AAPT Workshop, Atlanta
American Association of Philosophy Teachers
Workshop on Teaching and Learning in Philosophy
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA
The general plan is for each presenter – or group – to have approximately 20 minutes time for presentation and then we’ll have plenty of time for discussion.
Schedule, abstracts, presentation materials, and other information available at SummerAAPT.com.
Session Topics and Presentation Titles:
-Teaching Ethics
- “An Aversion to Obligations: Engaging and Teaching Students about Obligations,” Court Lewis, University of Alabama, Birmingham
- “Problem-Based Learning in Undergraduate Ethics Courses,” Robert Kirkman, GA Tech
- “A Moral Decision-Making Procedure for Applied Ethics Across the Curriculum,” James Sennett, Brenau University, GA
- “Using Surveys in Philosophical Teaching and Research,” Nathan Nobis, Morehouse College [5 minute presentation!]
-Argument Mapping
- “Learning Argument Diagramming Online,” Mara Harrell, Carnegie Mellon University
- “Collaborative, problem-based learning with the argument visualization software ‘AGORA-net’,” Michael Hoffman, GA Tech
-Philosophy and Gender
- “Gender Disparities in Undergraduate Philosophy Retention: Lessons from STEM,” Gina Schouten, Danielle Wylie and Elena Spitzer, University of Wisconsin- Madison
- “Mentorship and Gender Equity in Undergraduate Philosophy Programs,” Julia Haas and Catherine Homan, Emory University
-Philosophy and Multiculturalism
- “On the Contested Value of Multiculturalism or Globalization for Teaching Ancient Philosophy,” Omar Bozeman & Kipton Jensen, Morehouse College
- “Outreach as Impact: Teaching Philosophy in an Informal Setting,” John Torrey, University of Memphis
-Evaluating Teaching and Teaching Techniques
- “Student Entitlement and Student Evaluation of Teaching: Normative Implications for Undergraduate Pedagogy in Philosophy and Psychology,” Diana Buccafurni-Huber, Gordon Lamb, and Maria Botero, Sam Houston State University
- “Engaging Students in Philosophy with Short Writing Assignments and Group Work,” Edward Thomas Cox, Georgia State University
- “Crafting Assessment-Based Learning Outcomes for Philosophy,” Galen Foresman, NC A&T State University
For more information, see SummerAAPT.com
or contact Nathan Nobis (nathan.nobis@gmail.com) 404-825-1740
