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2008 APSA Teaching and Learning Track Summaries—Track Seven: CoreCurriculum/General Education

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 June 2008

Kweku Ainuson  and
Stacy G. Ulbig
Kweku Ainuson
Affiliation:
Clemson University
Stacy G. Ulbig
Affiliation:
Sam Houston State University
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The Core Curriculum/General Education track comprised a wide range of institutions,different areas of expertise, and levels of teaching. Institutions represented were bothprivate and public, and four year colleges and community colleges. Participants were made upof seasoned and experienced teachers, novice teachers, and graduate students. Presentersdescribed their innovative teaching techniques and how they could be effectively employedboth inside and outside the classroom. Presentations gave rise to the discussion of variousteaching methods and how to tailor the techniques to fit specific needs. In the ensuingdiscussion one thing became apparent. The goal of the successful teacher is to engagestudents in a number of ways.

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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 41 , Issue 3 , July 2008 , pp. 620 - 622
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Copyright © The American Political Science Association 2008

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Boomgard, Michelle C., Campbell, Molly Varnadore, Engstrom, Richard N., and Smith, Daniel E.. 2007. “Track Two: Teaching and Learning the Core Curriculum: Political Science and General Education.” 2007 APSA Teaching and Learning Conference Track Summaries. PS: Political Science and Politics 40 (July): 576–7.Google Scholar