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...
Student Reflection Snapshot: Anthony Hodnett
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,...
Syllabus Showcase: Jewelle Bickel, Introduction to Philosophy
Though teaching philosophy online undeniably presents pedagogical challenges, it also provides unique opportunities to craft assignments that cultivate philosophical skills. Two summers ago, I...
Syllabus Showcase: Sahar Joakim, Introduction to Philosophy
This course is an alternative to typical introductions in philosophy. We study mainly the work of Plato and students are required to write almost...