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Let us share exciting news and maybe humble brag just a big? :)

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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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August 29, 2024 at 1:51 PM
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@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...
August 8, 2024 at 6:11 PM
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❗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
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August 8, 2024 at 6:09 PM
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New post by Jeremy Moulton: "Generative AI in the classroom"

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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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June 27, 2024 at 2:50 PM
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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
June 20, 2024 at 1:59 PM
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❗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
May 17, 2024 at 7:14 PM
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New post by Jeremy Moulton: "Participatory research as active learning"

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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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May 17, 2024 at 7:11 PM
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New post by @drpigeon.bsky.social: "Not Curving Grades, But “Smoothing the Edges”

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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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May 17, 2024 at 7:11 PM
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A new by post Dr. Jeremy Moulton: "When the table turns: Experiencing active learning from the other side"

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SoTLsky
April 18, 2024 at 3:33 PM
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Welcoming New Regular Columnist, Dr. Jeremy Moulton!

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April 18, 2024 at 3:31 PM
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New post by @amandamrosen.bsky.social: "Make Discussion More Inclusive with the Raised Block"

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April 18, 2024 at 3:31 PM
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❗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
April 11, 2024 at 6:38 PM
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❗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...
March 28, 2024 at 1:56 PM
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A new post by @simonusherwood.bsky.social : "How to use Powerpoint in your teaching"

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February 7, 2024 at 12:55 PM
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A new post by @drpigeon.bsky.social: "The Mercy and Consequences of Assignment Extensions"

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Polisky SoTLsky
February 6, 2024 at 1:35 PM
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A new post by Chad Raymond: "You Can’t Go Home Again?*"

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January 30, 2024 at 4:40 PM
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❗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
January 29, 2024 at 1:07 PM
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A new guest post by @summermarion.bsky.social: "A Crowdsourced IR Playlist"

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Polisky SoTLsky
January 26, 2024 at 3:28 PM
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A new post by John-Paul Salter (UCL): "Behold: my newly-reworked module"

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January 26, 2024 at 3:27 PM
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A new post by @amandamrosen.bsky.social: "Wargaming for Learning: A robust examination of how educational gaming adds value to traditional instructional techniques"

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Polisky SoTLsky
January 26, 2024 at 3:26 PM
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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!

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January 17, 2024 at 1:11 PM
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A new post by @drpigeon.bsky.social: "Create an Authoritarian State!"

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January 11, 2024 at 8:45 AM
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A new post by @simonusherwood.bsky.social: "How do you get students to do something they haven’t done before?"

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Polisky SoTLsky
January 11, 2024 at 8:43 AM
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A new post from @drcathyelliott.bsky.social: "Evaluation or dialogue: how to listen to students?"

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Polisky
January 11, 2024 at 8:43 AM
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A new post from @drjostojski.bsky.social: "How to handle Student Evaluations"

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Polisky Academicsky
January 11, 2024 at 8:42 AM