Handbook on Teaching and Learning in Political Science and International Relations

With A Focus On Providing Concrete Teaching Strategies For Scholars, The Handbook On Teaching And Learning In Political Science And International Relations Blends Both Theory And Practice In An Accessible And Clear Manner. In An Effort To Help Faculty Excel As Classroom Teachers, The Expert Contributors Offer Representation From Various Types Of Institutions Located Throughout The World. Split Into Three Distinct Parts, This Book Discusses: Curriculum And Course Design, Teaching Subject Areas, In Class Teaching Techniques. This Important Handbook Is An Essential Guide For Anyone Looking To Teach Political Science And International Relations At The University Level. Best Practices In The American Undergraduate Political Science Curriculum / E. Fletcher Mcclellan -- Capstone Courses And Senior Seminars As Culminating Experiences In Undergraduate Political Science Education / Paul E. Sum -- Teaching Politics To Practitioners / John Craig -- Best Practices In Professional Development In Graduate Education / Clodagh Harris -- Distance And Online Course Design / J. Simon Rofe -- Student And Civic Engagement: Cultivating The Skills, Efficacy And Identities That Increase Student Involvement In Learning And In Public Life / J. Cherie Strachan -- Curricular And Program Assessment Techniques In The United States / Kerstin Hamann -- Performance Assessment In Europe / Alasdair Blair -- Course Based Assessment And Student Feedback / William J. Miller -- Multidisciplinary Approaches To Teaching Political Science / Brenda Kauffman -- Promoting Information Literacy And Information Research / Stephen Thornton --^ Internationalization Of The Curriculum (bologna Process) / Erkki Berndtson -- Promoting Employability And Jobs Skills Via The Political Science Curriculum / Simon Lightfoot -- After The Apocalypse : A Simulation For Introduction To Politics Classes / Wendy L. Watson, Jesse Hamner, Elizabeth A. Oldmixon And Kimi King -- Teaching Conflict And Conflict Resolution / Agnieszka Paczynska -- Teaching About Diversity Issues / Boris E. Ricks -- Teaching Gender Politics / Fiona Buckley -- Teaching Graduate Research Methods / Mitchell Brown -- Teaching Undergraduate Research Methods / Cristina Leston-bandeira -- Teaching Political Theory / Matthew J. Moore -- Teaching Controversial Topics / David Malet --teaching At The Community College : Faculty Role, Responsibilities And Pedagogical Techniques / Erin Richards -- Teaching International Relations / Rebecca Glazier -- Effective Syllabus Design / John Ishiyama And Robert G. Rodriguez --^ Integrating Technology Into The Classroom / Gabriela Pleschova -- War, Peace And Everything In Between : Simulations In International Relations / Victor Asal, Chad Raymond And Simon Usherwood -- Developing Your Own In-class Simulations : Design Advice And A ‘commons’ Simulation Example / Mark A. Boyer And Elizabeth T. Smith -- Group Work In Political Science: How To Get Collaboration Into The Classroom / Bobbi Gentry -- Designing Team-based Learning Activities / Andreas Broscheid -- Experiential Education In Political Science And International Relations / Elizabeth Bennion -- Best Practices In Problem Based Learning / Heidi Maurer -- Developing Student Scholars : Best Practices In Promoting Undergraduate Research / James M. Scott -- Teaching International Relations With Film And Literature : Using Non-traditional Texts In The Classroom / Jennifer K. Lobasz And Brandon Valeriano -- Promoting Course Based Writing In The Discipline / Brian Smentkowski --^ Best Practices In Undergraduate Lecturing : How To Make Large Classes Work / Kinga Kas And Elizabeth Sheppard -- Political Science And The Scholarship Of Teaching / Jeffrey L. Bernstein -- Getting Students To Talk : Best Practices In Promoting Student Discussion / Michael P. Marks. Edited By John Ishiyama, William J. Miller, Eszter Simon. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Title page 4 Copyright 5 Table of contents 6 List of figures 9 List of tables 10 List of boxes 11 List of contributors 12 Introduction 23 PART I CURRICULUM AND COURSE DESIGN 30 1. Best practices in the American undergraduate political science curriculum • E. Fletcher McClellan 32 2. Capstone courses and senior seminars as culminating experiences in undergraduate political science education • Paul E. Sum 45 3. Teaching politics to practitioners • John Craig 57 4. Best practices in professional development in graduate education • Clodagh Harris 64 5. Distance and online course design • J. Simon Rofe 76 6. Student and civic engagement: cultivating the skills, efficacy and identities that increase student involvement in learning and in public life • J. Cherie Strachan 89 7. Curricular and program assessment techniques in the USA • Kerstin Hamann 103 8. Performance assessment in Europe • Alasdair Blair 114 9. Course-based assessment and student feedback • William J. Miller 124 10. Multidisciplinary approaches to teaching political science • Brenda Kauffman 140 11. Promoting information literacy and information research • Stephen Thornton 150 12. Internationalization of the curriculum (Bologna Process) • Erkki Berndtson 161 13. Promoting employability and jobs skills via the political science curriculum • Simon Lightfoot 173 PART II TEACHING SUBJECT AREAS 184 14. After the apocalypse: a simulation for Introduction to Politics classes • Wendy L. Watson, Jesse Hamner, Elizabeth A. Oldmixon and Kimi King 186 15. Teaching conflict and conflict resolution • Agnieszka Paczynska 202 16. Teaching about diversity issues • Boris E. Ricks 214 17. Teaching gender politics • Fiona Buckley 225 18. Teaching graduate research methods • Mitchell Brown 237 19. Teaching undergraduate research methods • Cristina Leston-Bandeira 250 20. Teaching political theory • Matthew J. Moore 262 21. Teaching controversial topics • David Malet 273 22. Teaching at the community college: faculty role, responsibilities and pedagogical techniques • Erin Richards 284 23. Teaching international relations • Rebecca Glazier 294 PART III IN-CLASS TEACHING TECHNIQUES 306 24. Effective syllabus design • John Ishiyama and Robert G. Rodriguez 308 25. Integrating technology into the classroom • Gabriela Pleschová 320 26. War, peace and everything in between: simulations in international relations • Victor Asal, Chad Raymond and Simon Usherwood 333 27. Developing your own in-class simulations: design advice and a ‘commons’ simulation example • Mark A. Boyer and Elizabeth T. Smith 344 28. Group work in political science: how to get collaboration into the classroom • Bobbi Gentry 356 29. Designing team-based learning activities • Andreas Broscheid 369 30. Experiential education in political science and international relations • Elizabeth A. Bennion 380 31. Best practices in Problem-Based Learning • Heidi Maurer 398 32. Developing student scholars: best practices in promoting undergraduate research • James M. Scott 413 33. Teaching international relations with film and literature: using non-traditional texts in the classroom • Jennifer K. Lobasz and Brandon Valeriano 428 34. Promoting course based writing in the discipline • Brian Smentkowski 439 35. Best practices in undergraduate lecturing: how to make large classes work • Kinga Kas and Elizabeth Sheppard 451 36. Political science and the scholarship of teaching • Jeffrey L. Bernstein 463 37. Getting students to talk: best practices in promoting student discussion • Michael P. Marks 473 Index 484 With a focus on providing concrete teaching strategies for scholars, the Handbook on Teaching and Learning in Political Science and International Relations blends both theory and practice in an accessible and clear manner.In an effort to help faculty excel as classroom teachers, the expert contributors offer representation from various types of institutions located throughout the world. Split into three distinct parts, this book discusses:- curriculum and course design- teaching subject areas- in class teaching techniquesThis important Handbook is an essential guide for anyone looking to teach political science and international relations at the university level. Contributors: V. Asal, E.A. Bennion, E. Berndtson, J.L. Bernstein, A. Blair, M.A. Boyer, A. Broscheid, M. Brown, F. Buckley, J. Craig, B. Gentry, R. Glazier, K. Hamann, J. Hamner, C. Harris, J. Ishiyama, K. Kas, B. Kauffman, K. King, C. Leston-Bandeira, S. Lightfoot, J.K. Lobasz, D. Malet, M.P. Marks, H. Maurer, E.F.Mcclellan, W.J. Miller, M.J. Moore, E.A. Oldmixon, A. Paczynska, G. Pleschova, C. Raymond, E. Richards, B.E. Ricks, R.G. Rodriguez, J.S. Rofe, J.M. Scott, E. Sheppard, E.Simon, B. Smentkowski, E.T. Smith, J.C. Strachan, P.E. Sum, S. Thornton, S. Usherwood, B. Valeriano, W.L. Watson With a focus on providing concrete teaching strategies for scholars, the __Handbook on Teaching and Learning in Political Science and International Relations__ blends both theory and practice in an accessible and clear manner.In an effort to help faculty excel as classroom teachers, the expert contributors offer representation from various types of institutions located throughout the world. Split into three distinct parts, this book discusses: - curriculum and course design- teaching subject areas- in class teaching techniques This important __Handbook__ is an essential guide for anyone looking to teach political science and international relations at the university level.