602: Democracy Across the Disciplines: It’s Not Just for Poli Sci!

Session Location: Mary Graydon Student Center (MGSC) 223

Date: Thursday, August 14

Time: 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM

Presenters: Bridget Trogden (Dean of Undergraduate Education & Academic Student Services and Professor, School of Education) & Lara Schwartz (Senior Professional Lecturer, SPA | Government and Director of Project on Civic Dialogue (Formerly Project on Civil Discourse)

Session Description:

What does it mean to engage in democratic learning, content, and learning environments across disciplines? In this session, we will provide tips, ideas, and teaching tools – including delving into an entire open educational resource repository* on this topic. We will discuss how issues such as disagreement and problem solving work across disciplines and how civic skills are also career skills ready to infuse into nearly any course and discipline. (*Bridget is the PI on a Teagle grant sponsoring the faculty creating the resources, and Lara is a Teacher Scholar Fellow this year.)