Teaching Hub Schedule: 2019 Eastern
2019 Eastern
Division Meeting
January 8–9, 2019
Sheraton New York Times Square
811 7th Avenue
53rd Street
New York, New York 10019
United States
The Teaching Hub is part of the 2019 APA Eastern Division meeting.
Here’s the schedule:
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
9:00–9:15 a.m., Welcome
Speaker TBA
9:15 a.m.–Noon, STEM Collaborations in the Philosophy Classroom
Organizer and Chair: Robin Zebrowski, Beloit College
Presentations:
- “Integrating Ethics into STEM Classrooms,” Elizabeth Edenberg and August Gorman, Georgetown University
- “Philosophy of Technology, Birthing Ethics, and Engineering,” Sara Gavrell, Universidad de Puerto Rico
- “Philosophy of Science in Science Education: A Case Study of Collaboration,” Professor James Ladyman, University of Bristol
- “Algorithmic Bias and the ‘Objectivity’ of Code: Pragmatist and Phenomenological Approaches to IT Ethics Pedagogy,” Johnathan Flowers, Worcester State University
- “Science Fiction PhilosoPhysics,” Barbara Stock and David Snyder, Gallaudet University
Coffee and tea will be served.
Noon–2:00 p.m., APA Committee on Philosophy in Two-Year Colleges session:
Teaching Philosophy at a Two Year College: Keys to Successfully Finding and Keeping a Job
Organizer and Chair: Richard Legum, Kingsborough Community College of the City University of New York
Presenters:
- Aaron Champene, St. Louis Community College
- Timothy Davis, The Community College of Baltimore County
- Rick Repetti, Kingsborough Community College – City University of New York
- Mark Thorsby, Lone Star College
- Thomas Urban, Emeritus, Houston Community College
2:00–5:00 p.m., AAPT Workshop:
Evaluating Inclusion in Course Design and Syllabi, Kelly Burns, Dominican University
Chair: Kimberly Van Orman, SUNY University at Albany
In this interactive workshop, Kelly Burns, editor of the Studies in Pedagogy volume on inclusive pedagogies, and expert on managing microaggressions in the classroom, will introduce participants to a tool used to measure whether course syllabi are inclusive; participants will learn how to create diverse assignments and assessments; and the concept of the “hidden curriculum” will be discussed.
5:15–7:15 p.m., APA Committee on Pre-college Instruction in Philosophy session:
What’s the Value of Pre-college Philosophy? Views from Facilitators and Teachers
Organizers: Wendy C. Turgeon, St. Joseph’s College-NY, and Sara Goering, University of Washington
Chair: John Ryan Torrey, SUNY-Buffalo State
Presenters:
- “The Value of Pre-college Philosophy,” Chad Miller, University of Hawaii at Manoa
- “The Value of Pre-college Philosophy Programming within Cities,” Joseph Biehl, Gotham Philosophical Society
- “Notes from the Front: Teaching Philosophy in High School,” Wendy Way, Bethpage High School
- “Philosophy is for Adults! Responding to the Challengers,” Wendy C. Turgeon, St. Joseph’s College-NY
- “A Student Viewpoint,” Cora Drozd, Texas A&M University
7:30–9:30 p.m., PLATO session:
New Approaches to Teaching K-12 Philosophy
Organizer: Roberta Israeloff, The Squire Foundation
Chair: Wendy C. Turgeon, St. Joseph’s College-NY
Presenters:
- “Dual-enrollment Programs and Philosophy in High Schools: The Connecticut Model,” Mitch Green, University of Connecticut
- “Empowering an Ethical Life: The Bioethics Project,” Karen Rezach, The Ethics Institute at Kent Place School
- “Ethics Across the High School Curriculum – Ethics Bowl as Pedagogy,” Allison Cohen, American University and Langley High School (VA)
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
9:00 a.m.–Noon, Introducing Students to Philosophy: New Approaches
Organizer: Karl Aho, Tarleton State University
Chair: Alexandra Bradner, Kenyon College
Presentations:
- “Introducing ‘HYPE’: Hosting Young Philosophy Enthusiasts,” Chris Brooks, University of New Hampshire Durham, Kelli Braley and students, Souhegan High School (NH)
- “Successfully Engaging Gen-Ed Ethics Students in Philosophical Argumentation & Dialogue,” Rebecca Millsop, University of Rhode Island
- “Taking on Others’ Perspectives: Bubble Hopping in the Philosophy Classroom,” Asia Ferrin, American University
Coffee and tea will be served.
12:15–1:15 p.m., Table Talk:
Experiential Learning in Philosophy
Experts in high-impact/engaged learning moderate 30-minute roundtable discussions of best practices. Choose one discussion and then switch after 30 minutes to another. Light refreshments.
Chair: Jayme Kerr, George Washington University
- “Experiments in Ethics: Scaffolded, Small Scale, Student Designed Activities in Ethics,” Ramona Ilea, Pacific University, and Monica Janzen, Anoka-Ramsey Community College
- “Hurricanes and Philosophy: When EL Isn’t What You Thought It Would Be,” Julinna Oxley, Coastal Carolina University
- “Taking It Outside: Teaching Philosophy in the Community,” Andrew M. Winters, Yavapai College
1:30–4:30 p.m., Teaching Core Texts:
The Gettier Problem
Organizer and Chair: Russell Marcus, Hamilton College
Presentations:
- “Should We be Teaching Gettier?,” Derek Anderson, Boston University
- “Gettier and Metaphilosophy: Intuitions and Empirical Approaches in Epistemology,” Kenneth Boyd, University of Toronto at Scarborough
- “Teaching Gettier Cases: An Activity-Based Approach,” Aaron Champene, St. Louis Community College, Meramec
- Teaching the Gettier Problem: Reflections on teaching Edmund Gettier’s ‘Is Justified True Belief Knowledge?’,” Mara Harrell, Carnegie Mellon University
7:00–8:00 p.m., My Top Five:
Philosophers Share Their Lists
In the spirit of David Letterman and just for fun, philosophers share top five lists related to teaching.
Cash bar and light refreshments.
[Presenters: Tba]
8:00–10:00 p.m., Closing Reception:
Undergraduate Research and Faculty SoTL Poster Session
Undergraduate Research Posters:
- “Words Speak Louder: Right Reason in Aristotle’s Ethics and Rhetoric,” Max DuBoff, Rutgers University
- “Ownership through Agent Causation,” Nate Emerson, Ohio Northern University
- “Against Biological Determinism: A Luck Egalitarian Argument,” Yimao Liu, Rutgers University–New Brunswick
- “Donald on Donald: What Donald Davidson and an Ethic of Care Can Tell Us about Cross-Cultural Communication,” Brent Matheny, Kenyon College
- “The Schizophernic as Chiasmus: A Phenomenological Analysis of Schizophrenia and Reciprocity,” Noah Valdez, Boston College
- “A Defense of Gigerenzer’s Optimistic View of Human Rationality,” Daniel Wethli, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Faculty SoTL Posters:
- “Epistemology in Practice: Skepticism, Fake News, and the Ethics of Belief,” Laura Callahan, Rutgers University–New Brunswick
- “Modified Present/Evaluate/Explain (PEE) Writing Assignment,” Rebeka Ferreira, Green River College
- “The Value of Teaching Topics that are both Uncomfortable and Everyday,” Mark Fortney, The University of Toronto at Scarborough
- “Philosophy of Science Education for High School Students: Design and Evaluation of a Summer Workshop Series,” Nicholas M.G. Friedman and Eugene Vaynberg, University of Pennsylvania
- “‘We the Pupils’. Making a Philosophy-Focused Podcast Series in the Classroom,” Jules Salomone, The Graduate Center, CUNY
- “A Game for Teaching the Tragedy of the Commons in Environmental Ethics,” Jonathan Spelman, Ohio Northern University
Cash bar and light refreshments.
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