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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 29/08/2024
Let us share exciting news and maybe humble brag just a big? :) activelearningps.com/2024/08/29/a...
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Active Learning in Political Science receives the 2024 APSA-PSA International Partnerships Award
“It is my great pleasure to inform you that you and your Active Learning in Political Science colleagues are the recipients of the 2024 APSA-PSA International Partnerships Award. This award i…
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 08/08/2024
@amandamrosen.bsky.social has published a new and exciting book: "Teaching Political Science: A Practical Guide for Instructors" ❗See her thoughts on it here:❗ activelearningps.com/2024/08/05/t...
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 08/08/2024
❗Some exciting posts this past week on ALPS:❗ 1. Chad Raymond's: Another Example of What AI Can Do activelearningps.com/2024/08/03/a... 2. Jeremy Moulton's On Writing Recommendation Letters activelearningps.com/2024/08/07/o...
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 27/06/2024
New post by Jeremy Moulton: "Generative AI in the classroom" activelearningps.com/2024/06/27/g...
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Generative AI in the classroom
Many contemporary conversations about innovations in teaching and learning will eventually touch on the same subject – AI and its place in higher education. There have already been some great…
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 20/06/2024
An epic slides debate happening on the ALPS blog: Throwing down the gauntlet - @drpigeon.bsky.social: "My Hate/Hate relationship with Slides" - activelearningps.com/2024/06/19/m... The response by Jeremy Moulton: "In defense of slides" - activelearningps.com/2024/06/20/i... SoTLsky
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 17/05/2024
❗Workshop: Pedagogies for Citizenship, Activism and Just Futures ❗ May 24, 2024 at UCL (10AM - 5PM) Hosted by UCL' Climate Politics Cluster and UCL’s Centre for the Pedagogy of Politics (CPP). Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ucl-pedago... Polisky SoTLsky
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 17/05/2024
New post by Jeremy Moulton: "Participatory research as active learning" activelearningps.com/2024/05/16/p... SoTLsky
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Participatory research as active learning
Over the last semester, I have been running a research project, funded by the University of York’s Learning and Teaching Fund, exploring assessment norms and innovations utilised on Politics and In…
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 17/05/2024
New post by @drpigeon.bsky.social: "Not Curving Grades, But “Smoothing the Edges” activelearningps.com/2024/05/15/n... SoTLsky
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Not Curving Grades, But “Smoothing the Edges”
I don’t curve course grades; rather, I review every student’s grades one by one in a process I call “smoothing the edges.” I first check to see if the student’s grade …
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 18/04/2024
A new by post Dr. Jeremy Moulton: "When the table turns: Experiencing active learning from the other side" activelearningps.com/2024/04/18/w... SoTLsky
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 18/04/2024
Welcoming New Regular Columnist, Dr. Jeremy Moulton! activelearningps.com/2024/04/17/w... SoTLsky Polisky
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 18/04/2024
New post by @amandamrosen.bsky.social: "Make Discussion More Inclusive with the Raised Block" activelearningps.com/2024/04/15/m... SoTLsky
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 11/04/2024
❗Online panel event: Methods and Challenges in Teaching Political Theory (14 May, 11AM - 12:30PM UK Time)❗ Hosted by Teaching Political Theory Network and UCL’s Centre for the Pedagogy of Politics (CPP). Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/cddbe1... Polisky SoTLsky
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 28/03/2024
❗Online panel event: Teaching politics through games and simulations (1 May, 3.30 – 5.00pm)❗ Hosted by the UCL Center for the Pedagogy of Politics and featuring @simonusherwood.bsky.social and @amandamrosen.bsky.social. Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ebe0a4...
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 07/02/2024
A new post by @simonusherwood.bsky.social : "How to use Powerpoint in your teaching" activelearningps.com/2024/02/07/h... Polisky SoTLsky
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 06/02/2024
A new post by @drpigeon.bsky.social: "The Mercy and Consequences of Assignment Extensions" activelearningps.com/2024/01/31/t... Polisky SoTLsky
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 30/01/2024
A new post by Chad Raymond: "You Can’t Go Home Again?*" activelearningps.com/2024/01/30/y... SoTLsky Polisky
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 29/01/2024
❗Online Event Alert❗ The UCL Centre for the Pedagogy of Politics is hosting an online panel on February 5th: "Liberating the politics curriculum: theory and practice" (3.30 - 5.00PM GMT) Registration: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e593f6... Polisky SoTLsky
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 26/01/2024
A new guest post by @summermarion.bsky.social: "A Crowdsourced IR Playlist" activelearningps.com/2024/01/26/a... Polisky SoTLsky
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 26/01/2024
A new post by John-Paul Salter (UCL): "Behold: my newly-reworked module" activelearningps.com/2024/01/23/b... Polisky SoTLsky
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 26/01/2024
A new post by @amandamrosen.bsky.social: "Wargaming for Learning: A robust examination of how educational gaming adds value to traditional instructional techniques" activelearningps.com/2024/01/18/w... Polisky SoTLsky
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 17/01/2024
Meet the ALPS Blog team! As part of our new ALPS set-up, we’re trying to get out more to meet up with colleagues, talking active learning and sustaining our community. See the link below for our regularly updated list of events where you can find us! activelearningps.com/2024/01/16/m...
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 11/01/2024
A new post by @drpigeon.bsky.social: "Create an Authoritarian State!" activelearningps.com/2024/01/11/c... Polisky SoTLsky
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 11/01/2024
A new post by @simonusherwood.bsky.social: "How do you get students to do something they haven’t done before?" activelearningps.com/2024/01/09/h... Polisky SoTLsky
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 11/01/2024
A new post from @drcathyelliott.bsky.social: "Evaluation or dialogue: how to listen to students?" activelearningps.com/2024/01/08/e... Polisky
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 11/01/2024
A new post from @drjostojski.bsky.social: "How to handle Student Evaluations" activelearningps.com/2024/01/05/h... Polisky Academicsky
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 04/01/2024
A new post by @simonusherwood.bsky.social: "How do you make sense of a country’s politics?" activelearningps.com/2024/01/04/h... Polisky
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 12/12/2023
A new post by @simonusherwood.bsky.social: "Joined-up thinking and British universities" activelearningps.com/2023/12/12/j... SoTLsky
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 12/12/2023
A new post by @drjostojski.bsky.social: "Podcasting in Class: Course planning for Spring 2024" activelearningps.com/2023/12/08/p... Polisky SoTLsky
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 12/12/2023
A new post by @amandamrosen.bsky.social: "Scholars are Practitioners…in the classroom." activelearningps.com/2023/12/07/s... Polisky SoTLsky
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 12/12/2023
A new post @drpigeon.bsky.social: "Hasty thoughts on AI in the Classroom" activelearningps.com/2023/12/06/h... Polisky SoTLsky
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 04/12/2023
A new post by @amandamrosen.bsky.social: "Lecture v. Active Learning: You Don’t Have to Choose" activelearningps.com/2023/12/04/l... SoTLsky
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 04/12/2023
A new post by @drjostojski.bsky.social: "Reflecting on the “World Climate Simulation”: Extra Credit? Bueller? Bueller?" activelearningps.com/2023/12/01/r... Polisky SoTLsky
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 28/11/2023
A new guest post from @rkrystalli.bsky.social from the University of St. Andrews: "Anxiety, excellence, and reflexivity in the classroom" activelearningps.com/2023/11/27/a... Polisky SoTLsky
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 25/11/2023
A new post by @chadraymond.bsky.social: "A Game Design Checklist" activelearningps.com/2023/11/24/a... Polisky SoTLsky
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 25/11/2023
A new post by @jamesfielder.bsky.social: "Thanksgiving Duck and Running Large Classroom Games" activelearningps.com/2023/11/22/t... Polisky SoTLsky
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 25/11/2023
A new post by @simonusherwood.bsky.social: "Stepping in the same river twice?" activelearningps.com/2023/11/21/s... Polisky SoTLsky
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 25/11/2023
A new post by @drcathyelliott.bsky.social: "The Politics of Nature in the UCL Art Museum" activelearningps.com/2023/11/20/t... Polisky SoTLsky
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 25/11/2023
A new guest post by Jeremy G. Moulton at York University: "Little by little: Challenging awarding gaps in UK higher education" activelearningps.com/2023/11/15/l...
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 25/11/2023
A new post by @drcathyelliott.bsky.social: "Outdoor learning" activelearningps.com/2023/11/13/o... Polisky SoTLsky
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 10/11/2023
Today's guest post is from @brooklynwalker.bsky.social at Hutchinson Community College: "Project Citizen: Building Citizenship Skills in an Introductory American Government Course" Polisky SoTLsky activelearningps.com/2023/11/10/p...
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 03/11/2023
A new post by @drjostojski.bsky.social: "Using the “World Climate Simulation” in Class" activelearningps.com/2023/11/03/u... Polisky SoTLsky
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 03/11/2023
A post by @drpigeon.bsky.social : "Basic Tools for Planning and Designing Classroom Games" activelearningps.com/2023/11/01/b... Polisky SoTLsky
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 03/11/2023
A post by @drcathyelliott.bsky.social: "Is it in the assessment criteria?" activelearningps.com/2023/10/30/i... Polisky SoTLsky
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 03/11/2023
A guest post from Dr. Allison Anoll from Vanderbilt University: "Tools for Discussion: An Interpersonal Growth Toolkit" activelearningps.com/2023/10/27/t... Polisky SoTLsky
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 26/10/2023
The UCL Centre for the Pedagogy of Politics is organizing a series of online panel events. The first one in the series is next week: ‘Using technology to teach politics’ (Oct. 30, 3:30 - 5:00PM UK time). Polisky SoTLsky activelearningps.com/2023/10/26/o...
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Cathy Elliott @profcathyelliott.bsky.social · 23/10/2023
A conversation with students on Friday led me to write a slightly more personal blog for @alpsblog.bsky.social this week. Click here for the secret (s) of happiness 😇😉 activelearningps.com/2023/10/23/t...
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The secret(s) of happiness
On Friday I took my class to the beautiful Chelsea Physic Garden to learn about queer ecologies as part of my Politics of Nature class. (One student said: ‘I can’t believe that we&#8217…
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 20/10/2023
New post by @drjostojski.bsky.social: “The Joy of Asking for Help: Getting students to read (anything?)” activelearningps.com/2023/10/20/t... PoliSky SoTLsky AcademicSky
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 19/10/2023
New guest post by Jeremy F. G. Moulton at the University of York: "Writing the future? Creative writing in the classroom" activelearningps.com/2023/10/18/w... Polisky SoTLsky
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 19/10/2023
New post by @simonusherwood.bsky.social: "Talking about contentious politics, again" activelearningps.com/2023/10/17/t... SoTLsky Polisky
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Active Learning in Political Science Blog @alpsblog.bsky.social · 19/10/2023
New post by @drcathyelliott.bsky.social: "Social Annotation: how to look at a cartoon" activelearningps.com/2023/10/16/s... Polisky SoTLsky
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