Teaching Hub Schedule: 2019 Central
Check out the Teaching Hub
at the Central Division meeting of the APA
in Denver, February 21-22.
Thursday, February 21, 2019
9:00–11:00 a.m., Teaching Philosophical Writing
Chair: Aaron Champene, St. Louis Community College, Meramec
Presentations:
- “A Modified and Scaffolded Present-Explain-Evaluate [PEE] Writing Assignment,” Rebeka Ferreira, Green River College
- “Writing for Intellectual Charity,” Merritt Rehn-DeBraal, Texas A&M University, San Antonio
- “The Jigsaw with No Box: A Writing Exercise for Better Continuity and Emphasis,” Austin Rooney, Temple University
11:00 a.m.–Noon, Walk-In Teaching Consultations: One-on-One Sessions with Expert Teachers
Consultants:
- David W. Concepción, Ball State University
- Merritt Rehn-DeBraal, Texas A&M University, San Antonio
- Giancarlo Tarantino, Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago
- Emily Esch, College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University
12:10–2:10 p.m., AAPT Workshop: Innovative Pedagogies for Teaching Sexual Ethics
Co-sponsored by the American Association of Philosophy Teachers (AAPT)
Chair: Rebecca Scott, Harper College
Consultants:
- “Justice in the Classroom: Lessons from the Community of Philosophical Inquiry,” Ariel Sykes, Montclair State University, and Aaron Yarmel, University of Wisconsin–Madison
- “Kant, Nagel, and Pineau: Reframing Date Rape Conversations in the Classroom,” Stephanie Adair, Harper College
2:20–4:20 p.m., Jobs and Careers: How to Get and Keep a Full-Time Position at a Community College
Co-sponsored by the APA Committee on Philosophy in Two-Year Colleges.
Chair: Richard Legum, Kingsborough Community College, CUNY
Panelists:
- Will Behun, McHenry County College
- Aaron Champene, St. Louis Community College
- David W. Concepción, Ball State University
- Kenneth Pike, Arizona State University
- Mark D. Sadler, Northeast Lakeview College
- Rebecca Scott, Harper College
- Heather Wilburn, Tulsa Community College Community College
- Kristen Zbikowski, Hibbing Community College
4:20–5:20 p.m., Building and Sustaining Faculty Unions
Chair: Rebecca Scott, Harper College
Panelists:
- Larry Alcoff, SEIU Campaign Director
- Daniele Manni, Triton College, VP Salary/Welfare Triton College Faculty Association
- Ben Laurence, University of Chicago
7:10–9:10 p.m., Non-Western Philosophy for Undergraduate Ethics Courses
Co-sponsored by the Society for Teaching Comparative Philosophy (STCP)
Workshop Leaders
- Sarah Mattice, University of North Florida
- Leah Kalmanson, Drake University
Friday, February 22, 2019
9:00 a.m.–Noon, Teaching Core Texts: Plato’s Apology
Chair: Susan Mills, MacEwan University
Presentations:
- “Teaching Plato’s Socrates as Metacognitive Exemplar,” Jerry Green, University of Central Oklahoma
- “Virtual Elenchus? Teaching Plato’s Apology of Socrates Online,” G. T. Smith, Georgia Highlands College
- “Teaching the Apology: A Way-of-Life Approach,” Jane Drexler, Salt Lake Community College; Caleb Cohoe, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Jacob Stump, University of Toronto–Ontario; Marisa Diaz-Waian, Founder and Director of Merlin CCC; Ryan Johnson, Elon University; Philip Schoenberg, Western New Mexico University; Allison Krile Thornton, University of South Alabama
1:00–3:00 p.m., Best Practices in Teaching Philosophy: Argument Mapping
Organizer: Brett Fulkerson-Smith, Harper College
Chair: Michael Horton, Harper College
Panelists:
- Mara Harrell, Carnegie Mellon University
- Charles Rathkopf, Iona College
- Dona Warren, University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point
3:10–5:10 p.m., The National High School Ethics Bowl Program: An Outreach Opportunity for Philosophers
Co-Sponsored by the APA Committee on Pre-College Instruction in Philosophy.
Organizer: Geoffrey Sayre-McCord, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chair: Steven Swartzer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Panelists:
- David Boonin, University of Colorado, Boulder
- Zoë Johnson King, New York University
- Geoffrey Sayre-McCord, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
7:00–9:00 p.m., Closing Reception: Undergraduate Research and Faculty SoTL Poster Session
Independent Research by Undergraduates in Philosophy:
- “Unifying the Conscious Self Through Internalist Reflection on First-Person Memories,” Evan Dedolph, University of Colorado, Boulder
- “What Makes a Good Metaphor?: A Neo-Davidsonian Analysis of Metaphor,” Brent Matheny, Kenyon College
- “Ignorance and Misconceptions: Understanding Homelessness Through a New Lens,” Ahna Neil, St. Catherine University
- “God, Self, and Consciousness Through The Lens of Buddhism,” Samantha Walisundara, University of Colorado, Boulder
Faculty SoTL Posters:
- “Using Media to Test Normative Ethical Theories,” Anthony Ferrucci, South Seattle College
- “Supplemental Instruction for Symbolic Logic,” Kevin Graham and Emery Staton, Creighton University
- “F-14s and Phoenix Missiles on the First Day of Logic Class,” Daniel Molter, University of Utah
- “Breaking the Lecture Model of Philosophical Pedagogy: Diversity, Humor and Retention,” William A. B. Parkhurst, University of South Florida
- “‘We the Pupils,’ A Social-Justice Podcast Recorded in the Classroom,” Jules Salomone (City University of New York)
- “Balancing Content Coverage with Philosophical Skill/Disposition Development,” Adam Thompson, University of Nebraska
- “Teaching Beyond the Canon: Empowering Students via Self-Selected Texts,” Cynthia Tibbetts, University of California, Santa Cruz
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