Sample 2026 Workshop-Conference Sessions

Registration is now open for this summer’s 50th anniversary workshop conference. Early-bird registration (which saves $50) closes on Sunday, June 7th.

While the full program is still being put together, here is a sampling of some sessions:

  • Using Thought Experiments as an Accessible and Engaging Introduction to Philosophy
  • Undergraduate Teaching Assistants in Philosophy Courses: Learning to teach and teaching to learn
  • Philosophy Survival Strategy: Interdepartmental Collaborative Teaching
  • Bullshit and propaganda: teaching information and media literacy in the philosophy classroom
  • Fishbowls and Conversation Cards: Cultivating Philosophical Conversation in the Classroom
  • And Who Said That Machines Ought to Take the Place of Livin?: Teaching Philosophical Skills in the Age of AI
  • Oral Exams in the Age of Large Language Models
  • Designing Creative Final Projects for Philosophy Courses
  • That’s inconsistent! Ethical Theory and Ethical Argumentation in Ethics Bowl
  • One and Done! What should (potentially reluctant) gen ed students get out of your class?
  • Beyond “AI‑Proofing”: Next‑Level Out‑of‑Class Prompts for Real Philosophical Work
  • How Do (and Should) We Think About Students’ Workload in Our Courses?
  • Questing for the Good Life: Using TTRPGs in Philosophy Classes
  • Telling Our Story: Communicating the Value of Teaching Philosophy In and Beyond the Discipline
  • Cultivating Critical Epistemology in an Era of Fake News, Censorship, and AI
  • The Virtues of Dialogic (Un)Grading
  • Applying Philosophy to Real World Problem Solving: A Capstone Design
  • Teaching Disability Theory: Threshold Concepts and Transformative Experiences
  • Creating an Inclusive Classroom: Leaving the Metaphorical Cave to Teach Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • Politics in and Outside the Classroom: Navigating Teaching in Our Current Time
  • The Auditable Rubric: How and Why to use Grading Criteria that Novices can Decode
  • How Should Critical Thinking Be Taught?
  • Quiet Quitting in the Classroom: Coping with Student Disengagement
  • Experiencing Inequality—An introduction to Feminist Philosophy
  • Drawing to Learn
  • Helping Students Develop Critical Thinking about AI
  • From Class to Print: How to Transform Your Teaching Work into a Publication

Once again, we hope to see you in Ypsilanti in July, so make sure to register while the early-bird rates are still in effect!

14. May 2026 by AAPT
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