The Value of Variety in Planning an Introductory Course
The following argument appeared in a thoughtful post last May by Sahar Joakim on the Blog of the APA:
To me, Socrates and Plato are...
Student Reflection Snapshot: Sahar Joakim
This series of Student Reflections is based on interviews conducted by Elyse Purcell and Sarah Horne during the APA's 2019 Central Division Meeting in Denver, Colorado.
Sahar Joakim received...
Saturday Night Live and Paradigm Shifts
In this comedy clip from Saturday Night Live “magicians” perform mind bending tricks. Suddenly the explanation to the tricks is revealed and the viewer...
Syllabus Showcase: Angela Bolte, Unicorns, Vampires & Aliens: Philosophy & Speculative Fiction
For several years I’ve regularly taught an honors seminar on philosophy and movies that is exclusively for incoming first-year honors students in Lloyd International...
Steering Undergraduates to Discover and Explore the Philosophy Major
Dr. Sabrina D. MisirHiralall is an editor at the Blog of the APA. The views expressed here are solely those of the author and...
APA Talking Teaching: Accessibility and UDL
by Christina Hendricks
This post developed from a Blog Contributor who presented for the Talking Teaching discussion series hosted by the APA Committee on Teaching.
The...
Syllabus Showcase: Emma McClure, Existentialism
Existentialism asks: how do you live a meaningful life? This is what makes Existentialism so fascinating to undergraduates — particularly 18-year-olds transitioning into independent...
Monty Python Witch Trial: Validity, Soundness, and the Fallacy of the Undistributed Middle
In the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), there is a scene involving a Witch Burning Trial that I use in my critical thinking...
Student Reflection Snapshot: Savannah Pearlman
This series of Student Reflections is based on interviews conducted by Elyse Purcell and Sarah Horne during the APA's 2019 Central Division Meeting in Denver, Colorado. Savannah Pearlman received her...
Talking Teaching: Giving Supportive and Effective Feedback
This post developed from a Blog Contributor who presented for the Talking Teaching discussion series hosted by the APA Committee on Teaching.
Talking Teaching is an...