusiveness, and Equality       [view details]      Session A: Is the Discipline Diverse? Implications of Diversity Trends in Political Science      Session B: Examining Diversity from the Student's Perspective      Session C: Open Session      Session D: Teachable Moments: Discussing Diversity in the Political Science Classroom      Session E: Diversifying the Curriculum: Strategies and Lessons      Session F: Open Session      Session G: Implications and Conclusions Track: Graduate Education and Professional Development       [view details]      Session A: The Impact of Graduate Teacher Training on Placement      Session B: Strategies for Teaching Theory in Graduate Level Political Science Courses      Session C: Open Session      Session D: Helping Students Develop Writing and Communication Skills      Session E: Open Session      Session F: Using Case-Study and Biography to Teach Graduate-Level American Politics      Session G: Professional Development on the Undergraduate Level Track: Integrating Technology in the Classroom       [view details]      Session A: Blended Learning: Strategies and Lessons      Session B: Theory, Technology, and Tweets: Evaluating the Effectiveness of New Tools      Session C: Incorporating Multimedia into the Classroom      Session D: Open Session      Session E: Games, Simulations, and Facebook: Increasing Opportunities for Interaction      Session F: Open Session      Session G: Multistakeholder Learning: Linking Classrooms Through Technology Track: Internationalizing the Curriculum       [view details]      Session A: Internationalizing the Curriculum: Incorporating Middile Eastern Politics      Session B: Open Session      Session C: Strategies for Internationalizing Courses and Curricula      Session D: Interconnectedness and Globalization      Session E: Open Session      Session F: Internationalization through Service Learning      Session G: Using Technology to Internationalize the Curriculum Track: Program Assessment       [view details]      Session A: Assessment: An Overview of Techniques used in the US and the UK      Session B: Does the Course Format Matter? Assessments of Learning Outcomes in different Course Environments      Session C: Open Session      Session D: Assessing Factors which Impact Learning Outcomes and Experiences      Session E: Assessing Programs with Specialized Goals in Mind      Session F: Open Session      Session G: Getting the Faculty to Buy-in to Assessment Track: Simulations and Role Play I       [view details]      Session A: Headline Politics: Using the Media as a Pedagogical Tool      Session B: Open Session      Session C: World Politics: Bringing the World into the Classroom via the Web      Session D: Open Session      Session E: Law and the Courts: The Value of Moot Court Simulations      Session F: Model UN: Lessons and Strategies      Session G: Implications and Wrap Up Track: Simulations and Role Play II       [view details]      Session A: Simluations and Democratic Processes      Session B: Open Session      Session C: International Relations and Globalization      Session D: Assessing Learning Outcomes      Session E: Open Session      Session F: Using Simulations to Educate Facutly and Students      Session G: Ethics and Empathy Track: Teaching Political Theory and Theories       [view details]      Session A: Introduction: Teaching Political Theory as Part of Political Analysis      Session B: Open Session      Session C: Applications      Session D: Getting to Theory via Films      Session E: Getting to Theory via Reflection on Prevailing Opinions      Session F: Open Session      Session G: Wrap-up and Implications Track: Teaching Research Methods       [view details]      Session A: Overcoming the Challenges to Teaching and Learning Methods      Session B: Open Session      Session C: Exploring Different Models of Inquiry      Session D: What works best? Determining the Right approach for Student Learning and Skills Development      Session E: Open Session      Session F: Teaching Research Design vs. Research Methods      Session G: The State of Research Methods - Wrap Up Track: Workshop: Civic Education and Engagement       [view details] Track: Workshop: Classroom and Program Assessment       [view details] Track: Workshop: Integrating Technology in the Classroom       [view details] Track: Workshop: Professional Development       [view details] Track: Workshop: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning       [view details] Track: Workshop: Strategies for Teaching at Community Colleges       [view details] Track: Workshop: Open Call       [view details]