A Dramaturgical Approach to Teaching Political Science

Teaching Political Science in Europe

Thisarticle first reviews the history of political science teaching in Europebefore going on to consider a range of recent developments in the teaching of politicalscience, including cross-national joint programmers; technologically enhancedlearning; placement learning and problem-based learning. The last sectionconsiders a range of issues facing political science teachers, includingfinancial p...

A New Approach to Teaching Science

Over the past year and a half we have developed an innovative approach to the teaching of Physical Science, a general education course typically found in the cur-ricula of nearly every college and university. The new approach uses popular movies to illustrate the principles of physical science, analyzing individual scenes against the background of the fundamental physical laws. The impact of be...

How Political Science Can Contribute to Public Health: A Response to Gagnon and Colleagues

A Problem-Based Learning Approach to Teaching Introductory Soil Science

At most land-grant universities in the USA, Introduction to Soil Science is traditionally taught using a combination of lecture and laboratory formats. To promote engagement, improve comprehension, and enhance retention of content by students, we developed a problem-based learning (PBL) introductory soil science course. Students work in groups to solve five real-life problems during the semeste...

Science Choreography: A Movement-Based Approach to Biology Teaching

We would like to bring to the attention of readers a novel participatory movement–based technique we have been using to teach science and to encourage students to think creatively about science: science choreography. The project evolved as part of a Howard Hughes Medical Institute–funded multiyear collaboration between a team of scientist-educators at Wesleyan University and other institutions ...