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New Book Review by Mateus Bilhar & Richard J. Cook... Check it out www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Mearsheimer.ai review: pedagogical tool enables interactive discussion with AI avatar of John J. Mearsheimer, but concerns include theoretical bias & learner dependency. @jpseeditors.bsky.social

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Do video games work as teaching tools in political science? A randomized controlled trial shows gains in knowledge and higher student satisfaction, supporting their classroom use. Check it out below. doi.org/10.1080/1551...

Memes are commonplace and overwhelmingly used on social media. Analyzing student-created memes, we found that they can be a tool to help students make sense of their learning, moving from ambiguity to clarity. Check it out below! @danielsloritac.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/1551...

How inclusive are introductory American government courses? Do these courses include everyone? We analyzed textbooks, course schedules, and other items to see how and where they included coverage of civil rights and specific historically marginalized groups. Read it below. doi.org/10.1080/1551...

High-level scaffolding in senior capstones boosts student success --more feedback, more growth, better grades. Read the full study below. doi.org/10.1080/1551...

This article describes a project in which students utilize critical thinking skills to design a constitution for a hypothetical country addressing rights and freedoms and institutional design. Check out the article below. doi.org/10.1080/1551...

Does modality matter? A new study finds equivalent learning outcomes between online and in-person simulations in three distinct courses across political science subfields. See the article below! doi.org/10.1080/1551...

Are older adult learners that different from undergrads? We share insights from teaching OLLI courses that keep older adults engaged—and help us grow as educators. More below! @cnwillis.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/1551...

#1: How do we prepare IR students for a world of cascading crises? We explore crisis response simulations bridging theory & practice. #2: We deliver crisis response simulations in higher education to prepare students with the skills needed to engage with them. More below! doi.org/10.1080/1551...

Guest speakers in graduate seminars build civic engagement, career readiness & critical thinking. Learn how to make it work in your classroom. #HigherEd doi.org/10.1080/1551...

Grading for equity? Our study of 197 poli sci syllabi shows grading tweaks alone won’t close equity gaps. Structural inequities—not just pedagogy—must be addressed to reduce achievement gaps. #HigherEd #grading doi.org/10.1080/1551...

How do we teach politics and address current events without deepening student despair? This framework offers 8 guiding principles for instilling hope and empowering students. doi.org/10.1080/1551...

Ever wanted to teach an engaging—but rigorous—course on American foreign policy through the lens of film? Of course you have! @JoshuaASchwartz explains what musicals, satirical comedies, war dramas, and science-fiction movies can teach students about world politics. doi.org/10.1080/1551...

How do Indonesian teachers help students navigate political misinformation? This study explores how civic education promotes political news literacy. doi.org/10.1080/1551...

How instructors can use GAI tools like Claude to quickly create interactive classroom simulations: from game theory to congressional markups! Check it out below! #PolSci #AIinEducation doi.org/10.1080/1551...

Using an original simulation that focuses on the internal dynamics of authoritarian states, we report an increase in students’ overall understanding through surveys. Read the article below! doi.org/10.1080/1551...

Social annotation platforms can promote direct interaction with course materials and foster a collaborative learning environment. Check it out below! doi.org/10.1080/1551...

An interesting interview I did with Rabbi Daniel Levine on the Israel Hamas War- you can see it here in full on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb1Y...

How can future civics teachers foster #DataLiteracy? the article below shows how ‘Civic Statistics’ can be integrated using open web tools. #StatisticalLiteracy doi.org/10.1080/1551...

In “Making Identity Tangible: A Virtual Field Trip to the House of European History” (2025), @jostojski showcases the benefits of virtual field trips in the Political Science classroom. doi.org/10.1080/1551...

Check out the book review below of Amy L. Chapman's Social Media for Civic Education: Engaging Youth for Democracy! doi.org/10.1080/1551...

“Can serious games boost youth political engagement? This study finds that Thailand’s ‘Local Election Boardgame’ enhances enthusiasm, cognition & efficacy in governance.” Read more below! #CivicEngagement #SeriousGames” doi.org/10.1080/1551...